Software Engineer, Legal Prompter - French Speaking

Refinitiv; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a bilingual Software Engineer to enhance CoCounsel, leveraging cutting-edge LLMs for legal applications. The role involves developing Python code and crafting French prompts to navigate the European legal landscape, requiring both technical and legal expertise. The ideal candidate is proficient in Python and French, with a strong legal background, ready to work in a hybrid model that supports work-life balance while making a meaningful impact.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working model

Comprehensive benefits package

Career development opportunities

Work-life balance initiatives

Social Impact Institute involvement

Qualifications

• Bilingual in French with proficiency in spoken and written language.
• Legal domain expertise necessary for relevant tasks.
• One to two years of production-level experience in software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop Python code that interacts with LLMs.
• Write French prose prompts for LLM that leverage legal knowledge.
• Liaise with legal professionals and gather requirements.

Skills

Proficiency in Python

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Creative writing

Fluency in French

Education

BA in French or equivalent certification

JD or equivalent legal experience

Tools

APIs

SQL

Job description

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Software Engineer, Legal Prompter - French Speaking

Apply remote type Remote Job: Hybrid locations USA-New York-3 Times Square time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JREQ191923

We are seeking a creative bilingual backend engineer to join the team behind CoCounsel. You will help build applications that interact with state-of-the-art
Large Language Models (LLMs) that deliver cutting-edge and time-saving solutions to attorneys in Europe. CoCounsel is already capable of writing legal
research memos, summarizing and reviewing documents, and red-lining contracts, just to name a few capabilities--all in minutes, not days or weeks. And
we're just getting started.

As a Software Engineer, Legal Prompter, you will develop Python code as well as French prose prompts to LLMs to help expand CoCounsel's early success
and localize CoCounsel to the European legal market. This mix of writing instructions for an interpreter and an LLM is well-suited for someone who can
produce reliable backend code, and can also write creative, lucid, and effective prose instructions.

Our ideal candidate is a bilingual software engineer who can write high-quality Python, work with APIs (consuming and serving), and also has domain
knowledge of the law (JD, legal industry experience such as courtroom interpreter or paralegal, etc.). A legal background is absolutely necessary. Candidate
must be highly proficient in spoken and written French.

About the Role:

Orchestrate LLM-driven experiences that delight our customers

Develop Python code that interacts with state-of-the-art LLMs

Write, test, and iterate French prose prompts for the LLM that leverage your legal domain knowledge, ensuring delivery of accurate, legally sound,

and contextually appropriate responses

Develop Python code that interacts with data sources & services (APIs, SQL databases, etc.)

Liaise with legal professionals and other teams at Thomson Reuters to gather and understand requirements

Integrate the language models into multi-step systems, assessing their performance and making necessary modifications

About You:

Highly proficient in written and spoken French. This can mean you are a native speaker, have a BA in the language or equivalent certification, or can

demonstrate college-level proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in that language.

Legal domain expertise. This can mean experience in legal practice, a JD-holder in a “non-traditional” legal career path, a courtroom interpreter, a

paralegal, or legal industry experience.

One to two years of production level experience in software engineering on an engineering/product team, preferably at a startup

Proficiency in Python - if Python skills are low, then strong experience in other programming languages is necessary

Proficiency with APIs and SQL is a major plus

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative environment

Creative and clear writing skills

Experience using large language models through code is preferred (such as model services from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Cohere; and/or open source

models such as Llama and Mistral)

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What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $80,640 - $149,760.This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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