Lead UX Designer
First seen by Alion on Sep 14, 2026.
About Cicero
Our vision is to become the most trusted AI partner to the world’s foremost legal and risk departments. We are committed to delivering advanced AI and Knowledge platforms, services, and applications with a customer-centric focus, ensuring tailored solutions for specific needs and challenges.
Founded in 2023 by experienced entrepreneurs with a history of successful ventures and leaders from renowned companies like Google, Apple, Amazon, Relativity, Petco, TextIQ, and Cresta AI. We are backed by prominent Silicon Valley seed investors and angels, including Floodgate and Sierra Ventures, and are ready to transform an industry valued at hundreds of billions of dollars.
Why Cicero?
Seize a unique opportunity to work with highly sensitive and valuable data from Fortune 500 companies' legal and risk departments, developing the most secure, enterprise-grade software using and innovating the latest in Generative AI.
Tackle challenges in creating cloud-agnostic solutions, maintaining stringent security and compliance standards, and building scalable, resilient platforms for enterprise applications, data, AI, and search.
Innovate on behalf of our customers, collaborating with the world's top legal and risk experts, as well as preeminent business, technology, AI professionals, and engineers.
Competitive base salary, benefits, and equity.
Role & Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive UX research to deeply understand the behaviors, preferences, concerns, and workflows of lawyers, utilizing methods like surveys, focus groups, field studies, usability tests, and 1:1 interviews.
Undertake regular customer interviews and time and motion studies with design partners to gather feedback, validate prototypes, and gain a thorough understanding of user behavior.
Synthesize research findings into actionable insights, shaping the development of intuitive, user-centered designs.
Create and refine design mock-ups and prototypes, utilizing tools such as Figma, to bring concepts to life and facilitate user envisioning.
Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including engineers and product managers, ensuring designs are both technically feasible and aligned with business objectives.
Continuously advocate for user-centric design approaches throughout the development process, ensuring the final product resonates with the target audience.
Develop and present product marketing materials that summarize insights from research activities, effectively communicating the value proposition to customers.
Mentor and guide team members, fostering a culture of excellence in UX research and design.
Experience Required
At least 5 years of experience in UX research and design, preferably within technology or legal technology sectors.
Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality products and services in ambiguous and deadline-driven environments.
Strong portfolio showcasing expertise in user-centered design.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Familiarity with design and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma).
A passion for AI, legal technology, transformation, or disruptive service models.
Legal experience is beneficial but not required.
Relevant academic background in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, or similar fields.
Bonus
Proven experience in leveraging generative AI or machine learning to automate user feedback analysis, provide AI-driven design insights, or develop adaptive, intelligent interfaces that enhance the overall user experience.
Demonstrated expertise in creating user-centered designs for legal technology platforms or complex enterprise software, with a strong understanding of intricate workflows.
Willingness to work 4 days a week from our office in Palo Alto, California.