Legal Engineer

Lawhive

Legal Engineer at the intersection of law, technology, and operations in a growing AI-native law firm. Working closely with teams to design and implement scalable legal solutions.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £60,000 - £140,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner directly with lawyers and legal teams to understand workflows, pain points and opportunities for improvement
Design, implement and optimise legal processes powered by AI and automation
Translate legal and operational requirements into scalable systems and workflows
Work closely with product, engineering and AI teams to shape new features and capabilities
Support the onboarding and integration of newly acquired law firms onto the Lawhive platform
Build and maintain automations, workflows and internal tools that improve lawyer productivity
Analyse operational and legal data to identify opportunities for efficiency and better client outcomes
Help define best practices for how AI should be embedded into legal work
Act as a bridge between legal, operational and technical teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience working in a legal, consulting, operations, product, legal technology or process improvement environment
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Ability to break down complex workflows and identify opportunities for improvement
Comfortable working with technology and learning new tools quickly
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Ability to operate in a fast-moving environment with a high degree of ownership
Curiosity about AI and its application within professional services
Experience with legal technology, automation platforms, workflow tools or process design is beneficial but not essential

Benefits

Comp & perks

💰 Meaningful early-stage equity at one of Europe’s fastest growing startups
✈️ 33 days’ annual leave (25 + bank holidays) plus your birthday off
💰 Pension contribution via Nest
💻 Top-spec Macbook
⛳️ Regular team building activities and socials!

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Hard Skills & Tools

AIautomationprocess designworkflow optimizationdata analysisscalable systems

Soft Skills

problem-solvinganalytical skillsstakeholder managementcommunicationcuriosityownership