Remote AI Legal Quality Engineer

NetDocuments; United States; Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare premiums covered

401(k) with 4% match

Flexible paid time off

LinkedIn Learning access

Hybrid and remote work arrangements

Job summary

Hidden Jobs is seeking a Legal Engineer to blend legal practice with software engineering, creating evaluation systems for AI-driven legal tech. You will define what "correct" looks like for outputs and partner across product, engineering, and design to raise quality.

The role emphasizes building repeatable QA workflows, handling legal data, and advising on accuracy across prompts and specs. Hybrid/remote options are available, with strong compensation and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Requires JD/LLB or equivalent legal qualification, OR a bachelor's degree plus 3+ years in legal practice
• Hands-on experience building executable software systems that operate on legal data and improve legal workflows
• Familiarity with JSON, XML, and Markdown formats
• Experience using agentic AI systems for legal and software development tasks
• Demonstrated ability to manage time, prioritize projects, and meet deadlines
• Strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Design and implement evaluation frameworks, datasets, and tools that measure and improve the legal accuracy of AI-powered products
• Translate legal quality standards into repeatable, automated tests for non-deterministic systems
• Advise product managers, engineers, and designers on legal accuracy across specifications, prompts, taxonomies, and user-facing copy
• Build platforms and tooling that support ongoing legal quality assurance workflows
• Investigate, prove out, and recommend methods to strengthen legal reasoning performance and unlock more value from customer data
• Communicate clearly in both directions—explaining legal concepts to engineers and technical ideas to legal professionals

Skills

Software development

Legal/AI knowledge

Structured data formats

Agentic AI systems

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) / LLB

Bachelor's degree + 3+ years in legal practice

Tools

JSON

XML

Markdown

Job description

Hidden Jobs is seeking a Legal Engineer to blend legal practice with software engineering, creating evaluation systems for AI-driven legal tech. You will define what "correct" looks like for outputs and partner across product, engineering, and design to raise quality.

The role emphasizes building repeatable QA workflows, handling legal data, and advising on accuracy across prompts and specs. Hybrid/remote options are available, with strong compensation and growth opportunities.