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Every day, we Raise The Bar™ for what’s possible through AI, innovation, and solutions that power millions of legal professionals worldwide. If you’re energized by scale, real impact, and meaningful challenges, you’ll feel right at home here.\nWhere You’ll Work \nHybrid: This is a hybrid role based in Toronto, Austin, Chicago, Denver, New Jersey, Philadelphia, or Raleigh with the expectations to be in office at least 3 days a week for collaboration and connection.\nWhy this Role Matters \nAs our Associate, Legal Engineering, you'll play a key role in shaping how Litera's AI-powered products understand and analyze complex legal documents. You'll partner closely with product, engineering, and design teams to drive the development of intelligent features grounded in real legal workflows, and your work will directly influence the accuracy, usability, and value our tools deliver to the world's leading law firms, professional service firms, and corporations. This is a high-visibility role ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-moving, collaborative environment and wants to make a measurable difference from day one.\nWhat You’ll Deliver\nProduct vision for legal AI. Partner with product, engineering, and design teams to define the roadmap for Kira and other Litera legal tech products, ensuring every feature reflects how lawyers actually work.\n\nHigh-performing machine learning models. Develop and refine \"smart fields\" - ML algorithms that automatically locate key provisions in securities, financing, and other transactional documents - so clients spend less time on manual review.\n\nOptimized generative AI experiences. Experiment with and validate LLM-driven prompting within Litera products, raising accuracy and usability for end users.\n\nDomain expertise that keeps Litera ahead. Maintain deep awareness of developments in transactional law and continuously identify new document types and data points worth building into the platform.\n\nLegally sound product workflows. Advise engineering teams on how legal processes work in practice, preventing design choices that would create friction for attorneys.\n\nScalable quality standards. Train and validate models across diverse document sets, ensuring consistent, reliable output that clients can trust at scale.\n\nProcess improvements and best practices. Identify inefficiencies in current workflows and recommend changes that accelerate delivery and improve product quality.\n\nClient-ready solutions. Translate complex legal concepts into actionable product requirements that deliver measurable value to the world's leading firms and corporations.\n\nWe’re committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you need accommodations at any point in the process or in the role, we’re here to support you.\nWhat You’ll Bring\nMust-Haves:\nJD with active bar admission in at least one U.S. state or Canadian province.\n\nTwo or more years of transactional law experience at a law firm, in-house legal team, or legal service provider.\n\nStrong interest in legal technology and artificial intelligence, with a willingness to experiment with new tools.\n\nExceptional attention to detail, analytical skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills paired with a client-service mindset.\n\nSelf-motivated and able to work independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.\n\nNice to Haves:\nExperience in debt financing transactions.\n\nBackground in legal operations, legal program management, or contract management systems.\n\nHands-on exposure to AI, machine learning, or generative AI tools.\n\nPrior experience working with or within a legal technology company.\n\nWe know great candidates don’t always check every box. If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.\nWhat You’ll Experience\nA team that shows up. Work alongside people who collaborate, support one another, and lead with integrity.\n\nGlobal Reach. Partner with teams around the world to solve complex challenges that matter.\n\nReal opportunity for growth. Expand your impact through meaningful stretch opportunities, visibility and career development.\n\nAI-driven innovation. Work at the intersection of legal technology, customer outcomes, and cutting-edge AI.\n\nPay Transparency for Colorado, Illinois, and New Jersey:\nThe base salary range for this role is $80,000 to $97,000 USD. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, education, and other relevant qualifications. This role is also eligible to earn commission based on performance.\nPay Transparency for Ontario Applicants\nThe base salary range for this role is $115,000 to $133,000 CAD. 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