Legal AI Engineer Associate (Trainee)

Legora

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 145,000 - 196,000

Full time

10 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Lunch daily
Chicago office
Medical, Dental & Vision
401(K) match
Unlimited PTO
Professional license reimbursement
Commuter benefits

Job summary

Legora in Chicago is seeking a role at the intersection of law, technology, and product. You will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI, contributing to development, testing, and adoption of our platform.

Work with Legal Engineers, Customer Success, and Product teams to support pilots, design use cases, capture insights, and document best practices for scaling AI in legal workflows. This is an opportunity to impact thousands of lawyers daily.

Qualifications

  • J.D. degree or equivalent legal qualification required.
  • 0+ years of experience; trainee/paralegal acceptable.
  • Curious about AI, product features, and workflow automation.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication with lawyers and technologists.
  • Strong analytical and detail orientation; able to handle ambiguity.

Responsibilities

  • Support client pilots, onboarding, and training for Legora's platform.
  • Design and evaluate AI-driven use cases for contract review, research, and drafting.
  • Capture user insights and translate them into actionable product feedback.
  • Document best practices and contribute to internal AI deployment playbooks.

Skills

Legal industry knowledge
Prompt engineering curiosity
Communication skills
Analytical thinking
Attention to detail
Adaptability
Entry-level experience
AI product understanding

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

Legora in Chicago is seeking a role at the intersection of law, technology, and product. You will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI, contributing to development, testing, and adoption of our platform.

Work with Legal Engineers, Customer Success, and Product teams to support pilots, design use cases, capture insights, and document best practices for scaling AI in legal workflows. This is an opportunity to impact thousands of lawyers daily.

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