About Latham & Watkins:
Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.
About the Role:
The Legal Application Engineer is an integral part of Latham’s Technology & Information Services team. This role will be responsible for supporting the evaluation and scoping of new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered applications through rapid prototyping, user testing, and rapid iteration, while working independently to research and develop comprehensive AI and Machine Learning (ML) prototypes that solve business requirements. This role will be located in our New York office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.
Responsibilities & Qualifications:

Other key responsibilities include:

• Working closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translating these into technical requirements for AI prototypes
• Contributing to the ideation, research, and development of solutions, while collaborating with ML Engineers to transition prototypes into production
• Participating in consultations with development staff, legal experts, end-users, and Machine Learning Engineers to elucidate system requirements and functionalities
• Staying up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies to help foster innovation
• Coding, testing, and debugging application systems per specifications

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Demonstrate familiarity with frontend technologies (e.g., React, HTML, CSS) and Python backend frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask, FastAPI)
• Display proficiency with Python, including experience with libraries and frameworks relevant to AI application development (e.g., LangChain, Streamlit, LlamaIndex, Sematic Kernel, guidance-ai, GraphRAG, Haystack, Guardrails, etc.)
• Exhibit the ability to work with unit tests, integration tests, and common Python testing frameworks

And have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or related fields; a minimum of three (3) years of equivalent professional relevant industry experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• A minimum of three (3) years of Python experience
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience with full stack development, preferably

Benefits & Additional Information:

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional Development programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.
Please click here to view the full job description for this role.
Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world’s leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.
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LI-JB1

Associate

Pay Range: USD $130,000.00 - USD $160,000.00 /Yr

• Working closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translating these into technical requirements for AI prototypes
• Contributing to the ideation, research, and development of solutions, while collaborating with ML Engineers to transition prototypes into production
• Participating in consultations with development staff, legal experts, end-users, and Machine Learning Engineers to elucidate system requirements and functionalities
• Staying up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies to help foster innovation
• Coding, testing, and debugging application systems per specification