GC AI · 7 hours ago
Legal Engineer, Research
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expGC AI is the fastest-growing and most trusted legal AI platform for in-house legal teams. As a Legal Engineer, you will be responsible for measuring and improving the accuracy and quality of legal information provided by the AI, ensuring it meets high legal standards.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)LegalLegal Tech
Responsibilities
Design and run rigorous evaluations measuring the quality of our AI-generated outputs in order to ensure they meet the high standards expected by top-tier legal professionals
Review and validate product outputs for accuracy, relevance, comprehensiveness, helpfulness, etc
Collaborate closely with the engineering and GTM teams to identify performance gaps, diagnose their causes, and develop solutions
Translate nuanced, real-world legal expectations into concrete, testable prompts and evaluation criteria
Draft and iterate on system prompts for our various AI systems
Assess foundational model performance and suitability for different legal tasks
Build and annotate complex legal datasets and document collections
Serve as the legal voice of quality, advocating for precision, consistency, and clarity in AI outputs
Act as the bridge between technical teams and legal domain expertise, translating complex legal concepts into clear product requirements and vice versa
Provide domain-specific legal expertise that guides feature development and product roadmap decisions
Ideate new products based on your deep understanding of legal teams’ pain points
Participate in customer calls and feedback sessions
Proactively develop and continually learn new technical skills
Take on additional projects and tasks as needed in response to the evolving needs of a fast-growing startup
Qualification
Required
Law degree
License to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction
3+ years of legal experience, ideally gained in an in-house environment in a product, regulatory, or litigation counsel role
Deep familiarity with U.S. legal research and regulatory law
Experience using generative AI for legal work
Experience conducting evaluations of generative AI outputs
Strong quantitative and analytical skills
Ability to design and interpret evaluation metrics and to abstract legal reasoning and processes into logical and repeatable steps
Exceptional cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration skills
Technologically curious with an aptitude for learning new tools, software, and skills
Meticulous attention to detail
Ability to work cross-functionally with both GTM and engineering/product teams
Preferred
You are already a GC AI user
You're nerdy about legal tech, especially in areas like prompt engineering and quality assurance
You care about user experience, especially how legal professionals interact with and trust AI assistants
You've worked closely with software engineers before
In addition to U.S. expertise, you are familiar with the law of other countries
Benefits
Exceptional benefits
Equity for all full-time roles
Commission plans for applicable roles
Company
GC AI
GC AI is the legal AI platform built for in-house teams that solves the workflows in-house lawyers and legal professionals face every day.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$71.65MKey Investors
Sound VenturesWorklife
2025-11-12Series B· $60M
2025-05-29Series A· $10M
2024-09-16Seed· $1.65M
Recent News
2025-10-20
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