Legal Engineer, In-house - Sydney

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Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
In-Office
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Legal Tech • Software
Collaborative AI for exceptional lawyers
The Role
Advises in-house legal teams on improving legal workflows through Legora’s AI platform. Identifies process-innovation opportunities, designs tailored solutions, delivers product demonstrations and training, supports change management, and communicates the business value of legal technology. The role also provides in-house legal expertise to influence product development and roadmap priorities.
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About Us

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.
2,100+ customers across 80+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. We’ve scaled to $200M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI, Graceview, Cadastral, and Wexler.
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.

Legal Engineer (In-House)

We are seeking a Legal Engineer with a strong in-house background to help corporate legal teams transform how they deliver legal work. Your experience inside a corporate legal function (ideally 4+ years PQE, with a grounding in a top law firm) will allow you to:

  • Act as a trusted advisor for in-house legal teams, identifying pain points and uncovering high-value opportunities for process innovation across the full legal workflow, from contract review and commercial negotiation to regulatory compliance, matter management and internal knowledge sharing.

  • Collaborate with General Counsel, legal ops and in-house lawyers to design and implement tailored solutions on the Legora platform, addressing unique challenges like high contract volumes, business stakeholder demands, limited resources and tight commercial deadlines.

  • Share critical insights from your in-house experience to directly shape product development, technical enhancements and future roadmap priorities, ensuring our offerings meet the real-world needs of corporate legal departments.

  • Deliver engaging product demos and training sessions, showing how technology can streamline everything from drafting and playbook-based review to risk assessment and reporting to the business.

  • Drive change management by helping legal teams understand the ROI and competitive edge that advanced technologies and AI bring to in-house legal, including improvements in efficiency, accuracy, cost control and strategic decision-making.

About you

  • 4+ years PQE, with a strong in-house background within a corporate

  • Ideally trained or practised at a top law firm

  • A passion for leveraging technology to transform legal services

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

  • 4+ years post-qualification experience (PQE)
  • Strong in-house corporate legal experience
  • Experience or training at a top law firm
  • Passion for using technology to transform legal services

Legora Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is broad, with multiple medical plan options (Aetna/Kaiser), dental and vision, mental-health benefits, One Medical access, and life plus short/long-term disability.
  • Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits include generous parental leave, Maven Clinic access, a Dependent Care FSA, and One Medical for employees and dependents; some locations also note an onsite Mother’s Room.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards, with a generous stock‑option program and company equity listed in multiple postings and workplace profiles.

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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
1,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2023

What We Do

Legora is the agentic operating system for legal work, supporting lawyers in research, review, and drafting across complex matters. It is used by more than 130,000 legal professionals at more than 2,000 leading law firms and in-house legal teams across over 80 markets.

Why Work With Us

The people who thrive here are serious about their craft and generous with it. They are curious, candid and willing to get involved. They do not wait for perfect conditions before taking responsibility, and they care about making the team stronger as they go.

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