Legal Engineer
Clera · San Francisco · onsite
ABOUT THE ROLE
Work across legal, customer, and product teams at an early-stage legal technology company. You will turn legal needs into reliable AI-powered workflows and help ensure clients are set up for success.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Map customer commercial needs into tailored legal workflows and manage onboarding.
- Review and validate AI-flagged legal issues for accuracy and completeness across documents and filings.
- Translate customer feedback and lawyer needs into clear product requirements for engineering.
- Improve prompts, modules, and automated workflows to make the platform more reliable.
- Build and refine legal workflows using Claude, MCP servers, CLI tools, and related AI capabilities.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- At least 2 years of combined experience in legal practice, legal technology, law firm innovation, or an in-house legal function; typically 2 to 8 years of relevant experience.
- A JD, 1 to 2 years of legal practice, or relevant experience at a legal technology company.
- Hands-on experience building with AI tools such as Claude, MCP servers, CLI tools, or code-generation tools. A computer science degree is not required.
- Experience translating legal needs into automated workflows, prompts, or product requirements.
- Strong contract judgment and the ability to assess AI-generated legal output for accuracy and completeness.
- Comfort taking ownership in a fast-moving startup environment.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Base salary: $150,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
LOCATION
On-site in San Francisco, California.