
Legal Engineer - Custom Solutions
Harvey
Posted 2026-06-03
USD 220,000 - USD 320,000 per year
Corporate & Support
Job Description
Ovii's Interpretation of the Role
The Legal Engineer builds custom AI agents, playbooks and prompts for strategic legal customers, translating stakeholder needs into scalable solutions. You will partner with senior stakeholders, prototype and iterate, and feed market feedback into product development.
Role Snapshot
- Design and build custom AI agents for strategic clients
- Partner with senior stakeholders to define requirements
- Prototype, test and iterate solutions
- Gather market feedback for product roadmap
- Create reusable assets and best‑practice libraries
- Collaborate with Go‑to‑Market and Product teams
Must-Have Requirements
- JD or equivalent legal qualification
- 5+ years of experience as a practicing lawyer
- practicing lawyer
- legal qualification
Nice-to-Have Signals
- Experience using AI tools in legal practice
- Curiosity about testing various approaches
- Interest in AI‑driven legal change
- AI tool usage in legal practice
Work Setup
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Work mode: HYBRID
- Remote scope: UNSPECIFIED
- Travel: Opportunities to travel onsite
- Employment type: Full-Time
Not Specified in JD
- Visa sponsorship
- Relocation
- Travel
What You'll Likely Work On
- Scope, design and build custom agents, playbooks and prompts for key strategic customers
- Develop strong relationships with senior stakeholders to capture requirements and map processes
- Prototype, test, iterate and pilot new Harvey features before general release
- Communicate market feedback to Product and Engineering to influence roadmap
- Partner with Go‑to‑Market and other Legal Engineering teams to drive measurable growth
- Create and maintain reusable assets and best‑practice documentation for future deployments
Good Fit If You Have
- Curiosity about testing approaches and optimizing customer outcomes
- Interest in driving AI‑enabled change in the legal industry
- Strong communication skills and proven senior stakeholder partnership
Skills
- JD or equivalent legal qualification
- 5+ years practicing lawyer
- AI tool usage in legal practice
- Prompt engineering / custom agent development
- Stakeholder communication and partnership