Senior Legal Engineer

DVF Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DVF Recruitment is supporting a leading law firm in London to appoint a Senior Legal Engineer. You will embed Generative AI, promote Percy and Microsoft Copilot, provide complex prompt engineering, and act as the AI expert on client projects.

You will also train colleagues and clients, translate legal needs into technical terms, and help shape the firm\'s AI strategy. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in the legal sector, a deep understanding of AI‑driven tools, and the ability to explain complex

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the legal sector with AI/tech focus.
• Deep understanding of AI-driven legal tools and lawyers\' workflows.
• Excellent presentation and storytelling abilities; strong stakeholder management.
• Experience embedding technology in law firms.

Responsibilities

• Embed Generative AI in the firm, with a focus on Percy and Copilot adoption.
• Provide complex prompt engineering support to lawyers on client matters.
• Act as the AI expert for client projects, collaborating with data scientists and engineers.
• Deliver internal training on Percy and Microsoft Copilot.
• Deliver bespoke AI training sessions and consultancy to key clients.
• Translate legal requirements into technical language for the Percy platform.
• Contribute to the firm\'s agentic programme and multi-disciplinary product strategy.
• Upskill AI Champions to act as first-line AI support for legal teams.
• Increase awareness of the firm\'s AI capabilities through events, writings or similar.
• Participate in agile, multi-functional client projects and planning.

Skills

Prompt engineering

AI adoption

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Client training

Tools

Percy

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

DVF are supporting a leading law firm looking for a Senior Legal Engineer to join their team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Play an instrumental role in embedding generative AI in the firm, with a focus on promoting the adoption of the firm’s internal tool Percy and Microsoft Copilot.
• Provide complex prompt engineering support to our firm’s lawyers on client matters.
• Act as the AI expert for client projects, working with multi-disciplinary teams, including data scientists and data engineers.
• Deliver training on Percy and Microsoft Copilot internally in the firm.
• Deliver bespoke, tailored AI training sessions and consultancy to key clients.
• Bridge the gap between the firm’s lawyers and the Percy development team by interpreting and translating legal requirements into technical language, ensuring the platform continues to cater to the firm’s legal work.
• Play an active role in developing the firm’s agentic programme and products, contributing to the wider strategy, non-technical development and design of agents.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the firm, including the AI Champions.
• Upskill AI Champions to ensure they are equipped to act as the first line AI support for their legal teams.
• Build greater recognition and awareness of the firm’s generative AI capabilities by contributing to industry events, hackathons, producing written pieces or similar.
• Play an active role in the design, planning and execution of client projects as part of an agile multi-functional team.
• Proactively keep up to date with the legal AI market, with a focus on Generative AI (including model and other technical developments) and Agents, and maintain a thorough understanding of the biggest market players and technologies.

What we’re looking for

• Has 5+ years of experience working in the legal sector, preferably with a focus on AI and tech.
• Has a deep understanding of AI-driven legal tools and their application in the legal sector.
• Has and can demonstrate a deep understanding of legal work including what lawyers do on a day-to-day basis and how they work.
• Understands the complexities of embedding technology, in particular AI, in a law firm, including the key risks and concerns both our lawyers and clients have in this space.
• Has excellent skills in developing polished and visually appealing presentation decks, and has a strong ability to craft compelling narratives that effectively communicate complex information to diverse audiences.
• Has experience working with legal processes, data, design or technology.
• Has excellent listening skills, and an ability to summarise complex information.
• Thrives in a team environment, wants to be part of a diverse and inclusive team and has great interpersonal and strong communication skills.
• Can multitask and is proactive when it comes to projects; displays a willingness to understand the client’s needs.
• Has excellent stakeholder management skills and can communicate advanced concepts clearly to a diverse range of stakeholders.

It would also be great, but not essential, if you have:

• Experience with Generative AI models and their application in the legal sector.
• A very good understanding of the various productivity tools available within the Microsoft suite of products, and prior involvement in projects that use those tools.
• Experience of working with legal or other business professionals.
• Experience in process mapping.
• Ability to speak confidently, able to share your knowledge and skills with colleagues and perhaps even larger audiences.