Lead Legal Engineer, In-House – France

Legora

Paris

On-site

EUR 65,000 - 170,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Legora is building the AI-native workspace for legal work, with lawyers. Our Legal Engineers are lawyers who help leading legal departments turn AI into real change in how they work. France is one of our fastest-growing markets, and we have just opened our Paris office.

We are looking for a Team Lead to lead our Legal Engineering team for in-house legal teams in France. This is a player‑coach role: you will lead and develop a team of Legal Engineers while personally running our most strategic

Qualifications

A strong legal background with 8+ years of experience in senior in-house roles.
Proven people management: hiring, coaching, and performance management.
Commercial acumen: demonstrates value of legal function to the business and tech buying.
Fluency with generative AI and ability to explain limitations to stakeholders.
Native or bilingual French and fluent English.

Responsibilities

Lead the Legal Engineering team in France: priorities, coaching, quality reviews.
Hire, onboard and develop Legal Engineers; set team standards of excellence.
Lead high‑value engagements with General Counsels and legal leadership teams.
Translate commercial priorities into execution with GTM and Engagement teams.
Help legal departments build the business case for AI and ROI.
Develop playbooks, templates and French content for reuse.
Represent Legora in the French market and provide product feedback.