Legal Technology Executive Search Specialists
The Intersection of Innovation and Compliance
Artificial intelligence is redefining how legal work is delivered, creating entirely new functions at the intersection of law, technology and product development. As Legal Tech companies scale, the challenge is no longer finding lawyers or engineers. It’s finding the specialists who can connect both worlds.
Kerwin partners with the world’s most innovative Legal Tech businesses to identify and secure exceptional Legal Operations and Legal Engineering talent. We don’t simply fill positions. We help companies build the teams shaping the future of legal technology.
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Why Kerwin
The Legal Tech market is evolving faster than traditional hiring models can keep pace. As AI reshapes legal products and workflows, businesses are creating entirely new functions across Legal Operations and Legal Engineering, often without an established blueprint. Having partnered with innovative Legal Tech companies at the forefront of this transformation, Kerwin brings the market insight to help define these emerging roles before taking them to market.
Our approach goes beyond recruitment. We work with founders, General Counsel and product leaders to understand the challenges they’re solving, advise on team structure and identify the specialist talent needed to support long-term growth. Whether you’re building your first Legal Operations function or expanding a Legal Engineering team, we provide the expertise and network to help you hire with confidence.
Legal Ops
As legal departments grow, so does the complexity of managing contracts, technology, compliance, outside counsel, reporting and cross-functional collaboration. Legal Operations professionals create the structure that enable legal teams to operate efficiently, allowing General Counsel and legal leaders to focus on strategic priorities rather than administrative challenges.
At Kerwin, we see Legal Operations as the foundation of a modern legal function.
Whether you’re making your first Legal Operations hire or expanding an established team, we help identify leaders who can improve efficiency, implement technology and build scalable legal functions for long-term growth.
Typical Legal Operations searches:
- Chief Legal Operations Officer
- Head of Legal Operations
- Director of Legal Operations
- Legal Operations Manager
- Legal Operations Specialist
- Legal Technology Manager
- Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Manager
- Legal Systems Manager
- Contract Manager
- eBilling & Vendor Management Specialists
Why organisations hire Legal Operations leaders
- Scale legal functions without proportionally increasing headcount
- Improve legal processes and operational efficiency
- Lead legal technology implementation and optimisation
- Manage contracts, reporting and legal workflows
- Enable General Counsel to focus on strategic business priorities
- Build the operational infrastructure that supports future growth
Legal Engineering
One of the fastest-growing disciplines within Legal Tech. As AI-powered legal products become more sophisticated, businesses need professionals who can translate legal expertise into scalable technology. Legal Engineers sit at the intersection of law, product and engineering, ensuring AI-driven solutions are commercially viable, legally sound and aligned with customer needs.
Legal Engineering is still evolving. Some organizations embed within Product teams to shape AI functionality, while others position alongside customer-facing teams to design legal workflows and support implementation. Having worked with companies building these functions, Kerwin helps clients define the right role before identifying the specialist talent to deliver it.
Typical Legal Engineering searches:
- Legal Engineer
- Senior Legal Engineer
- Product Legal Engineer
- Legal AI Specialist
- AI Legal Engineer
- Legal Solutions Engineer
- Legal Implementation Consultant
- Legal Product Specialist
- Legal Knowledge Engineer
Why organisations hire Legal Engineers
- Bridge the gap between legal, product and engineering teams
- Ensure AI outputs are legally accurate and commercially practical
- Translate legal workflows into scalable product functionality
- Support customer implementation of AI-powered legal solutions
- Accelerate product development without increasing legal risk
- Build the legal infrastructure required for the next generation of Legal Tech
Meet Spencer Britschgi – Legal Tech Specialist
Spencer leads Kerwin’s Legal Tech practice, specialising in Legal Operations and Legal Engineering executive search. Working exclusively within this rapidly evolving market, he partners with Legal Tech companies to define emerging roles, map specialist talent and build the teams shaping the future of legal technology.
Not sure which role your business needs?
One of the biggest challenges in today’s Legal Tech market is knowing what to hire before deciding who to hire. Whether you’re considering Legal Operations, Legal Engineering or another specialist function, Kerwin provides the market insight to help define the right role before launching your search.
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