Legal Engineer

Jameson Legal Tech; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jameson Legal Tech is seeking a proactive legal engineer (PQE 4+ in disputes or transactions) to bridge innovation and practice teams. You will help lawyers maximise new legal technology, while leading AI-driven initiatives and governance across the firm.

As SME on AI applications in law, you will shape matter management, knowledge retrieval, and contract review, and drive adoption of the right tools for the right tasks through collaborative, cross-team engagement.

Qualifications

• 4 years PQE in disputes or transactions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills.
• Proven track record implementing improvements into practice.
• Passion for innovation and driving adoption.
• Highly collaborative with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build AI-enabled workflows for legal teams.
• Work with the innovation team on firm-wide technology adoptions.
• Act as SME on using AI to solve legal problems (matter management, knowledge retrieval, contract review).
• Support lawyers in adopting the right tools for the right tasks.
• Lead sessions to update staff on emerging legal tech and AI tools.
• Collaborate with partners and knowledge lawyers to understand matters workflow.

Skills

AI workflows

Stakeholder engagement

Innovation adoption

Collaborative work

Education

Qualified lawyer (PQE 4+)

Tools

Knowledge management tools

Job description

A leading law firm is looking to hire a proactive and driven legal engineer for a permanent, full-time position. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified lawyer (PQE 4 years +) to work between the innovation and practice teams, helping lawyers to get the best out of new legal technology and innovation tools.

Main Responsibilities

• Designing and building AI-enabled workflows.
• Working closely with the wider innovation team, contributing to firm-wide technology adoptions.
• Acting as SME on using AI to solve legal problems, including matter management, knowledge retrieval and contract review.
• Supporting lawyers in adopting the right tools for the right tasks.
• Organising and leading regular sessions to keep staff updated on emerging legal technology and AI tools.
• Working closely with partners and knowledge lawyers to gain an understanding of how matters are run.
• Identifying areas where legal AI and technology could add value.
• Managing the innovation and AI roadmap and responsible AI governance
• Representing the firm at events.
• Diagnosing pain points in legal workflows and identify practical solutions.
• Leading the delivery of AI and innovation initiatives.

Main experience and skills required:

• 4 Years PQE.
• Strong experience in Disputes or Transactions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills.
• Experience of identifying and effectively implementing improvements into practice
• A passion for innovation and experience of driving engagement and adoption.

To be successful in this role it is essential that you are highly collaborative with strong interpersonal skills.