Senior Legal Engineer

Clera
San Francisco, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level to senior legal professionals with technical acumen who can bridge legal requirements and AI-assisted product development.

Best fit for

  • Legal professionals with 2–8 years of experience in tech or law firm innovation who can build AI workflows
    — “at least 2 years of combined experience in legal practice, legal technology, law firm innovation, or in-house legal work”
  • Candidates who can translate legal needs into product requirements and validate AI outputs for reliability
    — “Experience translating legal needs into automated workflows, prompts, or product requirements”
  • Individuals who are comfortable with hands-on technical tools and process refinement in a startup environment
    — “Hands-on experience building with AI tools, MCP servers, command-line tools, or code-generation workflows”

Things to consider

  • On-site presence in San Francisco is required, with no remote flexibility implied
    — “On-site in San Francisco, California, United States”
  • Visa sponsorship is not available, which may limit eligibility for non-US candidates
    — “Visa sponsorship is not available”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in building or refining automated legal workflows using AI tools
    — “Build and refine legal workflows using AI tools, MCP servers, and command-line tools”
  • Emphasize your ability to assess AI-generated legal work for accuracy and completeness
    — “the ability to assess AI-generated legal work for accuracy and completeness”
  • Showcase your track record of converting client feedback into product requirements
    — “Turn customer feedback and legal team needs into clear product requirements for engineering”
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What success looks like

  • turning legal needs into automated workflows
  • validating AI-flagged legal issues
  • improving platform experience
Typical background
legal practicelegal technologylaw firm innovation

Skills & requirements

Required

Legal PracticeLegal TechnologyAI ToolsMCP ServersCommand-line ToolsCode-generation WorkflowsContract JudgmentProduct Requirements

Stack & domain

AI ToolsMCP ServersCommand-line ToolsCode-generation WorkflowsLegal WorkflowsContract JudgmentProblem-solvingCommunicationTeamworkAdaptabilityLegal TechnologyProduct Development

About the role

Original posting from Clera via Ashby

ABOUT THE ROLE

Connect legal expertise, customer needs, and product development at an early-stage legal technology company. You will help turn commercial and legal requirements into reliable AI-assisted workflows, improving the platform experience from onboarding through ongoing use.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Map customer needs into tailored legal workflows and guide clients through platform onboarding.
  • Review and validate AI-flagged legal issues across customer documents and filings for accuracy and completeness.
  • Turn customer feedback and legal team needs into clear product requirements for engineering.
  • Improve prompts, workflow modules, and automated processes to make the platform more reliable.
  • Build and refine legal workflows using AI tools, MCP servers, and command-line tools.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • At least 2 years of combined experience in legal practice, legal technology, law firm innovation, or in-house legal work, with 2 to 8 years of overall relevant experience.
  • A JD or prior legal practice experience, or experience working at a legal technology company.
  • Hands-on experience building with AI tools, MCP servers, command-line tools, or code-generation workflows. A computer science degree is not required.
  • Experience translating legal needs into automated workflows, prompts, or product requirements.
  • Sound contract judgment and the ability to assess AI-generated legal work for accuracy and completeness.
  • Comfort owning problems end to end in a fast-moving startup environment.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Base salary: $150,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

LOCATION

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.

Source: Clera careers (Ashby)

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