Junior Associate, Legal Knowledge Engineering (Litigation)

TL;DR

Junior Associate, Legal Knowledge Engineering (Litigation) (Legal AI/Knowledge Engineering): Building and testing generative AI workflows in Kira to map lawyer workflows, extract information from document sets, and develop smart fields for securities and financing documents with an accent on prompt creation, information extraction accuracy, and ML-driven document understanding. Focus on experimenting with generative AI, creating extraction prompts, and continuously identifying opportunities to improve legal-domain automation.

Location: Toronto, ON (Office; hybrid—on-site at least three days per week)

Salary: $100,000–$135,000 CAD (Ontario applicants)

Company

hirify.global delivers legal technology solutions for law firms and corporate legal teams worldwide.

What you will do

• Collaborate with product, engineering, and design teams to shape the vision for legal tech products and features in Kira.
• Map a lawyer’s current workflow so product and design teams understand how lawyers operate.
• Experiment with and test generative AI to help ensure products are built to the highest standard.
• Create prompts to enable accurate extraction of information from document sets.
• Develop new “smart fields” and data points for documents related to securities and/or financing transactions.
• Monitor developments in the litigation/legal domain and identify new opportunities to build and improve smart fields.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience practicing as a litigation associate (law firm, in-house, or legal service provider).
• JD and called to the bar in at least one state/province.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and client service mindset.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and willingness to try new approaches.
• Reside within reasonable commuting distance of the office and be on-site at least three days per week.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with required on-site presence at least three days per week.
• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement savings plans, and generous paid time off.
• 401k contribution and eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus (Ontario applicants).
• Supportive work-life balance and investment in employee well-being.
• Career growth with opportunities for professional development across technical and leadership paths.

Hiring process

• Resume review and candidate matching using AI/automated tools to support recruitment workflow efficiency.
• Final hiring decisions made by qualified hirify.global professionals.