Legal Engineer (Lawyer) - Leading Global Law Firm

A prestigious international law firm is seeking a Legal Engineer to join its expanding Innovation team in London. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced, qualified lawyer who is passionate about the intersection of law and technology, particularly artificial intelligence Key responsibilities: Engage with partners, associates, trainees, and knowledge lawyers across relevant practice areas to understand how matters are run and identify processes where AI can add significant value. Translate legal requirements into structured prompts, workflows, and playbooks that the firm''s AI platforms can execute reliably. Redesign traditional legal work for an AI-first approach by going beyond current AI-enabled workflows to innovate new ways of working. Establish credibility as a hands-on expert on legal problems solved with AI such as drafting contractual provisions, analysing filings or briefs, knowledge retrieval, and matter management. Design, build, prototype quickly, test rigorously for reliability, and hand over robust workflows on the firm''s AI platforms to knowledge lawyers for ongoing ownership. Lead the firm''s efforts on AI quality assurance and benchmarking by developing rigorous evaluation frameworks and ensuring high standards are maintained. Run regular engagement sessions with knowledge lawyers and applied AI experts to keep them updated on product developments from the Innovation team. Spot common solution patterns across practice areas to deduplicate effort ..... full job details .....