Legal Engineering Manager, In-House (Corporate)
About the role
This role sits at the intersection of legal expertise, customer engagement, and commercial strategy. It involves leading and growing high-performing teams of Legal Engineers who partner closely with Account Executives throughout the sales process, bringing legal credibility, product expertise, and consultative support to customer engagements.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Legal Engineers, setting a high bar for customer engagement, legal credibility, and commercial impact.
- Partner closely with Sales leadership and Account Executives to support strategic accounts, develop deal strategy, and drive successful customer outcomes.
- Oversee and support your team, as they engage in complex customer engagements by conducting discovery, leading product demonstrations, and advising customers on how Harvey can improve legal workflows across in-house legal teams.
- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, including General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, legal operations leaders, and other legal and business leaders.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Applied Legal Research, Marketing, and Enablement to improve positioning, workflows, customer solutions, and go-to-market strategy.
- Contribute to Harvey’s presence in the market through customer workshops, thought leadership, speaking engagements, and industry events.
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer with 7+ PQE, including significant experience practicing corporate law, commercial contracting, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, emerging companies and venture capital, capital markets, or other corporate transactional work, or advising on corporate governance, including experience working in-house.
- Prior experience managing a team, with a track record of developing talent and driving performance.
- Deep familiarity with legal technology and AI tools, with the ability to quickly develop expertise in Harvey’s platform and workflows.
- Strong understanding of the workflows, challenges, and priorities of in-house legal teams.
- Strong commercial instincts and the ability to engage credibly with senior stakeholders across legal and business organizations.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, including experience leading trainings, workshops, demos, or customer-facing sessions.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with a pragmatic and solutions-oriented mindset.
- A strong point of view on the future of the legal industry and the impact of AI on legal services.
Qualifications
- Must have a law degree from an accredited institution.
- Must have a valid law license in good standing.
- Must have a minimum of 7 years of relevant legal experience.
- Must have experience managing a team and developing talent.
- Must have experience with legal technology and AI tools.
- Must have experience with in-house legal teams.
- Must have excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Must have experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Skills
- Legal expertise, particularly in corporate law, commercial contracting, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, emerging companies and venture capital, capital markets, or other corporate transactional work.
- Experience working in-house in a legal capacity.
- Experience managing a team and developing talent.
- Experience with legal technology and AI tools.
- Experience with in-house legal teams.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Pragmatic and solutions-oriented mindset.
- A strong point of view on the future of the legal industry and the impact of AI on legal services.
Benefits
Depending on your location, an Applicant Privacy Notice may apply to you. Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made by emailing accommodations@harvey.ai.
Pay
$315,000 - $385,000 USD OTE 75/25 Split Depending on your location.
Schedule
Full-time position.