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Law Librarian

Lawhive· In-House Legal (US)
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Hybrid (Austin)$80k - $120kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Law Librarian at Lawhive, blending traditional law librarianship with training and evaluating an AI legal agent (Lawrence). Conducts deep legal research, maintains library of precedents, manages taxonomy/databases, and ensures AI-generated content is accurate and up-to-date.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct in-depth legal research, statutory checks and case law analysis to support our attorneys across practice areas
  • Structure and maintain our internal document archive, including precedents, templates and practice guides
  • Build and manage our legal taxonomy so knowledge is easy to find and consistently organised
  • Manage access to legal research databases (e.g. Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law) and support attorneys in using them effectively
  • Share knowledge across the group’s firms through research memos, current-awareness updates and training
  • Review legal content, drafts and responses produced by our AI agent, Lawrence, for accuracy and legitimacy
  • Fact-check legal citations, statutes and references generated by the platform, flagging errors and outdated authority
  • Partner with our AI, Product and Engineering teams to feed back on quality issues and help improve how Lawrence handles legal research

Qualifications

  • An MLIS/MLS or equivalent qualification; a JD is a bonus
  • Experience as a law librarian, legal research analyst or similar role in a law firm, law school, court or legal publisher
  • Expert command of US legal research methods and tools
  • A proven interest in AI and how it can be used to improve the legal system; hands-on experience with legal AI tools is a bonus
  • Experience organising legal knowledge (precedent banks, taxonomies, intranets or knowledge management systems)
  • Meticulous attention to detail and a high standard for accuracy
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and effectively
  • Highly motivated, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritise competing research requests
  • Previous experience in a start-up or scale-up environment considered a bonus

Benefits

  • Healthcare benefits: Premium plan with 100% employee cover and 50% dependent cover
  • Vacation: 20 days + 11 Federal holidays + 1 day of Birthday leave
  • 401k: Matching contribution up to 2% of salary
  • Meaningful early-stage share options
  • Work from anywhere for a month
  • Top-spec Macbook
  • Regular team building activities and socials
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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