Legal Ai Engineer (contractor)

Gusto

Remote, US
Rate: $150ph; hours: approximately 20 hours per we...
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Hands-on experience building ai-assisted workflows
Direct proficiency with claude or comparable llms
Integration experience using apis and mcps
** Gusto is seeking a Legal AI Engineer for a three-month contract role focused on developing foundational AI infrastructure for its legal team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in building AI-assisted workflows and integrating tools, along with proficiency in AI technologies like Claude. **

Job Summary

  • Gusto is seeking a Legal AI Engineer to build foundational legal team AI infrastructure that turns experiments into robust, shared systems.
  • The role involves connecting the AI stack by packaging individual team member workflows into maintainable assets and wiring tools together using integrations.
  • Compensation for this 3-month engagement is $150/hr for approximately 20 hours per week.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 75

** Gusto is seeking a Legal AI Engineer for a three-month contract role focused on developing foundational AI infrastructure for its legal team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in building AI-assisted workflows and integrating tools, along with proficiency in AI technologies like Claude. **

Salary

Rate: $150/hr; Hours: Approximately 20 hours per week; Duration: 3-month engagement

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Hands-on experience building AI-assisted workflows
  • Direct proficiency with Claude or comparable LLMs
  • Integration experience using APIs and MCPs
  • Ability to translate legal business problems into systems
  • Experience documenting systems and creating runbooks

Nice-to-have

  • Experience working alongside attorneys on contracting
  • Understanding of legal research cycles and matter intake
  • Comfort operating within internal technology governance
  • Background in hybrid legal and technical roles

Key Requirements

  • Must have hands-on experience shipping AI-assisted workflows
  • Working proficiency with prompt engineering and agentic workflows
  • Proven ability to wire tools together using APIs or MCPs

Work Rights

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