Legal Engineer, Intellectual Property
About The Position
Legora is hiring a Legal Engineer to help sophisticated intellectual property teams—including IP boutiques, AmLaw IP groups, and in-house IP departments—get the most out of its AI-native legal workspace. The role spans legal operations, product specialization, solutions architecture, and client engagement. The successful candidate will bring practical IP knowledge and help clients apply technology across trademark and patent prosecution and litigation, copyright, privacy, advertising and media, and brand protection. The Legal Engineer will act as a thought partner to IP lawyers and teams, own client relationships in partnership with Go To Market and Customer Success, and help clients adopt Legora from pilots through onboarding and broader firm-wide use. They will represent IP users’ perspectives within Legora, informing product development and strategic priorities, and deliver product demonstrations and training tailored to different audiences and workflows. The role also involves documenting practices from leading IP teams, helping develop scalable playbooks, and guiding clients through the effects of AI on legal work, including prosecution, brand enforcement, portfolio management, and IP litigation. The position is based in an in-person Union Square office and involves collaboration with domestic and international teams and clients.
Requirements
- Background in an IP subgroup such as trademark prosecution or litigation, patent prosecution or litigation, copyright, privacy, advertising and media, or brand protection, gained at an IP boutique, an AmLaw IP group, or an in-house IP team.
- At least 3 years of legal practice at a law firm.
- Technology-curious and product-savvy, with an interest in technical discussions, especially around generative AI, technology implementation, innovation, and productivity.
- Clear, confident communication skills with diverse stakeholders, including IP partners, in-house counsel, lawyers, and engineers.
- Ability to bring structure to ambiguity and remain an effective presence in a fast-moving environment.
- Ability to evaluate and improve processes using new and emerging technologies.
- Proactive, self-directed approach and comfort managing multiple client relationships at once.
- Commitment to quality while avoiding unnecessary perfectionism and delivering work that improves over time.
- Understanding of the commercial realities of legal practice, including efficient team leverage, demonstrating client value, managing complex matters, and balancing technical excellence with commercial delivery.
Nice To Haves
- For patent prosecutor candidates: registration to practice before the USPTO and a science or engineering degree in areas such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, physics, chemistry, or life sciences.
- For patent prosecutor candidates: hands-on experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications, including writing claims and responding to office actions.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a thought partner to IP partners, prosecution leads, and litigation teams; build trusted relationships and address their practice-specific challenges.
- Identify opportunities for IP teams to scale their use of the Legora platform across their practices.
- Partner with Go To Market and Customer Success to own client relationships, run pilots, onboard team members, and guide firm-wide adoption.
- Share insights from IP users with internal teams to inform product development, roadmap priorities, and strategic direction.
- Deliver product demonstrations and training for audiences ranging from individual partners to global IP groups and associates.
- Document best practices from leading IP practices, contribute to scalable playbooks, and help develop the function globally.
- Help IP teams assess the return on investment and competitive impact of AI and understand its effects on prosecution, brand enforcement, portfolio management, and IP litigation.
Benefits
- Competitive package with comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.
- Opportunity to collaborate with teams and clients domestically and internationally.
- Meaningful work shaping how lawyers use AI.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
