Litigation Engineer

DISCO

Austin, TX

On-site

Who this role is best for

Legal professionals with technical acumen in AI and litigation workflows will find this role bridges legal practice and product strategy.

Best fit for

Legal professionals with hands-on experience in litigation workflows and AI tooling
— “Hands-on experience with litigation workflows, legal strategy development, or fact development.”
Candidates who can translate complex legal needs into technical product requirements
— “translate field observations into scalable software and go-to-market playbooks.”
Individuals comfortable working directly with law firm stakeholders in ambiguous environments
— “operate effectively in early-stage, ambiguous environments with minimal structured playbooks.”

Things to consider

No visa sponsorship available — candidate must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
— “Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.”
The role demands significant collaboration with both legal and technical teams simultaneously
— “Serves as the core bridge between customer users and internal product/engineering teams.”

How to stand out

Highlight experience in custom workflow design for law firms in your resume and interviews
— “Codifies hands-on customization into reusable workflow templates.”
Demonstrate your ability to influence stakeholders without formal authority in your application materials
— “Ability to manage and influence cross-functional partners and skeptical law firm stakeholders without formal authority.”
Showcase your understanding of AI systems and their integration into legal processes
— “Fluent understanding of retrieval systems, agentic tools, prompt patterns, and model operations.”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

Embed directly with litigation teams at law firms
Translate enterprise-specific needs into standardized platform capabilities

Typical background

Experience in complex commercial litigationBackground in legal innovation or practice technology

Skills & requirements

Required

Complex Commercial Litigation ExperienceLegal Innovation Or Practice Technology BackgroundLitigation WorkflowsScripting Or API ExperienceFluent In English

Preferred

Litigation Workflow EngineeringAI System Architecture And DiagnosticsExecutive Communication And InfluenceProduct-led Field Execution

Stack & domain

LitigationAIPythonJavaScriptLitigation WorkflowsLegal StrategyFact DevelopmentCommunicationInfluenceLegal

About the role

Original posting from DISCO

Your Impact
The Litigation Engineer bridges legal litigation practice and AI product strategy. Acting as a forward-deployed subject matter expert, they embed directly with litigators at law firms to configure, validate, and optimize the DISCO Unified Litigation Solution. They drive core product adoption, and translate field observations into scalable software and go-to-market playbooks.
What You'll Do
Embedded Litigation Support: Embeds directly with litigation teams at law firms via hands-on working sessions to diagnose case needs, configure system capabilities, and map evidence to causes of action on live legal matters.
Product-Customer Liaison: Serves as the core bridge between customer users and internal product/engineering teams; reports real-world usage insights, prioritizes feature requests, and informs product roadmap directions.
Playbook & Enablement Development: Codifies hands-on customization into reusable workflow templates, prompt patterns, practice-area playbooks, and enablement materials for broader account team usage.
Strategic Deal & Expansion Support: Partners with executive leadership and sales teams as the technical and domain expert on early-stage deals, firm expansion efforts, and multi-practice group adoption.
Custom Solution Design: Collaborates with client legal teams to design custom agents, tools, and workflows, translating enterprise-specific needs into standardized platform capabilities.
Who You Are
Experience in complex commercial litigation, mass torts, or regulatory investigations.
Background in legal innovation or practice technology at a law firm.
Hands-on experience with litigation workflows, legal strategy development, or fact development.
Familiarity with scripting or APIs (e.g., Python, JavaScript) or hands-on experimentation with agent frameworks and tool protocols.
Even Better If You Have…
Litigation Workflow Engineering: Mastery of cause-of-action mapping, factual chronologies, and evidence analysis within litigation practice.
AI System Architecture & Diagnostics: Fluent understanding of retrieval systems, agentic tools, prompt patterns, and model operations.
Executive Communication & Influence: Ability to manage and influence cross-functional partners and skeptical law firm stakeholders without formal authority.
Product-Led Field Execution: Ability to operate effectively in early-stage, ambiguous environments with minimal structured playbooks.
Authorization to Work in the U.S.: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. DISCO is not currently sponsoring visas, including, but not limited to, H-1B, TN, or EAD, and we are not accepting visa transfers.
Perks of DISCO
Open, inclusive, and fun environment
Benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as 401(k)
Competitive salary plus RSUs
Flexible PTO
Opportunity to be a part of a company that is revolutionizing the legal industry
Growth opportunities throughout the company
About DISCO
DISCO provides a cloud-native, artificial intelligence-powered legal solution that simplifies ediscovery, legal document review and case management for enterprises, law firms, legal services providers and governments. Our scalable, integrated solution enables legal departments to easily collect, process and review enterprise data that is relevant or potentially relevant to legal matters.
At DISCO, we believe AI is a core enabler of how work gets done. All employees are expected to proactively adopt and responsibly use AI tools to drive efficiency, improve outcomes, and continuously evolve how they operate in their role.
Are you ready to help us fulfill our mission to use technology to strengthen the rule of law? Join us!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Source: DISCO careers