Legal Engineer - Custom Solutions

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

The Legal Engineer on Harvey's Custom Solutions team blends legal expertise with AI‑driven solution design to build tailored agents, playbooks, and prompts for strategic customers. You will partner with senior stakeholders, prototype and iterate on custom tools, and feed market insights back to product and engineering.

Role Snapshot

• Legal qualification (JD or equivalent)
• AI‑driven custom solution design
• Senior stakeholder partnership
• Hybrid on‑site collaboration
• Product feedback loop
• Prototyping & testing

Must-Have Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal qualification
• 5+ years practicing lawyer at top‑tier firm or in‑house team
• Strong communication and senior stakeholder partnership
• practicing lawyer at top‑tier firm or in‑house legal team

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Experience using AI tools in legal practice
• Curiosity about testing approaches and evaluating deliverable quality
• Interest in AI‑driven change in the legal industry
• experience using AI tools in legal practice

Work Setup

• Location: New York, United States
• Work mode: HYBRID
• Travel: Occasional onsite travel to client locations
• Employment type: Full-Time

Not Specified in JD

• Remote eligibility
• Relocation
• Visa sponsorship
• Security clearance
• Coding test
• Portfolio
• Cover letter

What You'll Likely Work On

• Learn Harvey's platform and solution‑building process
• Scope, design, and build custom agents, playbooks, and prompts for key customers
• Engage senior stakeholders to capture requirements and map processes
• Prototype, test, iterate, and pilot new features before release
• Relay market feedback to Product and Engineering for impactful enhancements
• Collaborate with Legal Engineering and Go‑to‑Market teams to drive growth
• Create reusable assets and best‑practice documentation for future deployments

Good Fit If You Have

• Interest in transforming legal work with AI
• Experience using AI tools in legal practice (nice‑to‑have)
• Strong curiosity about testing approaches and outcome optimization
• Excellent communication and senior stakeholder partnership