Principal Legal Engineer

About the role

Data, Insight, and Transparency You will build the intelligence layer that shows CELA CPS what its AI investments are actually delivering. Working alongside engineering, you will turn platform and connected-service data into a standing view of adoption, throughput, system health, and emerging trends, so that leadership questions are answered from a system that already exists rather than a scramble.

Over time you will shape which data CPS builds against, and the picture you create will guide where the organization invests next. Platform Reliability and Trust Confidence in the platform is what makes adoption possible, and you will own it.

You will partner with engineering to keep the CPS technology stack healthy and improving, turning issues, updates, and releases into a smooth experience for the attorneys and paralegals who depend on it every day. As the platform matures, you will help move the model from reacting to problems toward anticipating them, so reliability rises even as the footprint grows.

AI Capability and First-Party Innovation This is where CPS extends what the platform can do. You will create the agents, Scout capability, Copilot and other AI solution prompts that open new scenarios for the business. You will bring rigor to how prompts and agents are developed, so that what works for one team becomes a durable, reusable asset for all of CPS.

Workflow Innovation and Enablement Technology matters once people use it, and you will be the reason they do. You will work alongside attorneys and other legal professionals to reimagine how legal work moves through CPS, translating what you learn into platform requirements and into training that builds genuine fluency.

Partnering with various champ communities, you will grow a population of confident AI users that is necessary to support 100,000+ clients worldwide. Support colleagues and clients with empathy and respect. Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 6+ years experience as a practicing attorney OR equivalent experience.

Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction. Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 7+ years experience as a practicing attorney OR equivalent experience. 5+ years experience as an attorney in specialized practice area (e.g., tax, employment, copyright). 3+ years in-house counsel experience.

5+ years of experience in legal technology, legal operations, or a technical delivery role in a regulated or professional-services environment. Demonstrated ability to work data end to end: extract it, build reporting on it, and explain what it means to a non-technical audience. Experience owning production support, including bug triage with an engineering team, incident response, and release management.

Practical experience building with AI tools, including agents and prompt development, and the judgment to know when a prompt is not the right answer. Ability to work directly with attorneys and paralegals and translate their needs into technical requirements. Hands-on experience with AI legal tools such as Harvey or Copilot. Experience with the Power Platform, including Power BI reporting and low-code automation.

Fluency in legal operations concepts: matter management, outside-counsel governance, paralegal-support models, and client intake. Experience designing and delivering training for a professional user population.