Immigration Legal Engineer — Build AI Tools for Defense

Lawhive Ltd.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Vacation days

401k matching

Equity options

Remote month

MacBook

Team events

Job summary

Lawhive Ltd. in the United States is hiring a Legal Engineer focused on immigration and removal defense. You will shape deportation-specific functionality in Lawhive, configure the platform for client firms, and work with attorneys and staff to save real time.

This hands-on role includes writing workflows, prompts, and tests, adapting to policy changes, and growing the function across practice areas. JD and US bar admission are required, with 3+ years of removal defense and a technical mindset.

Qualifications

• JD and bar admission to practice in at least one US state.
• 3+ years practicing removal defense with own caseload.

Responsibilities

• Lead the removal-defense subject area for Lawhive product features.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to define requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Design and test prompts, templates, and checks used by the AI agent for immigration work.
• Develop playbooks for configuring immigration firms and expanding to new practice areas.

Skills

Legal engineering

Policy understanding

Communication with engineers

Project management

Education

JD and bar admission (US)

Tools

Case management system

Generative AI in legal practice

Job description

Lawhive Ltd. in the United States is hiring a Legal Engineer focused on immigration and removal defense. You will shape deportation-specific functionality in Lawhive, configure the platform for client firms, and work with attorneys and staff to save real time.

This hands-on role includes writing workflows, prompts, and tests, adapting to policy changes, and growing the function across practice areas. JD and US bar admission are required, with 3+ years of removal defense and a technical mindset.