Legal Informatics Senior Manager

Gilbert + Tobin; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (26 weeks)

Extra annual leave

Cafeteria subsidy

Gym membership

End-of-trip facilities

Retail discounts

Social events

Job summary

Gilbert + Tobin is seeking a Legal Informatics Senior Manager based in Australia to oversee complex electronic discovery, investigations and data analytics. You will lead senior professionals, shape technology-enabled workflows and ensure defensible, high-quality delivery across critical matters.

The role combines senior technical leadership with people leadership, focusing on Relativity workflows, AI-enabled reviews, and bespoke datasets to deliver strategic legal outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in eDiscovery, legal technology or related field.
• Demonstrated leadership of multiple large-scale matters.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication with senior lawyers/partners.
• Solid project and commercial management skills including budgeting and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of large-scale, time-critical matters with defensible and quality-delivered results.
• Act as senior technical adviser on eDiscovery, investigations, document review and analytics.
• Lead design and use of Relativity, including aiR suite, analytics and integrations.
• Own and develop best-practice workflows, standards and quality controls across document review and data handling.
• Evaluate and implement AI and automation workflows with emphasis on repeatability and security.
• Lead Managers, Specialists and Analysts, including coaching and capability development.
• Oversee technical delivery for Court/Commissions/Inquiries and other critical events, including risk management.
• Scope engagements, monitor delivery and contribute to service development.

Skills

eDiscovery leadership

stakeholder management

lead multiple large-scale matters

project management

commercial management

Tools

Relativity

Relativity AI/Analytics

JIRA

Confluence

Python scripting

SQL scripting

PowerShell scripting

Job description

Gilbert + Tobin is built on enduring values of excellence, trust, respect, integrity and good corporate citizenship. We are a leading firm with over 500 lawyers, trusted by our clients to navigate today’s increasingly complex world.

We are purpose-built for our clients’ most complex work - across transactions, disputes and regulation. Our partners are leaders in their fields, delivering the highest quality of legal advice and providing an exceptional edge for our clients. They also provide our lawyers the opportunity to work with and learn from them. We are innovators in the use of technology, redefining value and service in the legal industry.

Our open, merit-based culture attracts and inspires the best legal talent. Founded in 1988, G+T’s journey has been one of relentless ambition and rapid progress, achieving extraordinary success in just over three decades.

We remain as determined as ever to be the best it’s possible to be

Our Legal Informatics Team

The Legal Informatics team at Gilbert + Tobin specialises in the application of technology to complex and time critical legal matters. Our work enables the handling of large volumes of electronic evidence in disputes and investigations, enabling efficient due diligence in high-profile deals and navigating bespoke datasets. Our expert application of market-leading technologies enables a scalable and secure approach to every legal matter, giving our clients a strategic advantage.

About the role

We are currently seeking a Legal Informatics Senior Manager to oversee the delivery of our most complex electronic discovery, investigations, document management, data analytics and legal technology matters. The role combines senior technical leadership, people leadership and responsibility for the consistent delivery and development of Legal Informatics services. Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing a portfolio of large scale, complex and time critical matters, ensuring delivery is technically sound, defensible, efficient and appropriately quality assured;
• Acting as a senior technical adviser to partners, lawyers and clients on eDiscovery, investigations, document review, data analytics and technology-enabled legal workflows;
• Leading the design and use of Relativity, including the aiR suite, analytics, advanced workflows and integrations, and ensuring appropriate validation and quality assurance;
• Owning and developing Legal Informatics best practice workflows, technical standards and quality controls across document review, processing, productions, data rooms and bespoke datasets;
• Evaluating and implementing fit-for-purpose AI, automation and legal technology workflows, with a focus on repeatability, auditability, security and practical legal outcomes;
• Leading Managers, Specialists and Analysts on complex matters, including work allocation, technical review, coaching and capability development;
• Overseeing technical delivery for Court/Commissions/Inquiries and other critical legal events, including escalation and risk management; and
• Scoping significant engagements, monitoring delivery and financial performance, managing key stakeholders and contributing to the continued development of Legal Informatics services.

This role is open to candidates based in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

About you

As our successful candidate you should be able to demonstrate substantial experience leading high profile and technically challenging discovery, regulatory, investigation and transactional matters. You will be a trusted senior adviser who combines deep technical capability with strong judgement, people leadership and commercial awareness. You will help translate complex legal requirements into practical, scalable and defensible technology solutions while developing the capability of the broader Legal Informatics team. In addition, you will have:

• At least 8 years’ experience in eDiscovery, legal technology, legal informatics or a closely related technical discipline
• Deep understanding of the eDiscovery process, defensibility, quality assurance, data handling and the risks associated with complex legal matters
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple large-scale matters or portfolios and resolving complex technical and delivery issues
• Superior stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience advising senior lawyers, partners or clients
• Demonstrated people leadership, including developing Managers and technical specialists and maintaining high delivery standards
• Strong project and commercial management skills, including scoping, prioritisation, resourcing, budgeting and management of delivery risk

Other preferred skills, qualifications and certifications include:

• Holding a Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA) qualification and/or advanced Relativity certifications
• Advanced experience designing Relativity workflows, Dynamic Objects, Integration Points and applications
• Experience leading the implementation of AI-assisted review, analytics and other emerging legal technology workflows
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and deployment
• Strong use of JIRA and Confluence for project, operational and knowledge management
• Command-line and PowerShell scripting capability
• SQL scripting, data analysis and data transformation
• Python scripting, API implementation and workflow automation
• Experience evaluating, designing or overseeing integrations and bespoke legal technology solutions
• Ability to lead calmly through competing priorities, high pressure matters and material technical or delivery risks.

What we offer

Gilbert + Tobin offers a friendly, flexible and professional working environment. In addition to top of market remuneration, we provide our people with benefits such as up to 26 weeks’ paid parental leave, additional annual leave, a subsidised café, subsidised gym membership, end-of-trip facilities, exclusive retail discounts, social events and much more. You can view our full list of benefits here: gtlaw.com.au/careers/benefits .

Our offices are based in beautiful sunlit open spaces with panoramic views of the city and easy access to public transport, restaurants, cafes and exercise facilities.

Additional Information

We are committed to providing and maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment and a culture where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute.