About this role
Managing the full lifecycle of academic partnerships across the EMEA and APAC regions, this professional will lead outreach, relationship development, and onboarding for law schools. Daily activities include running product training, demos, workspace setups, and activation events, alongside advising faculty on integrating the platform into courses and clinics.
Harvey is scaling its successful law school program internationally after reaching over fifty US schools in its first year. The team builds frontier agentic AI platforms for legal and professional services, operating with intensity and a focus on simplicity. The right person for the role thrives in a fast-moving environment, possesses strong organizational instincts across multiple time zones, and acts with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Reporting directly to the Head of Legal Partnerships in New York, the incoming manager starts by taking over existing EMEA partner schools before building playbooks for new international markets. Candidates who succeed here are comfortable handling high volumes of relationships, operating without a predefined playbook, and collaborating closely with commercial, legal engineering, and marketing teams.
What you will do
- Lead outreach, relationship development, and onboarding for law schools ranging from flagship institutions to smaller schools across the EMEA region.
- Build playbooks for academic presence in new international markets alongside the Law School Lead and execute new launches throughout the year.
- Partner with commercial, legal engineering, and marketing teams on in-market events, firm-to-school pipelines, and co-activation opportunities.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for every school in the portfolio, managing relationships with faculty, library staff, student organizations, and administrators.
- Run product training, demos, workspace setups, and activation events including large-group faculty workshops and 1:1 curriculum advisory sessions.
- Launch and own the EMEA student ambassador and faculty champion networks by adapting existing models for European legal education norms.
- Advise faculty and curriculum committees on how to integrate the platform into courses, clinics, and legal writing programs.
What you need
- Demonstrate strong experience in legal practice, legal tech, legal innovation, or academic programs, preferably with a client-facing or externally-facing background.
- Possess a proven ability to manage a portfolio of relationships in a high-growth or startup environment without losing account depth.
- Show comfort in running product trainings and demos for diverse audiences ranging from first-year students to senior faculty and deans.
- Exhibit an entrepreneurial and self-directed approach capable of building from scratch and operating across multiple markets.
- Maintain strong organizational instincts to manage many schools across multiple countries and time zones.
- Be based in London, Paris, or Madrid with the ability to work three days a week in the office.
- Show willingness and ability to travel across Europe, the US, and other international jurisdictions for work.
Nice to have
- Law degree preferred
Questions candidates ask
What is the remote policy for this role?
The position is based in London, Paris, or Madrid with a requirement to work three days a week in the office. Candidates must also be willing and able to travel across Europe, the US, and other international jurisdictions for work.
Who does this position report to?
The International Law School Manager reports directly to the Head of Legal Partnerships, Law Schools based in New York.
What are the core responsibilities regarding partner schools?
The role owns the full lifecycle of academic partnerships across the assigned markets, which includes signing new schools, building faculty and dean relationships, running trainings, and launching ambassador programs.
What kind of professional background is expected?
Candidates need strong experience in legal practice, legal tech, legal innovation, or academic programs, with a law degree preferred and experience in client-facing roles acting as a strong differentiator.