Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Modern Family Law ("MFL"), a boutique law firm specializing in Family Law, is seeking an innovative, systems-oriented, and operationally sophisticated Legal Knowledge Engineer to help design and build the next generation of AI-native legal service delivery systems. The role involves translating legal reasoning and workflows into scalable AI-enabled systems while collaborating with various teams to improve accessibility and efficiency in legal services.
Responsibilities
- Translate legal reasoning, workflows, and procedural requirements into structured AI-enabled systems
- Design decision trees, escalation frameworks, workflow logic, and prompt architectures for family law workflows
- Collaborate with attorneys and operational teams to identify opportunities for automation and process improvement
- Help structure and maintain institutional legal knowledge repositories, workflow playbooks, and operational guidance systems
- Develop and refine AI prompts, retrieval systems, and workflow orchestration logic
- Assist in building AI-powered intake systems, document automation workflows, and client communication systems
- Partner with product managers, developers, and AI engineers on implementation and testing
- Help define quality assurance, human-review, and escalation standards for AI-generated work product
- Monitor AI outputs for consistency, quality, compliance, and operational effectiveness
- Participate in testing, iteration, and optimization of AI-assisted legal workflows
- Help document legal workflows, system logic, and governance procedures
- Stay informed regarding emerging AI technologies, legal technology trends, and evolving regulatory considerations impacting AI in legal services
Skills
- Juris Doctor (JD), paralegal certification, legal operations experience, or equivalent practical legal workflow experience
- 3+ years of experience in legal operations, legal technology, workflow design, legal process engineering, product operations, or related fields
- Strong understanding of legal workflows, procedural systems, and operational process design
- Exceptional analytical and systems-thinking abilities
- Ability to translate complex legal concepts into structured workflows and operational logic
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and project management capabilities
- Comfortable working in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments
- Curiosity and enthusiasm regarding AI, automation, and the future of legal services
- Experience with generative AI systems, prompt engineering, workflow automation, or knowledge management platforms
- Familiarity with OpenAI, Anthropic, vector databases, retrieval systems, or orchestration platforms
- Experience in family law or other high-volume consumer-facing legal practice areas
- Experience working with software development teams or product organizations
- Understanding of legal ethics, confidentiality obligations, and AI governance considerations
- Background in legal innovation, legal operations, or AI-assisted workflow design preferred
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Work From Anywhere -- eligible after 6 months
- Comprehensive benefits package includes health insurance, HSA/FSA options, short-term and long-term disability, dental and vision care, life insurance, 401(k), vacation, sick time, and access to an employee assistance program.
- Additional voluntary benefits include accident insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, critical illness insurance, long-term care insurance, and pet insurance.
- Commuter and transit benefits may be available in some locations.
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