Legal Engineering Attorney

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a Legal Engineering Attorney to join their Technology & Information Services team in Chicago, IL. This role involves designing AI-native systems to translate legal expertise into machine-executable outputs, including prompts, schemas, and workflows. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement.

Duties

• Decompose complex workflows into measurable tasks for AI execution.
• Re-engineer manual workflows for AI-first execution.
• Translate practice group materials into structured artifacts for AI systems.
• Codify senior practitioners' knowledge into machine-readable formats.
• Author schema specifications and JSON Schemas for legal documents.
• Curate reference packs for AI prompting and evaluation.
• Design evaluation suites and conduct structured quality measurement.
• Conduct error analysis and own remediation processes.
• Collaborate with practice groups to validate AI solutions.
• Ensure compliance with confidentiality and privilege obligations.
• Mentor junior legal engineers and represent the firm externally.

Requirements

• Fluency in authoring prompts for large language models in legal workflows.
• Proficiency in structured data formats like JSON and YAML.
• Experience designing evaluation rubrics for AI outputs.
• Familiarity with engineering tools and collaborative workflows.
• Knowledge of major practice areas such as M&A or litigation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Interest in AI and legal technology advancements.
• Technical aptitude with AI systems and concepts.

Education

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field preferred.

Certifications

• None specified.

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Sound judgment and risk awareness.

Benefits

• Healthcare, life, and disability insurance.
• Generous 401k plan.
• Paid holidays and PTO program.
• Well-being and professional development programs.
• Employee discounts and affinity groups.

The Midwest law office started their legal practice thirty years ago. More than one-hundred skilled attorneys are on staff. Areas of specialization are transactional and litigation law. Practice areas are comprehensive. Asset-based lending, bank financing, benefits-compensation, capital markets, environmental litigation, securities litigation-professional liability and transactional tax are some of their practice disciplines. Hospitality, financial services, energy and healthcare are a few of their practice industries. The Midwest practice is known for their legal prowess in tax matters of renewable energy projects.