Legal Engineer - Custom Solutions

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

The Legal Engineer – Custom Solutions designs and delivers AI‑driven tools tailored for strategic legal customers. You’ll translate senior stakeholder needs into custom agents, playbooks, and prompts while feeding market insights back to product and engineering.

Role Snapshot

• Design custom AI agents for legal use cases
• Build playbooks and prompts
• Engage senior stakeholders to gather requirements
• Prototype, test, and iterate solutions
• Relay market feedback to product and engineering
• Create reusable assets and best‑practice libraries

Must-Have Requirements

• JD or equivalent legal qualification
• 5+ years practicing lawyer at top‑tier firm or in‑house
• practicing lawyer at top‑tier firm or in‑house

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Experience using AI tools in legal practice
• Curiosity about testing approaches and optimizing customer outcomes
• experience using AI tools in legal practice

Work Setup

• Location: Chicago, United States
• Work mode: HYBRID
• Remote scope: UNSPECIFIED
• Travel: Travel onsite to senior stakeholder locations
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Visa sponsorship: unknown

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Remote eligibility
• Notice period

What You'll Likely Work On

• Scope, design, and develop custom AI agents, playbooks, and prompts for strategic customers
• Engage senior stakeholders to gather requirements and translate processes into functional solutions
• Prototype, test, and iterate solutions, including piloting new Harvey features
• Communicate market and customer feedback to product and engineering teams
• Partner with Legal Engineering and Go‑to‑Market teams to drive measurable growth
• Document and maintain reusable assets and best‑practice libraries

Good Fit If You Have

• Enjoys exploring AI applications in legal workflows
• Thrives in fast‑moving, ownership‑driven environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder partnership skills