Legal engineer, the new hot job in law: NYT on AI-fluent lawyers
chetanp · x · 2026-11-03
The NYT reports that 'legal engineer' has become one of the hottest jobs in law as AI spreads through legal work: professionals who understand both law and technology well enough to rewrite workflows and teach others to use AI tools.
- Big law firms, legal tech vendors like Legora, and in-house teams at companies like Microsoft and Nvidia are all hiring; roles also appear as 'knowledge and innovation counsel' or 'innovation attorney'
- Daniel Himmel, head of legal engineering for North America at Legora, hired 70 people over the past year; the company has built a 200-person global team since 2024
- Example: Ankita Puri, a lawyer of over a decade, became a legal engineer at Legora
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