{
  "id": 2117182,
  "title": "Microsoft will pay up to $279K for a lawyer who can build AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/microsoft-will-pay-up-to-279k-for-a-lawyer-who-can-build-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-hiring-legal-engineer-ai-lawyers-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft is seeking a principal legal engineer to help shape how its lawyers utilize artificial intelligence (AI). This new role blends legal expertise with technical skills, marking a shift in the corporate world as lawyers become more open to AI tools. The hire will build agents, refine prompts, train attorneys, and partner closely with engineers and legal professionals. Microsoft's legal department aims to leverage AI for tasks like contract review and policy writing, potentially reducing legal costs. The role requires a law degree and seven or more years of attorney experience, with hands-on AI legal tool usage preferred. Microsoft already uses its AI assistant, Copilot, to streamline routine work, such as contract review.",
  "summary": "Microsoft is seeking a lawyer who can shape how its legal department uses AI. The hire will build agents, sharpen prompts, and train attorneys.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}