Legal Engineer

Wwshemi; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Wwshemi is seeking an early-stage legal technology professional to bridge legal, customers, and product in San Francisco. You will translate legal needs into AI-powered workflows and ensure smooth customer onboarding.

You will map client requirements into platform workflows, review AI-flagged issues for accuracy, and translate lawyer feedback into actionable product specs for engineering. The role suits someone comfortable in a fast-moving startup.

Qualifications

• At least two years of combined experience in legal practice, legal technology, law firm innovation, or an in-house legal function.
• A JD or prior legal practice experience, or experience working in legal technology.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools such as Claude, MCP servers, CLI tools, or code-generation tools; computer science degree not required.

Responsibilities

• Map customer commercial needs into tailored legal workflows on the platform.
• Review and validate AI-flagged legal issues for accuracy and completeness across documents and filings.
• Translate customer feedback and lawyer needs into clear product requirements for engineering.
• Improve prompts, modules, and automated workflows to make the platform more useful and reliable.

Skills

Independent work in fast-moving env

Legal technology

AI tooling awareness

Education

JD or equivalent legal practice experience

Tools

Claude

MCP servers

CLI tools

Code-generation tools

Job description

About the Role

Join an early-stage legal technology team as the bridge between legal, customers, and product. You will turn legal needs into reliable AI-powered workflows and help ensure customers are onboarded successfully.

What You'll Do

• Map customer commercial needs into tailored legal workflows on the platform.
• Review and validate AI-flagged legal issues for accuracy and completeness across documents and filings.
• Translate customer feedback and lawyer needs into clear product requirements for engineering.
• Improve prompts, modules, and automated workflows to make the platform more useful and reliable.
• Build and refine legal workflows using tools such as Claude, MCP servers, and CLI tools.

What We're Looking For

• At least two years of combined experience in legal practice, legal technology, law firm innovation, or an in-house legal function. Relevant experience is expected to be within the two-to-eight-year range.
• A JD or prior legal practice experience, or experience working in legal technology.
• Hands-on experience building with AI tools such as Claude, MCP servers, CLI tools, or code-generation tools; a computer science degree is not required.
• Experience translating legal needs into automated workflows, prompts, or product requirements.
• Strong contract judgment and the ability to assess AI-generated legal work for accuracy and completeness.
• Comfort working independently in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $150,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.