Legal Engineer, Asset Management & Private Equity

The role

This role acts as a hybrid of legal ops, product specialist, solutions architect, and client manager. You will help asset managers and law firms maximize the use of the Legora platform through relationship building, product demos, and workflow optimization.

What you will do

• Act as a thought partner to general counsel, chief compliance officers, and fund formation partners.
• Build trusted relationships and identify opportunities to scale platform use.
• Take ownership of client relationships from pilots to firm-wide adoption.
• Serve as the voice of asset management users to inform product development and roadmap.
• Deliver product demos and training to legal, compliance, and deal teams.
• Document best practices and contribute to scalable playbooks.
• Help teams evaluate ROI and map AI impact on functions like fund formation and regulatory compliance.
• Navigate requirements of regulated financial institutions including confidentiality and SEC oversight.
• Partner with deal teams on transaction workflows including diligence grids and closing checklists.

Required qualifications

• Hold a law degree (JD or equivalent)
• 3+ years of experience in a private funds or M&A/ECVC practice at a law firm, in-house at an asset management firm, or in a regulatory or compliance function
• Understand asset management context including fund lifecycles, GP/LP dynamics, side letter and MFN obligations, subscription documents, DDQs, and the regulatory landscape
• Communicate clearly and confidently with diverse stakeholders
• Proactive and self-directed
• Understand how to evaluate and improve existing processes using new technologies
• Understand the commercial realities of asset management

Nice to have

• Exposure to multiple fund strategies, structures, deal types, or jurisdictions

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Multiple medical plan options through Aetna and Kaiser Permanente
• HSA or Healthcare FSA
• Dental plans via MetLife
• Vision plans via Vision Care
• Generous parental leave
• Free access to Maven Clinic
• Dependent Care FSA
• Free One Medical membership for employees and dependents
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Life Insurance + STD/LTD
• 401(K) with generous company match

About the company

Legora is an AI-native workspace for legal professionals. The company works with legal teams across 80+ countries to automate workflows and analyze documents.