Legal Engineer

Role

As a Legal Engineer on the Practice Innovation team, you will design and develop client- and practice-facing legal solutions that enhance attorney productivity and client service through emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools. You will work closely with practice groups and cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, analyze legal workflows, prototype solutions, run experiments, and support build-versus-buy decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Practice Innovation leadership and practice group stakeholders to design a portfolio of solutions aligned to practice needs.
• Conduct user research and workflow analysis to identify attorney and client pain points and high-value opportunities.
• Rapidly prototype legal solutions using AI-enabled tools, low-code platforms, and lightweight scripting; iterate based on feedback and findings.
• Run applied research and experimentation on emerging technologies to evaluate feasibility, impact, and risk.
• Analyze data and usage patterns to inform prioritization and business-case development.
• Collaborate with Practice Solutions, Knowledge Management, and AI Engineering teams as concepts mature toward implementation.
• Contribute frameworks, methodologies, and best practices for solution design, experimentation, and evaluation.
• Support stakeholder communications, investment recommendations, and adoption planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; JD or LLM preferred.
• Experience working with legal workflows, legal technology, or knowledge management systems is required.
• Comfortable with rapid prototyping and exploratory development approaches, including experimenting with AI tools, low-code platforms, and lightweight scripting (the posting explicitly references “vibe coding” style rapid iteration).
• Demonstrated collaboration with internal stakeholders across practice groups and business services.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, time management, and communication skills.
• Self-directed, curious, and able to exercise independent judgment in an evolving environment.

Preferred / Additional Experience

• Two or more years as a practicing attorney preferred.
• Familiarity with change management and adoption considerations in professional services environments is a plus.
• Experience with legal document management or knowledge systems (e.g., iManage, Litera) is a plus.
• Exposure to AI-enabled tools, data analysis, or prototyping environments is beneficial.

Tools & Technologies (mentioned)

Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Teams, OneNote, Word, PowerPoint, Excel); legal document and knowledge systems such as iManage and Litera; AI-enabled tools, low-code platforms, and lightweight scripting environments for rapid prototyping.

Compensation and Location

New York salary range: $160,000—$175,000 USD. The actual salary offered will depend on qualifications, experience, education, and location.