Legal AI Product Architect

Harvey; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey is seeking a legal researcher to help advance AI-enabled legal research workflows for law firms, financial institutions, and large corporations. You will translate complex legal and knowledge work into actionable AI tasks and build capabilities that accelerate critical processes.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and design teams to define requirements, develop AI systems, and create benchmarks and datasets. A JD and relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• JD from a top US law school or equivalent post-graduate qualification.
• 3–7 years of experience at a US law firm, financial institution, or equivalent professional service provider.
• For NYC applicants: experience working in-house or at a financial institution.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality work product on demanding deadlines.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to define positive outcomes in situations with underspecified criteria.
• Deep intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn across domains.
• Willingness to do hands-on work in the trenches to test and train AI models.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver subject-matter expertise to support AI research.
• Work with engineering, product, and design teams to define and develop AI systems.
• Build and improve AI systems through prompt engineering, fine tuning, and other techniques.
• Build proprietary benchmarks and datasets to evaluate models and model systems.
• Partner directly with clients to understand their workflows and translate complex business and legal requirements into technical solutions.

Skills

JD / US Law School

US law firm experience

In-house / NYC experience

Deadline-driven

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Curiosity & learning

Hands-on research work

Education

JD from a top US law school

Job description

Harvey is seeking a legal researcher to help advance AI-enabled legal research workflows for law firms, financial institutions, and large corporations. You will translate complex legal and knowledge work into actionable AI tasks and build capabilities that accelerate critical processes.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and design teams to define requirements, develop AI systems, and create benchmarks and datasets. A JD and relevant experience are required.