[Remote] Sr Legal Engineer, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Epiq is a company that contributes to complex, global legal outcomes and values integrity and service. They are seeking a highly skilled CLM Legal Engineer specializing in AI and Generative AI to define requirements for contract-related solutions and enhance automation and workflow efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with legal, procurement, and business teams to gather and translate requirements for AI and GenAI capabilities within the CLM system
- Lead and/or support CLM requirements, design, test preparation, UAT and training facilitation activities
- Work closely with stakeholders to define use cases and establish technical requirements for automation, contract review, compliance, and risk assessment
- Lead requirements workshops and work with legal and contract management teams to map current workflows and identify automation opportunities
- Act as the primary resource for configuring AI/GenAI functionalities in the CLM system, including automated contract review, risk scoring, clause extraction, and natural language understanding (NLU)
- Develop and implement AI-powered models and algorithms to enhance contract drafting, negotiation insights, and data-driven recommendations
- Partner with data scientists and AI engineers to fine-tune AI models, ensuring accuracy and relevance in contract analysis, keyword extraction, and clause comparison functions
- Oversee the configuration of the AI (GenAI) modules to support contract functional capabilities effectively, focusing on optimizing templates, clause libraries, and playbooks to align with AI-enabled processes
- Configure and optimize GenAI tools to support contract generation, standardized language, and regulatory compliance, ensuring that the solution meets the evolving needs of the legal and contracting teams
- Monitor, evaluate, and refine AI performance, adjusting configurations to improve accuracy and reduce manual intervention
- Define and lead testing protocols to validate AI/GenAI functionality, identifying any gaps and addressing issues with solutions
- Manage quality assurance and validation for AI-driven features, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational alignment
- Support change management efforts, providing training materials, demos, and user documentation to drive user adoption of AI/GenAI capabilities
- Leverage the CLM system's analytics capabilities to provide data-driven insights on AI usage, performance, and improvement areas
- Generate reports that track the impact of AI/GenAI on efficiency, risk management, and contract lifecycle timelines, presenting findings to leadership and other stakeholders
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Legal Studies, Computer Science, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience with CLM solutions, particularly in legal engineering or CLM implementation roles
- Proven expertise in implementing AI/GenAI capabilities within CLM systems (e.g., AI-based clause extraction, automated contract drafting, risk scoring)
- Strong experience in configuring and administering CLM platforms such as ContractPodAI Leah/Leah Intelligence, Agiloft, Malbek, or similar
- Proficiency in AI/ML concepts, with experience implementing natural language processing (NLP) and generative AI solutions
- Familiarity with data models, contract clause taxonomy, and metadata tagging
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with an ability to translate complex legal requirements into technical specifications
- Strong communication and documentation skills, with a track record of successful stakeholder engagement
- JD or Master's degree is a plus
Benefits
- May be eligible for an annual bonus
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