Legal Engineer, Intellectual Property

New York City. Posted a month ago

The role

You will act as a thought partner to IP teams to help them maximize the use of the Legora platform. This role involves managing client relationships, delivering product demos, and providing user insights to inform product development.

What you will do

Act as a thought partner to IP partners, prosecution leads, and litigation teams
Identify high-value opportunities to scale Legora use across practices
Take ownership of client relationships from pilots to firm-wide adoption
Serve as the voice of IP users to inform product development and roadmap priorities
Deliver product demos and training to diverse stakeholders
Document best practices and contribute to scalable playbooks
Help IP teams evaluate the ROI and competitive advantage of AI

Required qualifications

Background in IP including trademark prosecution or litigation, patent prosecution or litigation, copyright, privacy, advertising and media, or brand protection
At least 3+ years of legal practice at a law firm
Tech-curious and product-savvy
Communicate clearly and confidently with diverse stakeholders
Ability to bring structure to ambiguity and energy to complexity
Understand how to evaluate and improve existing processes using new technologies
Proactive and self-directed
Understand the commercial realities of legal practice

Nice to have

Registration to practice before the USPTO (patent bar)
Science or engineering degree (EE, ME, CS, physics, chemistry, or life sciences)
Hands-on experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications

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 increase precision.