Lead complex client engagements as a player-coach while managing a team of Legal Engineers at Legora.
Posted by employer 5 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
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Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Lead Legal Engineer at Legora, the individual will spearhead complex client engagements while managing a team of Legal Engineers, ensuring successful implementation and adoption of legal tech solutions. This position requires a blend of legal expertise, technical acumen, and strong leadership skills, particularly in navigating high-stakes conversations and managing multiple stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a background in law and experience in client-facing roles, particularly within legal tech environments. Legora emphasizes a collaborative culture, aiming for excellence and growth as the company continues to expand its innovative offerings.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 2 months ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Legora's careers page November 2, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 5 other locations at Legora: Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, New York City.
Quick facts
- Is the Lead Legal Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Toronto.
- Where is the role based?
- Legora is hiring for this position in Toronto.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, legal tech.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Legora targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Lead Legal Engineer role at Legora.
From the original posting
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The Role
As Lead Legal Engineer, you’ll operate as a player-coach: leading Legora’s most complex and high-impact client engagements while managing and developing a team of Legal Engineers. You’ll combine deep legal knowledge, product expertise, and people leadership to drive adoption, accelerate time-to-value, and deliver measurable outcomes across your clients and your team.
What You'll Do
Leading enterprise-level pilots and implementations across multiple stakeholders and products, from discovery through go-live, with clear success metrics.
Owning priority client use cases end-to-end, shaping scalable onboarding and implementation frameworks.
Acting as a senior thought partner to clients, building trusted relationships with partners, legal ops, and innovation leaders.
Delivering executive-level demos, workshops, and presentations, clearly articulating value and handling complex objections.
Influencing internal teams (Product, Go-to-Market, Customer Success) on implementation strategy, setup, and handover.
Representing the voice of the customer, surfacing product gaps with evidence and driving them through to resolution.
Building and refining team processes, systems, and operating rhythms that scale delivery quality and team effectiveness as the Legal Engineering function grows.
Providing ongoing coaching, feedback, and career development support to drive individual and team growth.
Managing and developing a team of Legal Engineers, setting clear goals, expectations, and performance standards.
Leading hiring efforts for the Legal Engineering team, helping to attract and onboard top talent.
What You Bring
You’ve built your career at the intersection of law, technology, delivery, and people leadership, and are comfortable owning complex work, leading senior conversations, and navigating ambiguity.
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
Have a background in law, with experience at a top-tier firm, in-house legal team, or legal tech environment.
Have direct people management experience, including hiring, developing, and performance-managing a team in a client-facing or delivery environment.
Bring senior experience delivering complex client implementations or programmes with multiple stakeholders.
Are product-savvy and tech-curious, with a strong grasp of generative AI and legal workflows.
Communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Excel at stakeholder and programme management, influencing priorities and navigating high-stakes conversations.
Bring experience in legal tech or a technology-driven environment — a strong plus, though not required.
Bring structure to complexity, move quickly without sacrificing quality, and focus on outcomes over perfection.
What’s In It For You
Global collaboration: Partner with teams and clients domestic and internationally.
In-person environment: Toronto office designed for ambitious builders.
Professional License & Certification Reimbursement
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