General Legal, Inc. Founding Full Stack Engineer San Francisco, CA · Full time Company website

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General Legal is an AI-native law firm built to deliver high-quality commercial contract work faster and more predictably than traditional firms. We combine experienced, U.S.-barred attorneys with AI-native workflows to handle drafting, review, and negotiation end to end—without billable hours, bloated process, or junior handoffs. We operate like a startup because we are one. That means modern tooling, outcome-based pricing, remote-friendly work, and meaningful ownership for the people doing the work. By using AI to make the routine parts of contracting effortless, we give our attorneys the space to focus on judgment, negotiation, and advising clients on what actually matters. We’re starting with commercial contracts for growing companies and building a modern law firm where great lawyers can do their best work—and help reshape how legal services are delivered.

About General Legal, Inc.

General Legal is an AI-native law firm built to deliver high-quality commercial contract work faster and more predictably than traditional firms. We combine experienced, U.S.-barred attorneys with AI-native workflows to handle drafting, review, and negotiation end to end—without billable hours, bloated process, or junior handoffs. We operate like a startup because we are one. That means modern tooling, outcome-based pricing, remote-friendly work, and meaningful ownership for the people doing the work. By using AI to make the routine parts of contracting effortless, we give our attorneys the space to focus on judgment, negotiation, and advising clients on what actually matters. We’re starting with commercial contracts for growing companies and building a modern law firm where great lawyers can do their best work—and help reshape how legal services are delivered.

The opportunity

The legal industry is broken--lawyers bill by the hour, charge enormous sums, and take forever to respond. This means that a lot of people who need legal advice don't get it. We're using AI to solve this problem. AI takes the first pass at everything our lawyers do, so that the lawyers can focus on human interaction. We're starting with negotiating commercial contracts, and will expand quickly from there to other use cases within legal. We're reimagining what a contract can be in the AI age. We're a veteran team, with one successful exit already, who've been doing deep learning in the legal space since long before ChatGPT. 

Description

General Legal is seeking a founding engineer with full end to end product engineering experience. This is our first technical hire who is responsible for building the initial product, owning the tech stack, and partnering closely with the founders on product and company direction. This is a unique opportunity to join us at the ground level and play a foundational role in developing a platform that will set new standards for engineers. There will be opportunity to grow your role as the company grows, either as an independent contributor or as an engineering manager.

Responsibilities

• Designs, builds, and maintains the first versions of the product and underlying systems, across the full stack
• Own the development of robust, scalable software solutions that will serve as the backbone of our platform

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, including experience on all parts of the stack
• Computer Science Degree or equivalent
• Eligible to work in US

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working at a startup
• Experience in the legal tech space

Why you should join us

• Flexible hours
• Competitive compensation, great health and retirement benefits
• Equity included in pay package
• Opportunity to shape the future of AI in legal and deliver better legal service to clients