System Development Engineer, Legal Technology

About the role

We are a small, agile team of six engineers embedded within a larger software engineering organization, dedicated to supporting the Legal department's technology needs. Our mission is to manage and optimize third-party tools-including Anaqua, GEMS, SharePoint, and iManage-while modernizing our infrastructure and embracing new automation capabilities. Our team is transitioning from a primarily operational, interrupt-driven model to a more balanced approach that combines operational excellence with strategic innovation. We've successfully addressed legacy challenges like manual server patching and gaps in monitoring, which has freed us to focus on higher-impact work. Today, our efforts are roughly 25-50% operational with the remainder dedicated to building new automation solutions and knowledge management capabilities. We're excited about the future direction of our work, particularly around AI and machine learning integration, LLM-based automation, and Model Context Protocol initiatives. As a System Development Engineer joining our team, you'll help shape how we approach these emerging technologies while mentoring your colleagues and establishing best practices for sustainable, scalable solutions. You'll work closely with Legal customers to understand their pain points and translate those insights into efficient, reliable automation that makes their work easier.