Database Designer

LEAP Legal Software; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Wellbeing day

Free gym membership

Corporate dental plan

Weekly massages in the office

Catered lunch and breakfast

Job summary

LEAP Legal Software is seeking a Database Designer for its Property Law team in Sydney. This technical role focuses on managing LEAP’s database of Matter types, fields, calculations, and layouts, powering thousands of forms and precedents used across Australia.

Extensive training will be provided to transition from a legal background into technology. You will work on matter types, calculations written in JavaScript, and ensure rates and stamp duties across Australia are up to date, while

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience working with legal matters (all areas of law considered).
• Experience using Word document automation software.
• Understanding of JavaScript.
• Understanding of UX/UI principles would be beneficial but not essential.
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve.

Responsibilities

• Continually improve Matter types and tables that capture our client’s data.
• Manage a portfolio of calculations, written in JavaScript, for use by LEAP clients.
• Maintain and update various legal rates & charges across Australia, including Stamp Duty calculations, using JavaScript.
• Apply UX/UI principles to design and develop responsive and dynamic layouts used in LEAP tables.
• Work closely with Forms Designers to continually improve the automation and functionality of legal forms.
• Review and prioritise feedback from clients and staff on improving the Matter types, tables and calculations in your portfolio.
• Work with the latest document automation technology for the legal industry to deliver new methods of automation to our clients.
• Provide assistance and support to other Content staff in similar teams.

Skills

Legal matters experience

JavaScript

UX/UI principles

Problem solving

Tools

Word document automation software

Job description

About LEAP

LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Management Solutions in the world and is part of ATI - one of the largest international LegalTech companies. For more than 30 years, our curiosity and commitment to continual improvement has kept us reimagining productivity tools for lawyers and their staff to support our guiding purpose, to 'Help lawyers who help people'. The market-leading software we develop, and support is used by more than 71,000 lawyers and their staff in small and medium-sized law firms.

Meet the Property Law team

The Property team is a specialist division within LEAP, focused on software solutions for our Property Lawyers & Conveyancers. We're a cross-functional team of legal professionals, software engineers, designers, and client-focused operational experts, working closely together to deliver practical products and solutions used every day by Property Law firms.

You'll join as the team's Database Designer, helping to ensure their output is always current, compliant and legally appropriate. You'll turn encyclopedic knowledge of the law into a more streamlined and automated LEAP experience. You'll receive extensive, hands‑on training from the Content Manager to learn how to update and maintain some of the frontline features in our core platform. Using an internal tool developed for staff, you will manage LEAP’s database of Matter types, fields, calculations, and layouts - powering over 10,000 forms and precedents used across Australia.

What you'll do

This is a technical role for professionals with a legal background who are transitioning into the technology sector. This is a position unique to LEAP, so you'll be provided with extensive training and guidance from your wider team of experienced Database Designers to set you up for success - you just need to bring your passion for exploring your technology.

To make this happen, you will:

• Continually improve Matter types and tables that capture our client’s data
• Manage a portfolio of calculations, written in JavaScript, for use by LEAP clients
• Maintain and update various legal rates & charges across Australia, including Stamp Duty calculations, using JavaScript
• Apply UX/UI principles to design and develop responsive and dynamic layouts used in LEAP tables
• Work closely with Forms Designers to continually improve the automation and functionality of legal forms
• Review and prioritise feedback from clients and staff on improving the Matter types, tables and calculations in your portfolio
• Work with the latest document automation technology for the legal industry to deliver new methods of automation to our clients
• Provide assistance and support to other Content staff in similar teams

What you'll bring

• 2 years’ experience working with legal matters (all areas of law considered)
• Experience using Word document automation software
• Understanding of JavaScript
• Understanding of UX/UI principles would be beneficial but not essential
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve

You are the type of person who

LEAP is an inclusive, people-first company committed to breaking down institutional barriers that keep people from reaching their potential. If you meet some, but not all the requirements above, we encourage you to still submit your application.

Why join LEAP?

• Your work matters. Helping lawyers help people sits at the heart of everything we do. We solve real world problems that improve and support local, everyday law firms. So they can do their best work for the people in the communities they serve.
• Make an impact. You won't be another 'cog in the wheel' here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to be heard, to work on big & complex projects - and to make a real difference.
• Work with a group of authentic, passionate people. who love what they do.
• Flexible and hybrid working. We'd like to find this person in Sydney, but we want you to work in a way that suits you and we're open to flexible arrangements that support you.
• Grow your career with us. Our founder Christian Beck has been building legal tech businesses for over 30 years. There are opportunities galore to expand your career based on where your interests lie. We're not afraid to pivot based on market conditions - you will always have the opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and do your best work here.
• Have fun with us. Celebrations. Socials. Sports teams. Access to sailing and yacht events.
• We value your well-being - enjoy an additional paid wellbeing day every year, free gym membership, corporate dental plan and weekly massages in the office.
• Work in a new, beautiful office space - with a catered lunch and breakfast every week, fully stocked kitchen and an on-site barista.
• Access to LEAP Home - a program unique to LEAP to support you in buying your primary residence.

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