Junior Associate, Legal Knowledge Engineering

Litera

Associate in Legal Knowledge Engineering at Litera, driving innovation in the legal tech space with AI solutions. Collaborating with product and engineering teams for impactful legal software development.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $95,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
Continuously identify new opportunities to build smart fields
Identify opportunities to improve processes, gain efficiencies, and share best practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

You have two or more years practicing in transactional law
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
You have extraordinary attention to detail and are highly organized
You are relentless and a creative problem solver
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

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous allocation of paid time off
Flexible work hours
Available merit-based cash bonus plan
Comprehensive medical coverage
Employee Assistance Program
Many opportunities for rewards and recognition

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learningGenerative AIsmart fieldsdata analysisdocument management

Soft Skills

client servicewritten communicationverbal communicationattention to detailorganizational skillsproblem solvingtime managementself-motivationempathy

Certifications

JDbar admission