Remote Legal Applications Engineer for Attorney Productivity

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k) profit sharing

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Health insurance (including dental &/v

Job summary

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is seeking a Legal Applications Engineer to join its Information Technology department. This hands-on role focuses on design, configuration, support, integration, deployment, and lifecycle management of the firm’s legal applications to boost attorney productivity and optimize document workflows.

The role bridges legal application support with modern workplace engineering, ensuring reliable, secure, and integrated applications across cloud-managed, hybrid, and remote

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Experience supporting, configuring, or engineering legal applications in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Strong understanding of legal document workflows, Word add-ins, templates, and document quality tools.
• Experience with iManage Work or comparable document management systems.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, Windows endpoints, packaging, deployment, and Intune.
• Familiarity with SaaS, cloud delivery, identity concepts, integrations, and enterprise support processes.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across desktops, cloud services, integrations, and user workflows.
• Strong documentation, communication, prioritization, and vendor management skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, configure, maintain, and optimize legal applications supporting attorney productivity and workflows.
• Manage full application lifecycle: requirements, testing, packaging, deployment, upgrades, integrations, monitoring, retirement.
• Support and enhance document templates and automation tools across platforms.
• Ensure apps integrate with iManage Work, Microsoft 365, identity platforms, and endpoint management.
• Package and manage apps using Microsoft Intune and cloud-first delivery models.
• Troubleshoot complex issues, partnering with attorneys, Help Desk, security, and IT teams.
• Develop standards, documentation, and procedures for configuration, testing, deployment, and change management.
• Create scripts and workflows to automate repetitive tasks and improve deployment consistency.
• Evaluate usage and performance to identify automation and UX improvements.
• Support AI-enabled legal tools to boost productivity and document workflows.
• Participate in change management, release planning, and vendor coordination.

Skills

Communication skills

Documentation

Deadline-driven

Independent work

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or equivalent

Tools

iManage Work

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Intune

PowerShell scripting

Job description

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is seeking a Legal Applications Engineer to join its Information Technology department. This hands-on role focuses on design, configuration, support, integration, deployment, and lifecycle management of the firm’s legal applications to boost attorney productivity and optimize document workflows.

The role bridges legal application support with modern workplace engineering, ensuring reliable, secure, and integrated applications across cloud-managed, hybrid, and remote