Lead Legal Engineer

Menlo Ventures; New York (NY); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible paid time off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Menlo Ventures is seeking a Lead Legal Engineer to lead high-impact client engagements while managing a team. This position combines deep legal knowledge with product expertise to shape client onboarding processes. The ideal candidate has a strong legal background, direct people management experience, and excels in stakeholder management. Benefits include a comprehensive salary package, medical coverage, and a collaborative working environment focused on innovative solutions in legal technology.

Qualifications

• Background in law with experience at a top-tier firm or legal tech environment.
• Direct people management experience in a client-facing environment.
• Experience delivering complex client implementations.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-level pilots and implementations across multiple stakeholders.
• Own client use cases, shaping onboarding frameworks.
• Build trusted relationships with legal ops and innovation leaders.
• Deliver executive demos articulating value and handling objections.
• Influence internal teams on implementation strategy.
• Surface product gaps and drive resolutions.
• Refine team processes for increasing quality and effectiveness.
• Provide ongoing coaching and feedback for team growth.
• Manage and develop a team of Legal Engineers.
• Lead hiring efforts for the Legal Engineering team.

Skills

Background in law

People management experience

Stakeholder management

Product management

Communication skills

Experience in legal tech

Job description

Compensation

• New York City, NY & San Francisco, CA – OTE $285K – $372K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus
• Houston, TX & Denver, CO & Chicago, IL – OTE $285K – $372K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus

What You’ll Do

As Lead Legal Engineer, you’ll operate as a player‑coach: leading Legora’s most complex and high‑impact client engagements while managing and developing a team of Legal Engineers. You’ll combine deep legal knowledge, product expertise, and people leadership to drive adoption, accelerate time‑to‑value, and deliver measurable outcomes across your clients and your team.

You’ll be responsible for

• Leading enterprise‑level pilots and implementations across multiple stakeholders and products, from discovery through go‑live, with clear success metrics.
• Owning priority client use cases end‑to‑end, shaping scalable onboarding and implementation frameworks.
• Acting as a senior thought partner to clients, building trusted relationships with partners, legal ops, and innovation leaders.
• Delivering executive‑level demos, workshops, and presentations, clearly articulating value and handling complex objections.
• Influencing internal teams (Product, Go‑to‑Market, Customer Success) on implementation strategy, setup, and handover.
• Representing the voice of the customer, surfacing product gaps with evidence and driving them through to resolution.
• Building and refining team processes, systems, and operating rhythms that scale delivery quality and team effectiveness as the Legal Engineering function grows.
• Providing ongoing coaching, feedback, and career development support to drive individual and team growth.
• Managing and developing a team of Legal Engineers, setting clear goals, expectations, and performance standards.
• Leading hiring efforts for the Legal Engineering team, helping to attract and onboard top talent.

What You Bring

You’ve built your career at the intersection of law, technology, delivery, and people leadership, and are comfortable owning complex work, leading senior conversations, and navigating ambiguity.

• Background in law, with experience at a top‑tier firm, in‑house legal team, or legal tech environment.
• Direct people management experience, including hiring, developing, and performance managing a team in a client‑facing or delivery environment.
• Senior experience delivering complex client implementations or programmes with multiple stakeholders.
• Product‑savvy and tech‑curious, with a strong grasp of generative AI and legal workflows.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Excel at stakeholder and programme management, influencing priorities and navigating high‑stakes conversations.
• Bring experience in legal tech or a technology‑driven environment — a strong plus, though not required.
• Bring structure to complexity, move quickly without sacrificing quality, and focus on outcomes over perfection.

What’s in it for you

• Global collaboration: Partner with teams and clients across domestic and internationally.
• Competitive package: Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.
• Meaningful work: Your efforts shape how thousands of lawyers use AI daily.
• In‑person environment: Office designed for ambitious builders.
• Benefits: U.S. employees receive medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible paid time off plus company holidays, and a 401(k) with company match and automatic enrollment.

Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high‑performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Compensation Range: $285K - $372K