Law firms are hiring legal AI engineers — but few roles cover all six key competencies
jkubicki · x · 2026-09-08
The author notes a proliferation of AI-related roles at law firms and questions whether they are meaningful positions or PR window-dressing.
His approach: read each job description individually. Each role contains a different combination of the six competencies that make up a fully capable legal AI engineer, and few if any cover all six. His take: the six competencies don't need to live in one person, but a firm needs all six somewhere to do legal AI properly.
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