Senior AI Research Engineer

Lawhive
London
We're on a mission to make sure everyone has access to the law.

Backed by top VC funds and a recent $40M Series A-one of Europe's five largest Series A raises of 2024-Lawhive is poised for rapid growth and expansion into the US market.

As a pioneering legal tech platform, we're seeking a Senior Research Engineer to join our mission of democratising access to the law . This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI products, build best-in-class user experiences, and help solve one of society's most pressing problems.

We're looking for a Research Engineer to experiment with, develop, and refine LLM-based AI assistants, document automation systems, and case workflow optimisations . This is an opportunity to bridge cutting-edge AI research and real-world applications .

  • Conduct applied research on LLM-based reasoning, multi-agent systems and developing frontier bespoke models for automating legal workflows.
  • Develop prototypes and experimental models to explore novel AI-driven legal solutions.
  • Design and implement retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines , leveraging embeddings, vector databases, and structured retrieval techniques.
  • Optimise LLM inference and fine-tuning using techniques such as LoRA, PEFT, prompt engineering, and caching .
  • Integrate multi-modal and external knowledge sources to enhance AI-driven insights.
  • Research and implement autonomous agentic AI systems for complex, multi-step legal workflows.
  • Stay up to date with the latest advancements in model architectures, alignment and interpretability, and orchestrating complex multi-agent systems.
  • Collaborate with engineers to transition experimental models into production-ready systems .
Requirements
  • Strong background in AI research, applied machine learning, and NLP .
  • Experience with LLM model adaptation, fine-tuning, and inference optimization .
  • Proficiency in Python, Pydantic, FastAPI, and working with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, etc.) .
  • Understanding of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, embeddings, and structured AI retrieval .
  • Hands-on experience with LLM-based planning, reasoning, and autonomous task execution .
  • Familiarity with self-supervised learning, reinforcement learning, or adaptive AI techniques .
  • Ability to translate academic AI research into practical experiments and working prototypes .
  • Experience deploying AI models in cloud environments such as AWS/GCP .
  • MSc or PhD in AI, ML, Computer Science, or a related field.
Benefits

34 Holidays (25 days annual leave + your birthday off + bank hols in England)

Equity (Share Options)

Pension

Regular team building activities, socials, and annual retreat!

20% off legal fees through Lawhive
Posted 2025-06-15

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