Junior Associate, Legal Knowledge Engineering

Litera•Boston, MA

9d•$95,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Junior Associate, Legal Knowledge Engineering at Litera, you will be part of a dynamic team that is passionate about driving innovation in the legal technology space. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge tools and collaborate with industry experts to deliver solutions that make a real difference in the legal profession.

Requirements

You have two or more years practicing as a litigation associate, ideally gained at a law firm, in house, or at a legal service provider.
Have a JD and have been called to the bar in at least one state/province.
Strong interest in legal technology and artificial intelligence.
You have strong client service skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
You have the ability to learn new technologies quickly and are not intimidated by trying something new.
You have extraordinary attention to detail and are highly organized.
You are relentless and a creative problem solver, and your analytical skills are exceptional.
You have strong time management skills and can successfully juggle multiple priorities.
You are highly responsible, self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
You empathize with people. Your first instinct when asked for something is to try to find a way to say yes.

Nice To Haves

Having some experience reviewing contracts is a plus.
Experience with legal operations, legal program management, and/or contract management systems is an asset.

Responsibilities

Working with our product/engineering/design teams to help set the vision for new legal tech products and features within Kira and the rest of Litera.
Mapping out a lawyer’s current workflow to ensure our product and design teams understand how lawyers operate.
Experimenting and testing Generative AI to ensure our products are built the best they can be.
Creating prompts to allow for the accurate extraction of information from a document set.
Develop new “smart fields” (machine learning algorithms that can find information) and data points for documents relating to securities and/or financing transactions.
Maintain a thorough understanding of developments in your legal domain, and continuously identify new opportunities to build smart fields.
Identify opportunities to improve processes, gain efficiencies, and share best practices.