AI-Enabled Legal Engineer | Legal Tech & Workflows

Perkins Coie LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 158,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off starting at 20 days

Parental leave

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie US LLP seeks a collaborative Legal Engineer to design and optimize AI-enabled legal workflows, translating business and legal needs into scalable tools. You will work with attorneys and technologists to deploy responsible AI, govern models, and drive adoption across the firm.

The role emphasizes governance, privacy, risk controls, and ongoing documentation, with growth opportunities in legal technology and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; law-related background preferred.
• Five+ years in a legal/innovation or tech-enabled role.
• Strong communication and collaboration with clients.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize AI-enabled legal workflows and agent solutions.
• Ensure governance, privacy, security, and risk controls for AI deployments.
• Collaborate with attorneys, business professionals, and tech teams to identify use cases and drive adoption.

Skills

AI-enabled workflows

Generative AI

LLMs

Prompt engineering

Project execution

Client service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Law degree

Tools

Harvey

Legora

Microsoft Copilot

Claude

Job description

Ashurst Perkins Coie US LLP seeks a collaborative Legal Engineer to design and optimize AI-enabled legal workflows, translating business and legal needs into scalable tools. You will work with attorneys and technologists to deploy responsible AI, govern models, and drive adoption across the firm.

The role emphasizes governance, privacy, risk controls, and ongoing documentation, with growth opportunities in legal technology and operations.