Legal Engineer

Ontra is the leader in AI-powered solutions for the private markets. Powered by industry-leading AI, data from over 2 million contracts, and a global network of legal professionals, Ontra automates critical private market workflows across the fund lifecycle. Ontra’s solutions transform unstructured data trapped in static documents into actionable intelligence, enabling firms to accelerate contracts, streamline compliance, and automate entity management.

Trusted by more than 1,000 global GPs, investment banks, law firms, and advisors – including nine of the top ten PEI-ranked firms worldwide – Ontra helps firms focus on what’s important.

Ontra is built for people who want real ownership from day one in a remote-first environment that’s built to support it. Our customers are sophisticated, and our work reflects that. AI is engrained in how we work, and curiosity about it is part of who we are. Ontranauts are sharp, genuinely collaborative, and invested in each other's success. They are excellent at what they do and even better to work with.

That combination is rare, and we don't take it for granted. Learn more about our values.

For this job, we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States, with a preference for candidates in New York City.

Ontra is seeking a Legal Engineer focused primarily on our AI-native services and Contract Automation businesses, reporting to our General Manager, Legal Engineering. This is a multifaceted role: part prompt engineer, part legal workflow designer, part product advisor, and part builder.

We’re looking for someone excited to collaborate with product and service delivery teams and customers to develop AI-powered legal workflows, create and deliver comprehensive enablement materials, monitor industry trends to keep our products cutting‑edge, and spearhead initiatives to enhance operational efficiency using AI.

If you are a detail‑oriented systems thinker who moves fast, experiments, and enjoys brainstorming how AI can make legal work faster and more accurate while retaining a human touch, we’d love to get to know you!

• Product Development
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with Product and service delivery teams to develop and refine contract review, drafting, and negotiation workflows, ensuring they align with client needs and industry standards.

• Enablement Material Creation: Develop and deliver training materials such as webinars, 1:1 training, and self-directed courses to educate Ontra employees and legal network members on contract workflows and practical AI use.

• Market Monitoring: Keep an eye on relevant markets, including legal AI, contract automation, and legal service delivery to inform workflow improvements.

• Efficiency Initiatives: Drive operational efficiency by piloting AI-first legal workflows, evaluating outputs against legal playbooks, and measuring quality and turnaround time. Experiment with prompts and prototypes, iterate quickly on feedback, and turn promising ideas into practical improvements.

• Stakeholder Consultation: Act as a technical subject matter expert by providing consulting support on AI-native services and Contract Automation projects, participating in meetings with product managers, development teams, and clients.

• Relevant
  
  Experience:
  
  1+ years of directly relevant legal experience with a focus on transactional law. Experience drafting, reviewing, or negotiating NDAs, vendor contracts, and other commercial contracts is a plus. Experience in private practice and/or in-house in an investment bank or asset manager is a plus.

• Educational Background: Possession of a JD, LLM, or LLB, with US qualifications preferred but not mandatory.

• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
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