Founding Legal Engineer

Turbo Law Inc

$100K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • J.D. degree with practical legal experience
  • Deep understanding of complex litigation and civil procedure
  • Proven ability to lead and manage a team of specialists
  • Tech-savvy with a strong grasp of legal technology
  • Experience in high-stakes negotiations with legal executives

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Account Executives to close high-value deals
  • Translate legal complexities into logical workflows for AI development
  • Lead teams to evaluate and validate AI outputs
  • Build credibility with Managing Partners and General Counsels during meetings
  • Drive strategic relationships and lead projects independently

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary with equity options
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Remote-first work environment across the US
  • Access to cutting-edge AI technology and potential applications
  • Opportunity to innovate within the legal industry
Full Job Description
The Role

You are a JD who thinks in systems. You understand the visceral pain of document review because you have done it, but unlike most lawyers, you are obsessed with efficiency and logic. You are the "power user" who always found a faster way to get the work done.

You will wear three hats:
  1. Commercial Authority: You will partner with Account Executives to close major deals. You are the peer in the room who establishes credibility with Managing Partners and General Counsels.
  2. Workflow Architect: You will translate legal complexity into logical product flows. You won't write code, but you will define the step-by-step reasoning logic our AI must follow to satisfy a senior associate.
  3. Evaluation Leader: You will lead and organize our internal team of legal specialists (nurses, paralegals, and reviewers) to test, grade, and validate the AI's output, ensuring our quality standards never slip.


The Fluency Stack
  • Legal: Deep experience in complex litigation, civil procedure, and the mechanics of defense law firms.
  • Systems Thinking: You are highly tech-savvy and organized. You can map out a complex legal decision tree on a whiteboard better than most Product Managers.
  • Leadership: Experience managing or directing the work of paralegals, nurse consultants, or junior associates.
  • Commercial: Ability to navigate high-stakes meetings with Managing Partners and explain technology without jargon.


Who Thrives Here

You are a rare hybrid. You started your career in law but found yourself frustrated by the inefficiency of the billable hour.
  • You have a J.D. and Practice Experience: You have billed hours. You know what the day-to-day is like and why missing a citation matters.
  • You are a Tech Power User: You don't need to know how to code, but you are the person colleagues call when they can't figure out complex software. You love tools that automate manual work.
  • You are a Credibility Builder: When you speak, lawyers listen because you speak their language, not marketing fluff.
  • You are an Owner: You do not wait for a meeting to be set up; you drive the relationship and the strategy.
  • (Optional): You have experience managing document review teams or nurse consultants.
  • (Bonus) You are curious about AI and excited to learn how to leverage it in your workflow to move faster and smarter.


How We Work

We're not just building AI for lawyers; we're building an AI-native company. That means high output per person, humans and AI collaborating across every function, and a bias toward automation over headcount. You'll work alongside AI daily to synthesize research, draft documentation, and move faster than teams twice our size.

We give direct feedback, we move quickly, and we trust people to own their work. If you need the slow pace and hierarchy of a traditional law firm, this is not the right seat. If you thrive with autonomy and want to build the future of your former profession, let's talk.

What We Offer
  • Competitive base + meaningful early-stage equity + benefits
  • Full health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Remote-first flexibility across the US
  • Firsthand access to frontier models and the agency to explore new legal use cases
  • The chance to revolutionize the industry you came from

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