Senior Legal Engineer

Join Ontra, a leading legal technology company, as a Senior Legal Engineer. In this multifaceted role, you will collaborate with product and service delivery teams to develop AI-powered legal workflows, create training materials, monitor industry trends, and drive operational efficiency. You will act as a technical subject matter expert and provide consulting support on AI-native services and Contract Automation projects. Enjoy remote flexibility, continuous learning opportunities, and support for important life moments.

• Collaborate with product and service delivery teams to develop and refine contract review, drafting, and negotiation workflows.
• Create and deliver training materials to educate Ontra employees and legal network members on contract workflows and practical AI use.
• Drive operational efficiency by piloting AI-first legal workflows, evaluating outputs against legal playbooks, and measuring quality and turnaround time.

• If you are a detail-oriented systems thinker who moves fast, experiments, and enjoys brainstorming how AI can make legal work faster and more accurate while retaining a human touch, we’d love to get to know you!
• Relevant Experience: 3+ years of directly relevant legal experience with a focus on transactional law. Experience drafting, reviewing, or negotiating NDAs, vendor contracts, and other commercial contracts, and conducting M&A due diligence, is a plus. Experience in private practice and/or in-house in an investment bank or asset manager is a plus
• Practical AI Experience: Hands-on use of AI tools such as Claude, GPT, Harvey, or Legora in legal or professional work is required. Comfortable refining prompts, checking outputs for accuracy, and recognizing when human legal judgment is needed; experience with every named tool is not required
• Organizational and Problem-Solving Skills: Demonstrated organizational excellence and high ownership, with a proactive approach to building systems, problem-solving, teamwork, and results orientation
• AI Workflow Building: Experience building a reusable AI skill or custom workflow, or experimenting with Codex or Claude Code to create a small app or more involved workflow is preferred. Exploratory or personal projects are welcome; coding experience is not required
• Educational Background: Possession of a JD, LLM, or LLB, with US qualifications preferred but not mandatory
• Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities; prior experience in a customer-facing role is advantageous
• Occasional travel is required for Ontra employees, including typically at least twice per year to attend team and larger group off-sites for in-person collaboration. For some roles, additional travel may be required based on the requirements of the role and business need