Legal Workflow Engineer - Transactional

Latham & Watkins; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Professional development programs

Employee discounts

Well-being programs

Job summary

A leading global law firm is seeking a Legal Workflow Engineer to design and develop AI-powered workflows supporting legal practices. This role involves optimizing AI outputs and translating practice requirements into specifications. The ideal candidate has over three years of experience in legal technology and strong knowledge of transactional law. The position is located in Boston with a flexible hybrid working option. Benefits include healthcare, a generous 401(k), and professional development programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in legal technology or workflow optimization.
• Experience with AI systems and prompt engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI-powered workflows for legal practice groups.
• Monitor KPIs and quality metrics for AI workflows.
• Translate practice requirements into AI workflow specifications.

Skills

AI systems and prompt engineering

Transactional legal practice

Knowledge engineering capabilities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law or Computer Science

Job description

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About The Role

The Legal Workflow Engineer - Transactional is an integral part of Latham’s Technology & Information Services team. This role will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing AI-powered workflows that support a legal practice group, while developing and maintaining prompt engineering standards, workflow templates, and quality assurance protocols for AI-powered tools, ensuring consistent, high-quality outputs. This role will be located in either our New York, Boston, or Silicon Valley offices. The position may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Key Responsibilities

• Executing on the strategic vision for AI-enabled workflows, contributing to multi-year roadmaps for AI optimization initiatives aligned with firm strategy, practice group priorities, and attorney needs.
• Translating practice requirements into AI workflow specifications, prompt libraries, and knowledge repositories, ensuring AI outputs align with attorney expectations and legal best practices.
• Providing input on AI workflow priorities and optimization efforts, balancing practice group needs, technical feasibility, quality standards, and long-term strategic value.
• Monitoring and reporting on KPIs, quality metrics, and attorney satisfaction measures for AI-powered workflows, using data-driven insights to guide optimization and iteration.
• Conducting research and development efforts to identify opportunities for AI enhancement in workflows, staying current with advances in large language models, prompt engineering techniques, and legal AI applications.
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains.

Desired Skills

• Strong expertise in AI systems and prompt engineering, with the ability to optimize large language model outputs for accuracy, consistency, and alignment with legal practice standards.
• Solid understanding of transactional legal practice, including M&A, finance, and capital markets workflows, with the ability to translate practice requirements into AI workflow specifications.
• Strong knowledge engineering capabilities, including developing prompt libraries, workflow templates, knowledge repositories, and quality assurance frameworks for AI-powered transactional tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in legal technology, knowledge management, or legal practice, with demonstrated experience in AI systems, prompt engineering, or workflow optimization.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent, in Law, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, preferably.

Benefits & Additional Information

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance.
• A generous 401(k) plan.
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure.
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more).
• Professional development programs.
• Employee discounts.
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff.

Compensation

USD $155,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year.

Equal Opportunity

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

Legal Notice

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. An employer that violates this law may be subject to fines and/or a private right of action for $500 in statutory damages “for each such violation,” among other things.