Software Engineer, Legal Prompter, CoCounsel International

Thomson Reuters is a global business that serves professionals across various sectors, including legal, tax, and media. They are seeking a Software Engineer, Legal Prompter to develop applications that leverage Large Language Models to enhance legal solutions for attorneys in Canada. Responsibilities Orchestrate LLM-driven experiences that delight our customers Develop Python code that interacts with state-of-the-art LLMs Write, test, and iterate prose prompts for the LLM that leverage your legal domain knowledge, ensuring delivery of accurate, legally sound, and contextually appropriate responses Develop Python code that interacts with data sources & services (APIs, SQL databases, etc.) Liaise with legal professionals and other teams at Thomson Reuters to gather and understand requirements Integrate the language models into multi-step systems, assessing their performance and making necessary modifications Skills Legal domain expertise experience in the Canadian legal market. This can mean experience in legal practice, a degree holder in a 'non-traditional' legal career path, a paralegal, or other legal industry experience Highly proficient in written and spoken English. This can mean you are a native speaker, have a BA in the language or equivalent certification, or can demonstrate college-level proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in that language One to two years of production level experience in software engineering on an engineering/product team, preferably at a startup Proficiency in Python - if Python skills are low, then strong experience in other programming languages is necessary Proficiency with APIs and SQL is a major plus Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative environment Creative and clear writing skills. Experience using large language models through code is preferred (such as model services from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Cohere; and/or open source models such as Llama and Mistral) French speaker Benefits Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected. Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing. Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Company Overview Thomson Reuters delivers critical information from the financial, legal, accounting, intellectual property, science, and media markets. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is