Legal Solutions Director

About the role:

The Legal Solutions Director serves as a key external voice for 8am within the legal community. This role bridges legal expertise, industry insight, and clear communication to help legal professionals understand the opportunities—and responsibilities—of emerging technologies like AI.

You’ll represent 8am in conversations across the legal ecosystem: speaking with legal technology media, presenting at bar associations and industry conferences, and engaging directly with law firms and legal organizations. Through these efforts, you’ll help build trust in our technology while contributing to broader conversations about the future of legal practice. This role will also provide insights and understanding of national and state policy that impacts 8am customers.

Internally, you’ll collaborate with marketing, product, and leadership teams to ensure our messaging reflects real legal workflows and challenges. You will also support the product team by bridging the gap between what legal professionals need and how 8am can provide solutions. By bringing the voice of the legal community into our work—and translating complex technology into meaningful benefits for practitioners—you’ll help position 8am as a trusted partner for legal professionals navigating rapid change.

This role is ideal for a seasoned attorney who enjoys engaging with professional audiences, shaping industry dialogue, and helping legal organizations adopt new technologies responsibly

About us:

At 8am, our vision is to power a world where professionals thrive. We start every day on a mission to empower professionals with the most trusted, innovative technology to deliver world-class outcomes for their clients and exceptional financial results for their business. They count on our purpose-built solutions to simplify operations, ensure compliance, and fuel profitable growth, so they can focus on their clients and do more of the work that matters.

Founded in 2005, 8am™ (formerly AffiniPay) is the professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Today, more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to help them work smarter, serve clients better, and unlock their full potential. We have been recognized as one of Inc 5000’s fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!

What you'll do:

• Serve as a public-facing spokesperson for 8am, engaging with legal technology press and industry publications. 
• Represent the company at bar associations, legal conferences, CLE programs, and industry events, delivering presentations on legal innovation, AI, and the evolving practice of law.
• Develop and contribute to thought leadership content including articles, panels, podcasts, webinars, and educational resources for legal audiences.
• Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to shape messaging that resonates with legal professionals and highlights real-world use cases.
• Engage directly with law firms and legal organizations to understand their challenges and share insights on how technology can support their work.
• Act as a trusted subject-matter expert on legal practice, legal ethics, and the responsible use of AI in the legal profession.
• Monitor emerging trends, regulatory developments, and conversations within the legal industry to inform company positioning and communications.
• Champion the voice of the legal community internally, ensuring that practitioner perspectives are reflected in company messaging and strategy.

About you:

• A licensed attorney (JD + active bar admission) with 20+ years of legal experience, including complex litigation or transactional practice.
• A respected voice in the legal community with demonstrated thought leadership through speaking, teaching, writing, or publishing.
• Comfortable serving as a public spokesperson, engaging with media, professional organizations, and senior legal stakeholders.
• An exceptional communicator who can translate complex technology concepts into clear, meaningful insights for legal audiences.
• Deeply familiar with legal workflows, law firm culture, and the dynamics that shape technology adoption in the profession.
• Knowledgeable about legal ethics, professional responsibility, and regulatory considerations related to legal technology and AI.
• Passionate about helping legal professionals navigate technological change while advancing ethical, responsible innovation.
• Motivated by the opportunity to expand access to justice through thoughtful use of technology.

Additional Information
The annual salary range for this position is $140,000 to $160,000. The salary range for performing this role outside of the US / Austin / California may differ.  8am is committed to offering competitive, fair and commensurate compensation and has provided an estimated pay range for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and education.
Why 8am: 

At 8am, our culture is shaped by the people who bring it to life every day. Together, we build a company rooted in continuous learning, genuine community, holistic wellness, and meaningful engagement—values that empower us as individuals and unite us as a team. Our culture is grounded in our core values: Work Smart, Win Fast; Outshine Ordinary, and We Find a Way. These values drive how we serve our customers and work with each other in a collaborative, inspiring, and empowering environment, every day.

Here’s how we support our 8Team:

• Health Insurance Coverage: We offer our 8Team a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit your needs, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees.
• Financial perks: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including annual bonuses, equity options and 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members.
• Time for what matters: Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and a parental leave program for our new parents.
• Wellness: Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching.
• Learning and Development: Continuous learning through 8am.edu, leadership programs, professional development funds, and individually focused talent development.
• Giving back to the communities around us: Participate in our charitable matching gift program, paid time off for volunteer service, and company-sponsored volunteer events (both local and virtually).
• Engagement: Virtual and in-person team-building events, quarterly award recognition through our Rise & Shine Award of Excellence Program, and our peer-to-peer appreciation platform.

At 8am, we don’t just offer benefits - we create an environment where people can thrive, grow, and make a real impact every day.

Diversity, equity & inclusion at 8am:

At 8am, we recognize that innovation occurs with a strong team of people who are diverse in background, personality, talent and ideas. Experience comes in many forms and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we continue to learn from each other is an integral part of our culture. We are committed to creating a welcoming and transparent environment for all that embraces those differences through education, equal access to opportunities and information, inclusionary programs, and community outreach. 

Security advisory:

Our hiring teams at 8am are dedicated to recruiting top talent that share our passion for serving the professional services industry through innovative financial technology.  As such, our Talent Acquisition Team only follows legitimate hiring practices.  We will always communicate with our candidates using emails with the 8am domain and will never ask for sensitive/personal data during the application process.  All interviews take place over phone call, Zoom/Google Meet or in person.  All offers are communicated verbally by our Talent Acquisition Specialists with a written offer letter as a follow up.