Associate, Legal Knowledge Engineering
Litera
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • Illinois • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $95,000 - $120,000 per year
About the role
- Working with our product/engineering/design teams to help set the vision for new legal tech products and features within Kira and the rest of Litera.
- Experimenting and testing Generative AI to ensure our products are built the best they can be.
- Develop new “smart fields” (machine learning algorithms that can find information) and data points for documents relating to securities and/or financing transactions.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of developments in your legal domain, and continuously identify new opportunities to build smart fields.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, gain efficiencies, and share best practices.
Requirements
- Two or more years practicing in transactional law, ideally gained at a law firm, in house, or at a legal service provider.
- Experience working in debt financing is an asset
- Have a JD and have been called to the bar in at least one state/province.
- Experience with legal operations, legal program management, and/or contract management systems is an asset.
- Strong Interest in legal technology and artificial intelligence.
- You have strong client service skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- You have the ability to learn new technologies quickly and are not intimidated by trying something new.
- You have extraordinary attention to detail and are highly organized.
- You are relentless and a creative problem solver, and your analytical skills are exceptional.
- You have strong time management skills and can successfully juggle multiple priorities.
- You are highly responsible, self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
- You empathize with people. Your first instinct when asked for something is to try to find a way to say yes.
Benefits
- Generous allocation of paid time off
- Flexible work hours
- Available merit-based cash bonus plan
- Comprehensive medical coverage and Employee Assistance Program
- Many opportunities for rewards and recognition
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningGenerative AIsmart fieldsdata analysistransactional lawdebt financinglegal operationslegal program managementcontract management systems
Soft Skills
client servicewritten communicationverbal communicationattention to detailorganizational skillsproblem solvinganalytical skillstime managementself-motivationempathy
Certifications
JDbar admission