Legal AI Researcher — Build Next-Gen Knowledge Systems

Harvey; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey in San Francisco is seeking a legal researcher with a strong understanding of how law firms, financial institutions, and other organizations deliver professional services and execute complex legal and knowledge work tasks. We have incredible product-market fit and demand across diverse customer profiles, and the role focuses on accelerating workflows with AI systems.

You’ll partner with engineering, product, and design to define and develop AI systems, build benchmarks and datasets, and

Qualifications

• JD from a top US law school.
• 3-7 years of experience at a US law firm, financial institution, or equivalent professional service provider.
• For NYC applicants: experience in-house or at a financial institution.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality work on demanding deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders and translate complex problems.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Legal research

AI system collaboration

Prompt engineering

Dataset benchmarking

Client collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from a top US law school

Job description

Harvey in San Francisco is seeking a legal researcher with a strong understanding of how law firms, financial institutions, and other organizations deliver professional services and execute complex legal and knowledge work tasks. We have incredible product-market fit and demand across diverse customer profiles, and the role focuses on accelerating workflows with AI systems.

You’ll partner with engineering, product, and design to define and develop AI systems, build benchmarks and datasets, and