Founding Designer

Finch Legal

Job Overview

Location

New York City

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• At Finch Legal, we're building the infrastructure to make justice radically more accessible. Our modern approach to consumer law automates the admin work and puts clients first, starting with personal injury.
• We're backed by Sequoia, Redpoint, and the founders & CEOs of generational companies like DoorDash, Ironclad, and Digits. We're rebuilding how the law serves everyday Americans from first principles, and we're hiring exceptional operators to help us scale it nationwide.
• As a Founding Designer, you'll own design across Finch's entire surface area – product, brand, and the emerging AI experiences in between. This role will grow as the company does; expect to define its scope as much as execute within it.
• You'll own product design end-to-end for Finch's external-facing case management tool – the system law firms use to manage their cases with us.
• Do real discovery before you design: sit with attorneys and paralegals, watch how they work today (in Finch's tools and in competitors like Filevine), and find the friction before proposing a fix.
• Turn one-off stakeholder requests into systems-level solutions that hold up across the product, rather than local patches that create clutter for the next person.
• Work close to code, not just Figma – partner directly with engineering, and ship simple changes (copy, layout, styling) yourself where it makes sense.
• Help extend the external product experience to our internal paralegal tools as the two converge over the coming quarter.
• Hold your own point of view in design reviews – push back with reasoning rather than just executing whatever's asked.
• Flex into brand or marketing work occasionally when our contract brand designer is at capacity – not the core of the role, but useful.

🎯 Requirements

• 4–10 years as a product designer with direct ownership of complex workflows, ideally at a recognizable consumer or B2B company.
• A demonstrated pattern of doing discovery before designing – sitting with the people doing the job, not just taking a brief and running with it.
• Experience designing operationally intensive workflow software, not just consumer or mobile UI – B2B, ops-heavy, or similarly complex domains.
• Comfort thinking in code and working close to engineering, rather than handing off static Figma files.
• A track record of holding and defending your own design decisions with reasoning, while staying easy to collaborate with.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package.
• Opportunity to work on a high-impact, mission-driven project that's changing the face of consumer law.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment with a talented team of engineers, product managers, and designers.
• Flexible work arrangements and a focus on work-life balance.
• Access to professional development opportunities and resources to help you grow in your career.
• A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with a focus on creating a safe and welcoming environment for all employees.

Skills & Technologies

Design

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About Finch Legal

Finch Legal is a law firm specializing in intellectual property law. They offer a comprehensive range of services to protect and enforce their clients' innovations and brands. Their expertise covers patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright protection, and IP litigation. Finch Legal serves a diverse clientele, from startups to established corporations, helping them navigate the complex landscape of intellectual property rights. The firm is committed to providing strategic legal counsel and practical solutions tailored to each client's unique needs, ensuring their intellectual assets are secure and provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace. They focus on building strong client relationships based on trust and effective communication.

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