Legal Engineer – AI-Enabled Legal Delivery

ph3Line of Service Tax Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Corporate and Business Strategy Management Level Senior Associate

Job Description
Summary /h3h3Legal Engineer – AI-Enabled Legal Delivery (Senior Associate / Manager) /h3pWe are recruiting a Legal Engineer to strengthen our transformation team and help design and deliver AI-enabled legal services. This role is embedded in engagement teams and firm initiatives, working with our lawyers and stakeholders to integrate AI into legal delivery in a way that improves quality, efficiency, and consistency, while meeting the standards of a leading law firm
- confidentiality, security, professional judgment, and robust quality control. The role is suited to a Senior Associate / Manager-level profile combining structured problem-solving, hands‑on implementation and strong stakeholder collaboration. /ph3Key responsibilities /h3ulliDesign and implement AI-enabled delivery workflows for legal workstreams (e.g., contract review support, due diligence acceleration, document analysis and summarisation, clause/risk extraction, compliance and investigation triage, knowledge retrieval). /liliBuild and maintain prompting standards and reusable prompt libraries, including playbooks tailored to specific legal use cases and practices. /liliEstablish evaluation and quality frameworks for AI-assisted work (human-in-the-loop review, sampling and testing, accuracy/completeness criteria, escalation paths, traceability and documentation). /liliIdentify and prioritise AI use cases with lawyers and business stakeholders; define the “to-be” workflows or solutions, data inputs, controls, and measurable success criteria. /liliSupport the selection, configuration and adoption of AI and legal tech tools; coordinate with internal functions (IT, knowledge, PMO) and external providers where appropriate. /liliContribute to the development of new AI-enabled client offerings, from initial concept and pilot to operationalised, repeatable delivery. /liliPromote responsible AI use aligned with confidentiality, data protection, security and applicable professional obligations; help embed governance into everyday delivery. /li /ulh3Candidate profile /h3pWe welcome candidates from different backgrounds. The successful candidate will combine strong AI/technology capability with a delivery-oriented mindset and the judgment expected in a leading law firm environment. /ph3Must-have Agentic AI expertise /h3pStrong hands‑on capability in agentic AI (e.g., tool use, orchestration, multi-step workflows, guardrails) with the confidence to make sound technical design decisions (model/tool selection, architecture patterns, evaluation approach, and deployment trade-offs). /ph3AI-enabled workflow delivery /h3pProven experience designing and deploying AI-supported workflows in regulated, high‑stakes, or quality‑critical environments, with clear attention to controls, traceability, and risk management. /ph3Legal-technical translation /h3pAblility to translate legal and business objectives into end‑to‑end solutions
- defining the workflow, data inputs, roles and controls, success measures, and operational handover. /ph3Hands-on LLM delivery /h3pPractical experience with LLMs in production or near-production settings, including prompt design and iteration, evaluation/testing methods, workflow integration, and managing limitations (hallucinations, confidentiality, bias, and reliability). /ph3Collaboration and learning /h3pAbility to quickly build legal domain understanding and work closely with lawyers to convert legal requirements into practical, usable delivery solutions. /ph3Stakeholder management /h3pComfortable operating in a multi-stakeholder environment, driving progress through clear communication, prioritisation, and a pragmatic delivery mindset. /ph3Nice-to-have /h3ulliExposure to legal tech and automation/workflow tooling; low-code platforms; scripting; APIs; and basic data handling. /liliExperience in delivering client-facing service improvements and/or building scalable, repeatable operational offerings. /liliExperience in legal services, legal operations, compliance, investigations, or similar professional services environments. /liliLegal qualification or meaningful legal experience. /li /ulh3What

we offer
/h3pA role at the centre of how legal services are being reshaped by AI
- focused on real delivery and adoption, not experimentation in isolation. /ppExposure to sophisticated matters and cross-practice projects, with direct impact on client outcomes and firm capabilities. /ppThe opportunity to build scalable assets and services that become part of our long‑term operating model. /ph3Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) /h3pDegrees/Field of Study required: /ppDegrees/Field of Study preferred: /ppCertifications (if blank, certifications not specified) /ph3Required Skills /h3pAccepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Admini