Employment Legal Counsel
Legora · New York City, New York
ABOUT US
Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the world’s best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.
Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision. By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.
2,100+ customers across 80+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. We’ve scaled to $200M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI, Graceview, Cadastral, and Wexler.
We partner with world-class performers: including Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Ludvig Åberg (and his caddie), and campaigns featuring Jude Law.
Joining Legora means three things.
- We lean in: ownership over titles, outcomes over intentions.
- We fight for excellence: high standards, direct, ego-free feedback.
- We grow together: as a team and with our customers.
Mission before ego. Everyone contributes. No one coasts.
If you’re driven by impact, pace, and raising the bar. This is the place.
THE ROLE
Legora is one of the fastest-growing legal technology companies in the world, and our US business needs its own employment lawyer. As Employment Legal Counsel in New York, you will be the go-to adviser for our US People Team and managers across the full employee lifecycle, from hiring to exit. You will also help build the foundations that let us grow our team across the Americas.
You will be our first employment lawyer in the US and the first hire into our growing global employment legal team. You will report to our Senior Employment Legal Counsel in Stockholm, so you should be comfortable working independently across time zones. Beyond the US, you will lead cross-border projects and help shape our global employment approach.
Legal at Legora is an AI-first team working across jurisdictions and disciplines, and we act as trusted partners to the business. We value curiosity, pragmatism and a proactive mindset as we help redefine how legal work is done.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
- Advise the US People Team and managers across the employee lifecycle, including hiring, compensation and classification, leave and accommodations, performance management, terminations and reductions in force.
- Draft and maintain US employment documents, such as offer letters, agreements, the handbook and policies, with a focus on New York and on multi-state compliance as we grow.
- Monitor legal developments and turn them into practical guidance for the business.
- Support workplace investigations and manage outside counsel on litigation, agency charges and other disputes.
- Lead and support global employment projects with the wider team, such as policy harmonisation, cross-border mobility and frameworks that scale across jurisdictions.
- Design, support and deliver training for People and management teams in the US and globally, including manager training and harassment prevention training.
- Make employment legal support more scalable through templates, playbooks and AI-enabled workflows.
WHO YOU ARE
- J.D. (or equivalent) and admission to practise in at least one US state, ideally New York.
- 6+ years experience advising on employment and labor law, in a law firm, in-house or both, with solid working knowledge of federal, state and local employment law.
- Experience supporting workplace investigations and managing outside counsel on litigation and agency charges.
- Strong legal judgment and a commercially minded, solutions-oriented approach: the confidence to advise independently and enable the business while managing risk, including where there is no established precedent.
- Strong ability to manage several projects at once and to own initiatives end to end across teams and time zones.
- Ability to explain complex legal issues clearly to non-legal audiences, in one-to-one advice and in training sessions.
- Interest in AI and legal tech and eagerness to apply it in real work. Experience in high-growth or international organisations, or with employment law elsewhere in the Americas, is a plus.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
- Global collaboration: Partner with teams and clients across Europe, APAC, and North America.
- Competitive package: Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.
- Meaningful work: Your efforts shape how thousands of lawyers use AI daily.
- In-person environment: Union Square office designed for ambitious builders and company provided lunch daily.
- Benefits & Perks: We invest in our people with a comprehensive, thoughtfully designed benefits package:
Medical, Dental & Vision
- Multiple medical plan options through Aetna and Kaiser Permanente
- HSA or Healthcare FSA (based on plan selection)
- Dental plans via MetLife
- Vision plans via Vision Care
Family Support
- Generous parental leave
- Free access to Maven Clinic
- Dependent Care FSA
- Free One Medical membership for employees and dependents
Additional Perks
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Life Insurance + STD/LTD
- 401(K) with generous company match
- Unlimited PTO
- Robust voluntary benefits, including identity protection (via Aura), legal coverage via MetLife, pet savings programs, and more
Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.