Principal Legal Engineer
Core
Build the intelligence layer for AI investment visibility, ensure platform reliability and trust, and drive AI capability innovation (agents, prompts) for legal professionals.
Role type
Principal Legal Engineer (AI & Platform Strategy)
Builds
AI agents, prompt libraries, platform reliability features, and data-driven adoption dashboards for legal workflows.
Domain
Legal Technology (LegalTech) + Artificial Intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent, 6+ years practicing attorney experience, active legal license, end-to-end data analysis, production support ownership, AI agent/prompt development, legal operations fluency, training design for professionals, Power Platform (Power BI, low-code), hands-on AI legal tools (Harvey, Copilot).
Preferred skills
7+ years attorney experience, specialized practice area (tax, employment, copyright), 3+ years in-house counsel, 5+ years legal tech/ops/technical delivery, experience with regulated/professional-services environments.
Technologies
Power BI, Power Platform, Harvey, Copilot, AI agents, prompt engineering frameworks.
Responsibilities
Turn platform data into standing views of adoption, throughput, and system health; partner with engineering to maintain platform health and anticipate issues; create AI agents and prompts to extend platform capabilities; work with attorneys to reimagine legal workflows and translate needs into requirements; design and deliver training for professional users.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence