Building a Frontier Legal Engineering Function
Lessons from more than 1,000 AI rollouts on building the team that makes legal AI work on real matters.
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Firms are moving past AI pilots, but without a clear owner, licenses go unused and workflows stop working. This white paper draws on more than 1,000 AI rollouts supported by Harvey’s Legal Engineers. It walks through the five decisions behind a legal engineering function, with templates for the mandate, hiring, intake, workflow approval and a 90-day plan.
Key Takeaways
- Write the function’s mandate, reporting line and success measures before you post the role.
- Start with the operating model that fits your firm today, and plan how it will grow.
- Hire for legal judgment first; technical skill is faster to teach.
- Put two named owners on every production workflow: one for the legal output, one for the system.