Attorney

Empower Staffing, Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Empower Staffing, Inc. is seeking an attorney with 5+ years of legal experience to shape the future interface between law and technology in New York City. Hybrid work Tue–Thu in office, with compensation that includes base salary and equity.

You will translate complex in-house workflows into concrete product requirements, and collaborate closely with engineers to integrate AI into legal processes. Prior coding experience is not required, but curiosity about technology is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years practicing law, ideally at an Am Law 100 firm; in-house experience is a plus.
• JD from a top-100 law school.
• Deep expertise in at least one area (e.g., corporate/commercial, contract drafting, privacy, employment, fintech, or litigation).
• Hands-on generative AI experience applying AI to real work processes.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated legal work and define benchmarks of quality.
• Translate in-house workflows into product requirements.
• Partner with engineers to improve the product.
• Participate in building products where attorneys code with AI tools.

Skills

AI in legal

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal practice

Education

JD from top law school

Job description

Attorneys: ready to build the future of legal work instead of just using it?

What you’ll do:

• Evaluate AI-generated legal work and define what "great" looks like
• Translate real in-house legal workflows into product requirements
• Partner directly with engineers to improve the product
• Build: the R&D attorneys write code with AI tools. No prior coding experience required; none of the current team had it when they joined.

What they’re looking for:

• 5+ years practicing law, with legal training at an Am Law 100 firm (in-house experience is a plus)
• JD from a top-100 law school
• Deep expertise in at least one area: corporate/commercial, transactional, contract drafting and negotiation, product or regulatory counseling, privacy, compliance, employment, fintech or litigation
• Hands‑on generative AI experience. You've used AI to build or improve a process in your own legal work, not just to ask it questions.
• A track record of driving complex matters end to end: a deal, an investigation or a cross‑functional project
• Curiosity and drive to teach yourself technical skills
• A real interest in technology and a clear reason for wanting to move into product work
• Bonus: product counseling or supporting product launches

Details:

• U.S.-based. Hybrid (Tue–Thu in office) New York City
• Competitive base salary plus equity

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