Principal Product Designer

Job Description

Everlaw is seeking a visionary Principal Product Designer to define the future of our AI-powered litigation platform and shape how we build products. This is a critical leadership role where you will pioneer elegant, breakthrough AI experiences that drive meaningful value for our users and business. You will establish principled frameworks for human-AI collaboration, architect durable systems that scale, and influence company strategy through design excellence and leadership.At Everlaw, our mission is to promote justice by illuminating truth. We help legal teams across law firms, government agencies, corporations and nonprofits sift through millions of documents to uncover critical evidence in high-stakes litigation and investigations. It’s a multi-billion dollar space, and we approach it with advanced technology and thoughtful design. We work with all 50 state Attorneys General and hundreds of law firms on some of the most high-profile cases litigated today.

The Product Design team is at the forefront of this mission, transforming complex, high-stakes workflows into experiences that are intuitive, powerful, and distinctly human. As AI redefines legal work, we are committed to designing systems that amplify human intuition, communicate uncertainty with clarity, and uphold the defensibility required in the pursuit of justice. We take pride in designing an exceptional product while fostering a strong user-centered design culture across the company.

We do not believe in the ‘perfect’ candidate. If you’re passionate about the role and feel you can contribute meaningfully, we encourage you to apply. This is a full-time position based in our Oakland, California office, with a hybrid work schedule: in-office Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with the option to work remotely Tuesday and Friday.

How We’re Different

• Built for the AI Era: Everlaw has been committed to AI-assisted workflows for over a decade with tools like predictive coding, document clustering, and ML translation. We’ve continued this leadership into the generative AI era, with best-in-class AI features like deep dive and coding suggestions built with principled design, rigorous controls, and deep workflow expertise. We don’t layer AI onto legal work - we architect intelligent, trustworthy systems grounded in enduring trust.
• Pursue truth while finding yours: We pursue truth for our customers and our employees alike. With a generous L&D budget, clearly codified norms, and a commitment to long-term thinking, integrity and  discipline, we create an environment where careers grow with intention and purpose.
• Design at the core: Design is embedded in product strategy and company direction. Our open, vibrant culture fosters strong belongingness and DEIB scores as reflected in team engagement surveys. We firmly believe that happy people make happy products.
• Thoughtful onboarding: From day one, our structured onboarding program integrates you into our product, processes, team and goals, setting you up to contribute thoughtfully and quickly.
• Impact that matters: Through our social impact program, Everlaw for Good, we provide free or at heavily discounted prices to our technology for journalists, nonprofits, and pro bono attorneys to help level the playing field for justice, extending our mission beyond business.

In your role, you’ll…

• Drive strategic vision: Lead high-impact, ambiguous initiatives that unlock new value by delivering best-in-class experience for our users. Architect a long-term vision connecting user behavior, legal workflows and market dynamics.
• Define AI excellence in product: Establish industry-leading AI design patterns for high-stakes legal workflows. Define guardrails for control, confidence, transparency, privacy, and security.
• Shape AI organizational influence: Influence how AI informs discovery, prioritization, and experience development across the organization, ensuring alignment with brand and quality standards.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with senior Product and Engineering leaders to frame complex challenges, clarify tradeoffs, anticipate risks, and guide strategic decisions.
• Evolve the Craft: Influence org-wide design tooling, workflows, and standards, including influencing Bluebook Design System interactions, outstanding visuals, and motion design principles.
• Mentorship: Model a strong feedback culture, sponsoring growth opportunities for designers, elevating team collaboration and setting craft standards.
• Advocacy: Represent Everlaw internally and externally, and help set the standards for design in the Legal Tech industry.

About you

• 10+ years of Product Design experience with a track record of leading complex, high-impact initiatives that uncovered new value for the business.
• 2+ years experience shipping AI-powered experiences with strong intuition around transparency and trust.
• BA/BS degree in graphic design, design communication, human-computer interaction, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to define product vision and influence org level strategy.
• Experience designing for data intensive, B2B SaaS, enterprise or regulated domains.
• Portfolio demonstrating strength in product thinking, interaction and visual design.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively driving alignment across senior Product and Engineering leaders.
• Exceptional storytelling and communication skills.
• Demonstrated mentorship and influence across design orgs.

Work authorization

• You are authorized to work in the United States without restrictions. Please note that at this time, Everlaw is not sponsoring F-1 visas, including OPT, for this role.

Benefits

• The expected salary range for this role is between $229,000 - $290,000. The final offered salary will be dependent upon many factors including the candidate’s experience and skills. The base pay range is subject to change in the future.
• Participation in our equity program
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• HSAs and FSAs for various expenses
• Company-sponsored life and disability insurance
• Paid parental leave and sick leave
• 17 paid vacation days plus 11 federal holidays
• A generous stipend for Learning & Development
• Access to mental health and wellness resources like membership to Modern Health
• Find out more about our Benefits and Perks

Perks

• A beautiful office in Uptown Oakland, just steps from the BART line and dozens of restaurants and walking distance to Lake Merritt
• Flexible work-from-home days on Tuesdays and Fridays
• Monthly home internet reimbursement
• Ability to select your hardware of choice (Mac or PC) and customize your desk setup
• A wide variety of snacks and beverages in the office
• Company-wide out-of-the-box events and fun activities with your team
• Time off for company-sponsored volunteer events and 4 paid hours per quarter to volunteer at a charitable organization of your choice

Getting started

• We’re committed to your success and want you to feel like a part of our team! You’ll go through our standard onboarding process, which will integrate you into the company with informative sessions on our product, policies, processes, and team structure and goals.
• We trust that you’ll bring experience and knowledge that will uplift and uplevel the team, but we don’t expect you to know everything on Day 1. We’re excited to find ways for you to contribute, and will create room for you to learn and grow along the way.

Pursue Truth While Finding Yours

At Everlaw, we are deeply invested in pursuing the truth, for our clients and for our employees. We know that when you’re empowered to pursue your passions, it is reflected in the work. That’s why we’re committed to the professional growth of all our team members, offering an annual learning and development stipend and regular career check-ins with managers. If you’re looking for a place that values passion, integrity, and a desire to learn, we’d love to hear from you!

​​About Everlaw

We help law firms, government agencies, and corporations sift through millions of documents of evidence in big lawsuits and investigations to find the proverbial smoking gun (or needle in the haystack – pick your metaphor). It’s a multi-billion dollar space typically dominated by service-oriented vendors, and we’re coming at it with cutting-edge technology and elegant design. It’s working, and we’ve been growing very rapidly: we host hundreds of terabytes of data and work with all 50 state Attorneys General and hundreds of law firms on some of the most high-profile cases litigated today.

Everlaw is an equal opportunity employer. We pride ourselves on having a diverse workforce and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. We respect the gender, gender identity and gender expression of our applicants and employees, and we honor requests for pronouns. It is our policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity, including the California Equal Pay Act.  Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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