Legal Engineer - Litigation

Norton Rose Fulbright, a global law firm with over 3,000 lawyers and business services professionals across 50 offices worldwide, is seeking a Legal Engineer to join their litigation team in Houston, Texas. This role focuses on integrating technology into litigation processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

As a Legal Engineer, you will collaborate with litigation teams to identify and prioritize workflows that can benefit from technological solutions. Your responsibilities include designing, prototyping, testing, and supporting the adoption of AI-enabled litigation workflows using firm-approved tools and platforms. You will develop repeatable prompts, templates, checklists, and workflow patterns for various litigation tasks, such as chronologies, fact development, issue lists, document summaries, deposition preparation, witness preparation, and case strategy support. Additionally, you will work closely with eDiscovery, practice support, and litigation teams to align legal engineering solutions with document review, analytics, case management, and other matter workflows supporting each phase of the litigation cycle.

To be considered for this position, candidates should possess a bachelor's degree, with a Juris Doctor preferred, or equivalent professional experience in litigation support, legal technology, eDiscovery, legal operations, or professional services. A minimum of five years of experience supporting litigation, investigations, arbitration, eDiscovery, legal innovation, legal technology implementation, product delivery, or related workflows is required. Strong understanding of practical litigation work, including fact development, document review, case organization, pleadings, discovery, depositions, expert work, hearing or trial preparation, and matter management is essential. Experience with litigation technology, eDiscovery platforms, AI-enabled legal tools, workflow automation, or case management tools is also necessary. Familiarity with AI quality control concepts, data privacy, security, client confidentiality, and responsible AI considerations in a law firm or professional services context is important. The ability to manage multiple projects and deliver results in a fast-paced legal environment is crucial.

While specific compensation details are not provided, Norton Rose Fulbright is known for offering competitive total reward packages, including a range of employee benefits and discounts available from day one. The firm also provides opportunities for professional development, including secondments and participation in employee diversity networks. Additionally, employees who stay with the firm for more than four years are rewarded with an optional sabbatical of up to six weeks.

Norton Rose Fulbright fosters a culture of quality, unity, and integrity, emphasizing collaboration and mutual respect. The firm is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, aiming to be a leader in these areas and an employer of choice worldwide. Employees have the opportunity to engage in various networks and community outreach programs, contributing to a fulfilling work experience.