Legal Tech Engineer: AI‑Driven Legal Solutions

Goodwin Procter Boston; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation

Professional development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Goodwin's Global Operations Team collaborates with attorneys, clients, and experts to deliver innovative legal tech solutions across document management, workflow orchestration, and data platforms. This role emphasizes building scalable applications that support legal service delivery.

You will translate legal processes into technical designs, write secure full-stack code, and work in cross-functional teams using AI, NLP, and cloud platforms to drive efficiency and client value.

Qualifications

• JD or prior experience practicing law or equivalent legal domain expertise.
• Experience with legal tech platforms like iManage, NetDocuments, Litera.
• Familiarity with AI/ML, NLP, or LLM-based apps.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) and modern dev frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable applications and tools supporting legal workflows and client service.
• Build solutions for document automation, knowledge systems, workflow orchestration, and data platforms.
• Leverage AI/LLMs to enhance legal service delivery.
• Write clean, secure full-stack code across front-end, back-end, APIs, integrations.
• Translate complex legal processes into technical requirements and system designs.
• Collaborate with attorneys and legal teams to identify inefficiencies and opportunities.
• Integrate with enterprise systems and design interoperable APIs.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

C#

Cloud: Azure/AWS/GCP

Legal tech

APIs

Cross-functional

Stakeholder comms

Education

JD or legal experience

Tools

iManage

NetDocuments

Litera

Document automation tools

Job description

Goodwin's Global Operations Team collaborates with attorneys, clients, and experts to deliver innovative legal tech solutions across document management, workflow orchestration, and data platforms. This role emphasizes building scalable applications that support legal service delivery.

You will translate legal processes into technical designs, write secure full-stack code, and work in cross-functional teams using AI, NLP, and cloud platforms to drive efficiency and client value.