R&D Attorney
GC AI · Remote · Remote - United States · Remote - Canada ·
COMPENSATION
$150k – $240k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Hybrid (US/Canada)
- Legal AI Product
- 5+ years experience
- Law degree required
- Generative AI focus
As an R&D Attorney, you will partner with engineering and product teams to design, test, and refine AI-driven legal tools. You will translate real-world legal workflows into product requirements, run rigorous evaluations of AI outputs, and ensure the platform meets the high standards of top-tier legal professionals.
What you'll do
- Design and run evaluations to measure AI output quality against legal standards
- Review product outputs for accuracy, relevance, and helpfulness
- Translate customer feedback into product improvements and prevent recurrence
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams from discovery to launch
- Serve as the legal voice of quality for precision and clarity in AI
- Define product requirements and acceptance criteria based on legal workflows
- Guide feature development and roadmap decisions with domain expertise
What you'll need
- Law degree and license to practice law
- 5+ years of legal experience, preferably in-house
- Depth in areas like corporate, contract, privacy, or litigation law
- Experience using and evaluating generative AI for legal work
- Strong analytical skills to design metrics and interpret results
- Ability to turn legal reasoning into logical, repeatable steps
- Strong cross-functional communication skills with technical teams
Nice to have
- Current user of GC AI platform
- Interest in user experience and trust in AI assistants
- Previous experience working closely with software engineers
- Ability to abstract legal processes into logical steps
How you'll work
- Distributed company with hubs in North America and Europe
- Hires currently located in United States and Canada
- Bay Area and Provo staff in-office Tue-Thu
- Up to 10% travel for team connection and events
- Fast-paced environment requiring ownership and ambiguity tolerance
What you get
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life and disability insurance protection
- Retirement plan options
- Parental leave support
- $3,000 annual budget for professional development
- DoorDash credits for in-office meals
- 15 PTO days plus 5 sick days and additional Me Days
- $500 home office setup stipend
- $50 monthly cell phone reimbursement
- Relocation assistance available