Knowledge & Research Legal Engineer

RELX INC; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional seeks a Knowledge & Research Legal Engineer to build trusted relationships with librarians and information professionals within large law firms, guiding adoption of AI-powered legal research and workflow solutions. You will work with customer-facing teams to implement, drive engagement, and provide strategic guidance on responsible AI use in legal environments.

The role emphasizes implementing AI capabilities, supporting rollout, training users, and addressing

Qualifications

• Must have a JD and MLS and at least 3–6 months of recent librarian experience in a large law firm.
• Hands-on experience implementing AI solutions and advising on governance of AI in legal settings.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with librarians, information professionals, and innovation leaders in large law firms.
• Identify opportunities to adopt LexisNexis AI and workflow solutions and tailor use cases to each firm.
• Lead demonstrations, training, workshops, and executive briefings for librarians and attorneys.
• Advise on AI capabilities, limitations, and responsible use in legal research workflows.
• Collaborate with account teams to develop engagement plans and drive growth of LexisNexis solutions.
• Gather feedback to inform product improvements and participate in industry events.

Skills

Librarian experience

AI fluency

Presentation skills

Collaboration across teams

Travel willingness

Education

Juris Doctorate

MLS

Job description

Ohio

Home based-Illinois

Home based-Kentucky

Home based-New Jersey

Home based-Virginia

Home based-Maryland

Washington DC

Home based-New York

Home based-North Carolina

Home based-Florida

Full time

R120537

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (http://www.relx.com), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles.

About the Role

The Knowledge & Research Legal Engineer builds trusted relationships with librarians, information professionals, and innovation leaders within large law firms, helping them identify practical opportunities to adopt and expand the use of AI-powered legal research and workflow solutions. Working closely with customer-facing teams, this role supports implementation, drives engagement, and provides strategic guidance on the responsible use of generative AI technologies in legal environments.

Responsibilities

• Build enduring relationships with librarians, information professionals, innovation leaders, and other stakeholders in assigned large law firms. Understand their priorities, existing processes, and goals for AI adoption.
• Work with customers and account teams to identify practical opportunities for LexisNexis AI and workflow solutions. Tailor use cases and implementation approaches to each firm’s needs, governance practices, and measures of success.
• Lead tailored demonstrations, training, workshops, and executive briefings. Help librarians evaluate new capabilities, support implementation, and educate attorneys and other users across their firms.
• Advise customers on AI capabilities and limitations, responsible use, adoption challenges, and opportunities to improve research and knowledge workflows.
• Partner with Client Managers and other account team members to develop engagement plans, identify growth opportunities, and increase use and advocacy of LexisNexis solutions, including Lexis+® with Protégé™.
• Gather feedback on customer needs, implementation barriers, emerging use cases, and product enhancements. Share specific recommendations with product, development, and marketing teams.
• Participate in librarian associations, conferences, advisory board meetings, and other industry events through customer conversations, presentations, and product demonstrations.
• Contribute ideas and content to customer education and marketing programs. Maintain accurate activity records, use required reporting tools, and meet established goals and objectives.

Requirements

• A Juris Doctorate Degree and MLS
• At least three years of recent (within last 3-6months) experience working as a librarian in a large law firm, with direct experience supporting legal research, knowledge services, or technology adoption.
• Hands-on experience implementing AI solutions at a large law firm, including evaluating use cases, supporting rollout, training users, and addressing adoption challenges.
• Strong AI fluency, including practical experience with generative AI tools and the ability to discuss their capabilities, limitations, and governance considerations with law firm stakeholders.
• Excellent presentation, training, facilitation, communication, and consultative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate across account, product, and marketing teams and manage multiple customer priorities.
• Willingness and ability to travel at least six times per year, including overnight travel, for conferences, advisory board meetings, and in-person client meetings.

Work in a Way That Works for You

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long and successful career.

Working Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive. 1

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

Primary Location Base Pay Range: Home based-Ohio $68,000 - $113,400.

This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.

Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.

Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.