Legal Technology Manager

Afl Recruitment; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AFL Recruitment Pty Ltd. seeks an accomplished Legal Technology Manager to steer a high-calibre team at a global law firm, reporting to the Head of Legal Technology. You will lead technical advisory, mentorship, and project delivery across multiple large-scale initiatives.

The role combines leadership with strategic input, driving efficiency and innovation in legal tech services for internal and external clients, in a dynamic, high-performance environment.

Qualifications

• Requires law and/or information technology/CS qualification or equivalent in legal information management or legal tech.
• 5–10+ years experience in information management/IT in a law firm or professional services firm or with a legal tech provider.
• Strong knowledge of web-based workflow technologies, transaction technologies, databases, and document management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of legal technologists; oversee performance and targets.
• Advise internal clients (partners/senior lawyers) and external clients on technical solutions.
• Manage multiple large-scale projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• Contribute to strategic business improvements and service innovations.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Information management

Legal technology knowledge

Communication

High-pressure environments

Education

Law or IT degree

Tools

Atticus

Virtual Data Rooms

Luminance

Kira

Job description

Legal Technology Manager

Cutting-Edge 360- degree LEADERSHIP role First-Class futuristic global firm. 5 -STAR Career. Life Friendly. $150,000-$200,000+Perks+ Life Friendly. Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane or Perth.

YOUR NEW EMPLOYER

Our client is an elite multi-award winning international law firm at the cutting edge of innovation+ technology-a proven innovation leader. It is the Employer of Choice for industry -leading top legal + legal tech professionals Australia+world-wide.

YOUR NEW ROLE/CAREER

As a key senior leader of this impressive legal technology team, reporting to the Head-Legal Technology and leading a team of talented legal technologists you will love the challenge +rewards of this multi-dimensional role across: 1) technical advisory; 2) leading/mentoring/training; 3) project managing; 4) strategic business input; 5) creating/innovating/improving. Specifically, you’ll be:

• Costing, scoping, devising strategy+ KPIs, allocating resources, project managing and leading/overseeing all legal tech transactions of your team;
• Acting as a leader+mentor+ performance coach to ensure your team are performing optimally and hitting their performance targets;
• Acting as a technical subject matter legal tech expert consulting to both internal clients (partners/senior lawyers) +external clients;
• Contribute to developing new ideas/services+ driving strategic business improvement projects.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Be part of a STAND-OUT international 'futuristic' law firm with an enviable reputation;
• Stretch yourself+ Grow - very ‘colourful’+ stimulating multi-dimensional role
• Unrivalled mentorship from inspiring senior legal tech leaders (the best of the best in the industry);
• Amazing team you will have the pleasure of leading;
• You get a say in your own future career trajectory/path… with senior managers committed to help you reach your career goals;
• Transparent, collegiate, inclusive, supportive, vibrant positive culture;
• Heaps of EXTRA generous staff benefits [eg free gym sports/health, social, discounts on products/services etc];
• Life friendly (including some work flexibility eg part WFH).

WHO YOU ARE

We are interested in hearing from you if you:

• have a Law and/or Information Technology/Computer Science degree/diploma OR similar qualifications relating to legal information management or legal technology;
• have 5-10+ years experience in information management/information technology gained in a law firm/professional services firm OR with a legal technology/litigation services provider;
• have strong knowledge of web-based workflow technologies, transactional technologies (eg Atticus, Virtual Data Rooms, Luminance, Kira), databases, windows, legal processes and document management;
• have strong proven leadership ability (including managing large teams);
• have outstanding communication+ stakeholder engagement/management+ project management skills;
• can effectively manage+ deliver on multiple large-scale projects in a dead-line driven (and at times high pressure) environment.

REFERENCE: MARIA YUN (**********)