Key facts
- The New York Times reported that law firms, legal tech vendors and in-house departments are hiring legal engineers.
- Legora told the New York Times it has built a team of about 200 legal engineers since 2024.
- Latham advertised legal engineering attorney roles at $220,000 to $250,000, the New York Times reported.
- The New York Times reported LinkedIn postings for marketing engineer roles rose 29 percent from 2024 to 2025.
The New York Times reported in its DealBook newsletter that large law firms, legal technology vendors and in-house legal departments at companies including Microsoft and Nvidia are hiring for a role described as a legal engineer, which pairs legal knowledge with artificial intelligence skills. The text available does not give the month or day of publication beyond the year 2026, so the timing of the report relative to later coverage cannot be established from the source alone.
The report said that Legora, described as a legal technology vendor, says it has built a team of about 200 since 2024. Latham, the law firm, was reported to be advertising legal engineering attorney positions at $220,000 to $250,000. The report also cited LinkedIn postings for marketing engineer roles, which it said rose 29 percent from 2024 to 2025.
The body of this record also includes a separate commentary piece arguing that the use of engineer in these titles is borrowed from a licensed profession. That commentary describes its subject as a response to the New York Times report rather than a report of a separate event. No statement from Microsoft, Nvidia, Legora, Latham or LinkedIn confirming the hiring figures or salary range was available in the text.