Software Engineer

LHH; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH is seeking a software/solutions professional to create, enhance, and support internal web-based and desktop solutions aligned with the firm’s legal practice teams. You will work with RESTful APIs, SQL databases, and system integrations (including iManage and Microsoft 365) to streamline processes and reduce manual effort.

You will also evaluate and deploy AI-driven solutions, design RAG architectures, and ensure AI initiatives comply with confidentiality, security, and regulatory

Qualifications

• Experience with web application development, RESTful API design, and database management (SQL or similar).
• Architect and implement system connections across the organization’s technology stack, including document management platforms (such as iManage) and Microsoft 365 services.
• Build and support APIs, scripts, and automated processes to reduce manual effort across legal and administrative functions.
• Partner closely with attorneys, practice leaders, and business stakeholders to capture requirements, scope initiatives, and sequence development priorities.

Responsibilities

• Create, enhance, and support internal web-based and desktop solutions aligned with the operational needs of the firm’s legal practice teams.
• Experience with web application development, RESTful API design, and database management (SQL or similar).
• Architect and implement system connections across the organization’s technology stack, including document management platforms (such as iManage) and Microsoft 365 services.
• Build and support APIs, scripts, and automated processes to reduce manual effort across legal and administrative functions.
• Partner closely with attorneys, practice leaders, and business stakeholders to capture requirements, scope initiatives, and sequence development priorities.
• Assess, pilot, and deploy AI-driven solutions and large language model integrations to improve legal research, drafting, review, and other attorney workflows.
• Design and manage prompt strategies, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures, and AI-enabled process automation in collaboration with firm leadership.
• Stay current on advancements in legal technology and artificial intelligence, providing strategic recommendations that balance innovation, value, and risk.
• Ensure all AI-related implementations adhere to client confidentiality standards, internal security policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Produce and maintain comprehensive documentation for internally developed systems, including technical designs, deployment instructions, and end-user materials.
• Conduct peer code reviews and execute testing across development stages (unit, integration, and user acceptance) prior to production releases.
• Proactively monitor application health, resolving defects, performance issues, and security concerns while responding to user feedback in a timely manner.

Skills

Web application development

RESTful API design

Database management (SQL)

Tools

iManage

Microsoft 365

Job description

• Create, enhance, and support internal web-based and desktop solutions that align with the operational needs of the firm’s legal practice teams.
• Experience with web application development, RESTful API design, and database management (SQL or similar).
• Architect and implement system connections across the organization’s technology stack, including document management platforms (such as iManage) and Microsoft 365 services.
• Build and support APIs, scripts, and automated processes to reduce manual effort across legal and administrative functions.
• Partner closely with attorneys, practice leaders, and business stakeholders to capture requirements, scope initiatives, and sequence development priorities.

Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technology Enablement

• Assess, pilot, and deploy AI-driven solutions and large language model integrations to improve legal research, drafting, review, and other attorney workflows.
• Design and manage prompt strategies, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures, and AI-enabled process automation in collaboration with firm leadership.
• Stay current on advancements in legal technology and artificial intelligence, providing strategic recommendations that balance innovation, value, and risk.
• Ensure all AI-related implementations adhere to client confidentiality standards, internal security policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Application Support, Stability & Quality Control

• Produce and maintain comprehensive documentation for internally developed systems, including technical designs, deployment instructions, and end-user materials.
• Conduct peer code reviews and execute testing across development stages (unit, integration, and user acceptance) prior to production releases.
• Proactively monitor application health, resolving defects, performance issues, and security concerns while responding to user feedback in a timely manner.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state,

and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers