Legal Engineer

Erin Associates Ltd; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Flexible schedule

Pension 5%

25 days holiday

Job summary

Erin Associates Ltd. is seeking a Legal Engineer in Central Nottingham with hybrid work. You will redesign prototypes into practical, scalable AI-enabled legal solutions, working closely with lawyers to ensure alignment with strategic goals.

The role emphasizes documentation, maintainability, and continuous improvement. The position offers a 35-hour work week, bonus opportunities, and comprehensive benefits, with ~1–2 days in the Nottingham office.

Qualifications

• Understanding of low code tech platforms (Power Platform, etc.).
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions for legal processes.
• Interest in new technology and continuous learning.
• Experience designing logical workflows for digital solutions.
• Familiarity with AI tools and platforms.
• Effective prompt engineering skills.
• Experience delivering compliant AI, data, and security standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and redevelop prototypes into working, scalable solutions.
• Collaborate with lawyers to meet legal vision and requirements.
• Create functional and technical documentation for maintainability.

Skills

Low code tech

AI tooling

Prompt engineering

Business requirements translation

Digital platform design

Tools

Microsoft Power Platform

HighQ

Smartsheet

Legora

Job description

Legal Engineer – Central Nottingham / Hybrid

£45,000 - £50,000 + bonus, 35-hour work week and great benefits

This profitable and multi-national business require a driven and self-motivated Legal Engineer to join their growing team. The current team of Legal Engineers create and maintain digital tools, products and services that can improve legal processes, increase efficiency, and reduce costs for clients. You will ensure solutions are scalable and maintainable in legal processes whilst helping to design, implement and evaluate AI-enabled solutions that enhance how legal services are delivered.

This opportunity for a large organisation who have achieved growth year on year for more than a decade and have just posted record revenues for the last financial year. As their Legal Engineer, you will re-develop and expand prototypes into working solutions, working with lawyers to ensure it meets expectations and delivers on their vision. You will also be adept at creating functional and technical documentation to improve maintainability and usability of various digital platforms.

The role will 1-2 days per week in the office, with the ideal location being their head office in Nottingham.

Package

• Bonus opportunities
• 35-hour work week with flexible working
• 25 days holiday + 5 days buy/sell + bank holidays.
• Professional development opportunities
• 5% employer pension, rising with service + many more.

The company have an excellent reputation within their sector and have invested heavily into their technical solutions to give them a competitive edge, with this Legal Engineer role being the next step. They promote a healthy work-life balance and will give you the opportunity to develop your technical knowledge.

Key Requirements

• An understanding of low code tech – Microsoft Power Platform, HighQ, Smartsheet, Legora etc.
• Confidence to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• An enthusiasm for new technology, and continuous learning and improvement
• Ability to design logical workflows and structures digital solutions
• Familiarity with AI tools and platforms
• Effective prompt engineering skills
• Experience of delivering solutions which are compliant with AI, data, and security standards
• An understanding of LLMs and integrating AI services with other platforms and tools

Erin Associates welcomes applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and disabilities. Please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.

If you have not heard back from us within 5 working days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Your profile may be considered for other suitable vacancies that arise within the next 12 weeks.

Legal Engineer, Legal Tech, Legal Technologist – Nottingham, Derby, Burton-upon-Trent, Loughborough, Mansfield, Leicester, Sheffield, Stoke, Peterborough, Coventry, Chesterfield, Birmingham, Lincoln

Location:

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Employment:

Permanent

Salary:

£45000 - £50000 Bonus and excellent benefits