UX Designer

About

• McDermott, Will & Schulte LLP is building one of the most ambitious AI programs in the legal industry.
• The firm values a culture of warmth, authenticity, and inclusion where everyone belongs.
• Emphasis on diverse perspectives, wellness, work‑life balance, and generous compensation.
• Remote‑first, technically rigorous team that takes production quality seriously.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the UX authority for the AI Solutions Delivery team, advising analysts on design approach, interaction patterns, and user experience strategy.
• Review AI‑generated UIs produced via AI‑assisted development platforms, providing precise, actionable design direction to iterate toward production quality.
• Drive UI design directly for high‑visibility or complex solutions, taking ownership from concept through delivery.
• Establish and maintain UX standards and design patterns across the firm’s growing library of AI‑powered tools.
• Conduct lightweight user research and stakeholder feedback sessions to validate design decisions with attorneys and operational teams.
• Champion accessibility, consistency, and usability across all solutions, ensuring AI tools are intuitive for legal professionals.
• Stay ahead of evolving AI interface patterns, conversational UX, and agentic workflow design, bringing emerging best practices to the team.

Requirements

• 3+ years of UX or product design experience with a portfolio of shipped digital products.
• Strong design judgment – ability to evaluate any interface, articulate what’s working and what isn’t, and direct iterative improvement with precision.
• AI fluency – regular use of AI tools, understanding of their output, and ability to direct AI‑assisted design workflows.
• Experience designing for complex workflows (multi‑step processes, data‑dense interfaces, or tools used by professional or expert users).
• Excellent communication and advisory skills – can explain design decisions to non‑designers and developers alike.
• Solid grasp of accessibility standards, responsive design, and web UI fundamentals.
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or equivalent demonstrated experience.

Preferred

• Experience designing conversational interfaces, AI agents, or prompt‑driven workflows.
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted development and design tools, including code‑generating and UI‑generating platforms.
• Exposure to legal, financial, or other professional services environments.
• Experience contributing to or establishing a design system in a fast‑moving organization.

Design Philosophy

• Tool‑agnostic approach: use Figma, AI‑assisted platforms, whiteboards, or live prototypes as the situation calls for.
• Emphasis on design judgment – making the right call, explaining it clearly, and raising the bar on everything the team ships.

Compensation & Benefits

• Target hiring range: $110,000 – $169,000 (salary ranges are not guarantees; base pay varies by location, knowledge, skills, experience, and geography).
• Competitive total rewards package with performance‑based bonuses.
• Comprehensive benefits package and discretionary bonus eligibility.

Physical Demands

• Required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, talk, and hear while performing duties.
• Occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.

Work Environment

• Typical indoor office environment.

Disclaimer

• The statements above describe the general nature and level of work performed in this classification and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.