Legal Engineer, Asset Management & Private Equity
Legora · On-site · New York City · $197k–$266k
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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.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Let's get the tricky part out of the way: this role doesn't fit neatly into a traditional box. It's part legal ops, part product specialist, part solutions architect, and part client whisperer. If you enjoy roles that stay static, this probably isn't it. Your mission is to help our clients, some of the most sophisticated asset managers, fund counsel teams, deal teams, and law firm practices in the world, get the absolute most out of our platform.
Some of what you'll be up to
- Acting as a thought partner to general counsel, chief compliance officers, and fund formation partners - both in-house and at law firms - building trusted relationships, addressing tricky pain points, and identifying high-value opportunities for them to scale their use of Legora across strategies, funds, and jurisdictions.
- Working together with Go To Market and Customer Success in taking full ownership of client relationships - from running pilots with legal and compliance teams, to onboarding new team members across legal, compliance, and investment operations functions, and ultimately guiding firm-wide adoption across private equity, private credit, hedge fund, real estate, and infrastructure managers, as well as the fund formation and asset management groups at leading law firms.
- Be the voice of asset management users inside Legora - sharing insights from fund formation teams, in-house counsel, and compliance functions that directly inform product development, roadmap priorities, and strategic direction.
- Delivering clear, confident product demos and training that bring the power of our platform to l
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perfectionism - you get things done, and you make them better over time.
- Understand the commercial realities of asset management: fundraising timelines, investor expectations, regulatory scrutiny, pressure on legal and compliance budgets, and the balance between speed and rigor when capital is on the line.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
- Global collaboration: Partner with teams and clients domestic and internationally.
- Competitive package: Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.
- Meaningful work: Your efforts shape how thousands of lawyers use AI daily.
- In-person environment: NYC office designed for ambitious builders.
- Benefits & Perks: We invest in our people with a comprehensive, thoughtfully designed benefits package: Medical, Dental & Vision
- Multiple 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.