Associate, Legal Knowledge Engineering
Job DescriptionReady to Help Shape the Future of Legal Tech?! At Litera, we don’t just build software, we transform how the world’s top law firms operate. 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. Where You’ll Work Hybrid: 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.Why this Role Matters As 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.What You’ll DeliverProduct 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.High-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.Optimized generative AI experiences. Experiment with and validate LLM-driven prompting within Litera products, raising accuracy and usability for end users.Domain 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.Legally sound product workflows. Advise engineering teams on how legal processes work in practice, preventing design choices that would create friction for attorneys.Scalable quality standards. Train and validate models across diverse document sets, ensuring consistent, reliable output that clients can trust at scale.Process improvements and best practices. Identify inefficiencies in current workflows and recommend changes that accelerate delivery and improve product quality.Client-ready solutions. Translate complex legal concepts into actionable product requirements that deliver measurable value to the world's leading firms and corporations.We’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.What You’ll BringMust-Haves:JD with active bar admission in at least one U.S. state or ...