Software Engineer Next-Gen Legal AI

About LEAP Risk

LEAP Risk is a member of the LEAP group of companies - the leading provider of Legal Practice Management Solutions in the world. Over a 30-year period weve expanded across Australia Canada the United States the United Kingdom the Republic of Ireland Poland and New Zealand and support more than 70000 lawyers and their staff in small and medium sized law firms. We owe our success to our curiosity and commitment to our guiding purpose to Help lawyers who help people.

Law is largely about managing risks such as:

1. If I buy this house what could cause significant financial loss

1. If I go to court in a family law matter what could go wrong where I get less time with my kids or I get a worse financial outcome What factors look bad for my case and what could I do to mitigate those negative factors.

Understanding those risks takes a lot of experience and careful diligence. Mistakes do get made. Mitigating the risks is a lot of effort and is very labour intensive.

AI is transforming the legal industry and LEAP is at the forefront of this change. LEAP Risk is building the worlds first AI-powered risk-aware legal assistant.

We will be utilising our in-house expertise and the power of AI to help lawyers assess and mitigate risks for their legal cases (Matters). Most legal work revolves around understanding and managing risk - but humans must currently detect interpret and explain those risks manually. LEAP Risk is changing that. Our platform identifies risks in legal matters interprets them in context and helps lawyers make better decisions for their clients.

As part of LEAPs next-generation AI initiatives LEAP Risk provides the risk intelligence that enables agentic AI systems to act with awareness take initiative and provide proactive assistance. Instead of passively responding the AI can assess risk flag concerns and help lawyers navigate complexity more effectively.

Weve spent over a year building the foundation with real beta clients already using the system. Now were accelerating. The next phase is all about scale stability richer intelligence and pushing the limits of what AI can safely and reliably do in legal practice.

What youll do

This is your chance to help build a first-of-its-kind AI system that gives lawyers something theyve never had before: an intelligent risk-aware legal assistant that understands what can go wrong - before they even ask. As a Software Engineer on the LEAP Risk team youll work across the full stack and the full product lifecycle -designing building and refining the systems that will power risk-aware AI inside law firms around the world.

If youre excited about building practical high-impact AI systems that support real professionals doing important work this is the place for you!

To make this happen you will:

• Build the next generation of legal intelligence

• Develop core features and APIs for our AI risk management platform.

• Model structure and deliver risk insights that feed into AI systems via MCP.

• Integrate with LEAPs AI ecosystem including the Free Thinking Paralegal and Matter AI.

• Design and deliver production-quality systems

• Build scalable resilient backend services and polished frontend experiences.

• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction.

• Ensure high reliability observability and performance.

• Push the boundaries of applied AI

• Prototype and refine AI-driven features that leverage LLMs effectively.

• Work with the constraints and strengths of generative AI in real-world systems.

• Help enable proactive risk-aware behaviour inside LEAPs AI products.

• Work like a start-up backed by an enterprise

• Own features end-to-end - from idea to release.

• Collaborate closely with the LEAP Risk team in a low-bureaucracy environment.

• Contribute to a product with real user impact from day one.

What youll bring

Youre a curious self-driven engineer who wants to build meaningful technology - not just ship tickets. You enjoy autonomy take ownership and want to grow in a small team where your work matters.

• 36 years of professional experience as a full-stack engineer.

• Proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript React and .

• Strong understanding of APIs backend development and databases.

• Clear and thoughtful communication skills.

Even better if you have;

• Experience with AI/LLMs automation workflows or agent systems.

• Exposure to Legal Tech SaaS products or early-stage tech teams.

• Interest in LLM prompt engineering or applied AI reliability.

You are the type of person who is

• Curious and analytical - always asking better questions.

• Self-directed - comfortable owning features independently.

• Collaborative - you value good discussions and shared wins.

• Growth-oriented - eager to learn experiment and level up.

• User-minded - you care about solving real problems for real people.

LEAP Risk is an inclusive people-first company committed to breaking down institutional barriers that keep people from reaching their potential. If you meet some but not all the requirements above we encourage you to still submit your application.

Why join LEAP Risk

• Build a groundbreaking AI product with real-world impact.
• High autonomy low bureaucracy and the freedom to influence the stack.
• Your work matters. Helping lawyers help people sits at the heart of everything we do. We solve real world problems that improve and support local everyday law firms. So they can do their best work for the people in the communities they serve.
• Make an impact. You wont be another cog in the wheel here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to be heard to work on big & complex projects and to make a real difference.
• Work with a group of authentic passionate people who love what they do.
• Well-funded and global. LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Management Solutions across Australia Canada the United States the United Kingdom the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand. Were part of ATI one of the largest international LegalTech companies.
• Flexible and hybrid working. Wed like to find this person in Sydney but we want you to work in a way that suits you and were open to flexible arrangements that support you.
• Grow your career with us. Our founder Christian Beck has been building legal tech businesses for over 30 years. There are opportunities galore to expand your career based on where your interests lie. Were not afraid to pivot based on market conditions - you will always have the opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and do your best work here.
• Have fun with us. Celebrations. Socials. Sports teams. Access to sailing and yacht events.
• We value your well-being - enjoy an additional paid wellbeing day every year free gym membership corporate dental plan and weekly massages in the office.
• Work in a new beautiful office space with a catered lunch and breakfast every week fully stocked kitchen and an on-site barista.
• Access to LEAP Home - a program unique to LEAP to support you in buying your primary residence.

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