Legal Engineer (Lawyer)
Are you passionate about digital transformation and eager to work on groundbreaking projects in the legal tech space? Do you want to be a part of a motivated, innovative team that is transforming the future of legal services? Here's your chance!
About PONS
PONS is an AI-powered legal platform transforming the legal services market by bridging the gap between legal assistance providers and receivers. We aim to work around the clock to make legal work more accessible and affordable while creating more opportunities for legal professionals.
Join us and be a part of a team that is making a difference in the legal world. We are looking for passionate, talented individuals who are ready to take on exciting challenges and contribute to our mission. Together, we can transform the future of legal services.
The Role
We’re seeking a Legal Engineer (Lawyer) to shape our AI tools and platform features. If you’re a qualified lawyer with a tech-savvy mindset, ready to design AI-driven workflows for dispute resolution, this hybrid role is for you.
Responsibilities and Tasks
- Platform Shaping: Collaborate on designing AI features and intuitiveness.
- AI Tool Development: Provide legal expertise to train and optimize LLMs for accurate legal insights, document processing, and custom workflows.
- Compliance and Ethics: Ensure AI tools comply with legal standards, ethics, and data privacy regulations in jurisdictions.
- Workflow Design: Define user experiences for legal professionals, integrating firm-level roles and case stages into the PONS Application.
- Collaboration: Work with engineers, product teams, and data scientists to align AI with real-world legal needs.
- Research and Innovation: Stay updated on legal tech trends; propose enhancements to platform capabilities.
- Testing and Validation: Review AI outputs for legal accuracy; troubleshoot issues in tools like document branding and evidence gathering.
- Documentation: Create guidelines for legal users and contribute to platform training materials.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree; active bar membership preferred.
- Experience:
- 3+ years in legal practice, ideally in dispute resolution or ADR.
- Familiarity with AI tools and legal tech platforms.
- Strong understanding of legal workflows, ethics, and regulations.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Skills:
- Ability to translate legal concepts into tech requirements.
- Strong communication for cross-functional teams.
- Eagerness to learn AI/ML basics in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in legal tech, AI ethics, or data privacy.
- Basic knowledge of programming or AI frameworks.
- Background in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) or litigation tech.
- Contributions to legal publications or tech projects.
- Familiarity with tools like LLMs for legal research.
What We Offer
- Innovative team at the forefront of legal tech transformation.
- Opportunities for hybrid legal-tech career growth and learning.
- Flexible hours and remote work options.
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Collaborative culture with impact on real-world legal challenges.
- Department
- Engineering
- Remote status
- Hybrid
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