Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the world’s best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.
Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision. By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.
1,000+ customers across 50+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. We’ve scaled to $100M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI and Graceview.
We partner with world-class performers: including Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Ludvig Åberg (and his caddie), and campaigns featuring Jude Law.
Joining Legora means three things.
We lean in: ownership over titles, outcomes over intentions.
We fight for excellence: high standards, direct, ego-free feedback.
We grow together: as a team and with our customers.
Mission before ego. Everyone contributes. No one coasts.
If you’re driven by impact, pace, and raising the bar. This is the place.
The RoleLegora has grown from 40 to 900 people in 18 months, and there are more than 40 open executive searches running right now. The roles that define how the organisation is built, Director and above, need a dedicated owner.
Based in New York, you'll join the Head of Executive Recruiting to shape how Legora hires its leaders, owning Director-level hiring across every function while getting close exposure to the most senior searches in the company.
You're not inheriting a process or playbook for leadership hiring. You're building one.
What You’ll DoOwn end-to-end executive search for Director-level and above roles across Legora's functions globally, running processes that are rigorous and hold a high talent bar.
Partner with external executive search firms on select senior hires, making sure they hire to the same standards whether the process runs internally or externally.
Put in place the scorecards, assessment frameworks, and candidate experience that make senior hiring work at scale, from the ground up.
Build relationships across the investor talent community, surfacing senior talent and staying close to the best leaders in the market.
Develop a strong external network across your functions and geographies, forming relationships with senior talent before there's an open role, not after.
Raise the standard on senior hiring across the broader TA team, sharing what you learn and supporting recruiters on complex searches.
Partner with reward, legal, and people operations so offer processes for your hires move with the speed and discretion candidates at this level expect.
What You BringYou've built a track record in executive recruiting in-house at a high-growth, VC-backed tech company, hiring at Director level and understanding why that process needs to feel different: how you engage candidates, how you manage stakeholders through something confidential.
You can hold a credible conversation with senior leaders about how their function should be built and what strong leadership looks like in it.
You've either got relationships in the investor talent community already or a track record of building them fast, and you know how to brief and manage external search firms rather than just hand a role over.
Trust is your currency. You establish credibility quickly with people you've just met, you handle confidential information properly, and you're honest with candidates even when the answer isn't the one they want.
What’s In It For YouGlobal collaboration: Partner with teams and clients across Europe, APAC, and North America.
Competitive package: Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.
Meaningful work: Your efforts shape how thousands of lawyers use AI daily.
In-person environment: Union Square office designed for ambitious builders and company provided lunch daily.
Benefits & Perks: We invest in our people with a comprehensive, thoughtfully designed benefits package:
Medical, Dental & VisionMultiple medical plan options through Aetna and Kaiser Permanente
HSA or Healthcare FSA (based on plan selection)
Dental plans via MetLife
Vision plans via Vision Care
Family Support
Generous parental leave
Free access to Maven Clinic
Dependent Care FSA
Free One Medical membership for employees and dependents
Additional Perks
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Life Insurance + STD/LTD
401(K) with generous company match
Unlimited PTO
Robust voluntary benefits, including identity protection (via Aura), legal coverage via MetLife, pet savings programs, and more
Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- Track record in executive recruiting in-house at a high-growth, venture capital-backed technology company
- Experience hiring Director-level and above leaders
- Ability to advise senior leaders on organizational design, function-building, and leadership capabilities
- Investor talent community relationships or demonstrated ability to build them quickly
- Experience briefing and managing external executive search firms
- Ability to establish credibility and trust quickly with senior candidates and stakeholders
- Ability to handle confidential information appropriately
- Strong candidate communication and relationship-building skills
Legora Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as full medical, dental, and vision for employees and families from day one, with mental health benefits included. Some listings also note access to One Medical and Maven Clinic.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a “generous” company match is prominently featured, alongside life insurance and short‑ and long‑term disability. These financial protections are consistently cited across employer materials and third‑party profiles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO and generous paid parental leave are emphasized, with paid sick days also appearing in several postings. On‑paper time‑off provisions are positioned as a core part of the package.
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