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Legal Engineer a new title on company job boards

Engineering · Emerging, unverified · not on Hacker News yet · 48 open roles at 3 companies · median $270k

First sighting

A lawyer who builds: turns legal workflows into prompts, evals and product for legal AI tools.

first seen Nov 2017, Hacker Newstook off Nov 2024

Why it exists

Written by rule from our own data

First seen in our data in November 2017, in a Hacker News Who is hiring post from Ironclad. It took off in November 2024, when its share of Who is hiring posts first reached a quarter of its best year. Today 48 open roles use the title at 3 companies, most of them in AI applications.

  1. PostingAsk HN: Who is hiring? (November 2017)Hacker News, Nov 2017 · backs: first sighting
  2. PostingAssociate Legal EngineerHarvey, Nov 2026 · backs: an open posting with the title

Where it is posted

Sectors

  • AI application46

Cities

  • Munich, Germany4
  • London, United Kingdom4
  • Dallas4
  • San Francisco4
  • Chicago4
  • New York4
  • Boston4
  • Paris, France3
  • Sydney, Australia2
  • Seoul, South Korea2

Countries and remote

  • United States21
  • Germany7
  • United Kingdom4
  • France3
  • Australia2
  • South Korea2
  • Sweden2
  • Spain2
  • Japan1
  • Mexico1
Remote option94%

Posted pay

Middle half $215k to $270k, median $270k from 20 postings that state a base range (USD a year).

Who is hiring for it

Open postings on their own job boards, read 6h ago
#CompanyOpen roles
1HarveyA generative artificial intelligence (AI) product developed by the Counsel AI Corporation for the legal industry.46
2ChamelioPowered by agentic AI, Chamelio's platform is primed to replace outdated legacy contract lifecycle management systems and empower legal teams to embrace AI-powered operations.1
3Pear VCA company hiring most for Founding Engineer and Full Stack Engineer.1

Open roles

8 of 48; company pages list the rest
Open role$180k to $250k

Associate Legal Engineer

San Francisco

HarveyPosting ↗
Open role

Legal Engineer

United States

ChamelioPosting ↗
Open role

Legal Engineer

London

Pear VCPosting ↗
Open role$180k to $250k

Associate Legal Engineer

Chicago

HarveyPosting ↗
Open role$180k to $250k

Associate Legal Engineer

Boston

HarveyPosting ↗
Open role$180k to $250k

Associate Legal Engineer

Dallas

HarveyPosting ↗
Open role$180k to $250k

Associate Legal Engineer

New York

HarveyPosting ↗
Open role$220k to $320k

Legal Engineer (Law Firm, Litigation/Regulatory)

Boston

HarveyPosting ↗
Role
Associate Legal EngineerHarveySan Francisco$180k to $250k
Legal EngineerChamelioUnited States
Legal EngineerPear VCLondon
Associate Legal EngineerHarveyChicago$180k to $250k
Associate Legal EngineerHarveyBoston$180k to $250k
Associate Legal EngineerHarveyDallas$180k to $250k
Associate Legal EngineerHarveyNew York$180k to $250k
Legal Engineer (Law Firm, Litigation/Regulatory)HarveyBoston$220k to $320k

Share of Hacker News hiring posts

16 posts since Apr 2011 · -59% in 6 months
November 2026 1 of 207 postings, 0.48%
3-month averageEach monthFirst sighting

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About this title

A lawyer who builds: turns legal workflows into prompts, evals and product for legal AI tools.

First sighting
Ironclad | Legal Engineer | San Francisco | Full Time | https://ironcladapp.com At Ironclad, our...
Ironclad, Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2017) . Took off in November 2024, when its 12-month share first reached a quarter of its best.

28 open postings titled "Legal Engineer" at Harvey, Palantir (job-board scan, 2026-09-24). One of the postings. Not checked by hand yet.

Median posted salary $270k from 20 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.