Precedent Developer — Legal Tech & Document Automation
Sydney, NSW, Australia Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Job summary
HWLE is seeking a Precedent Developer to join our national Knowledge team. Youll work with lawyers and knowledge professionals to develop and automate precedents and templates, supporting document automation across the firm.
This role blends legal drafting with technology and process improvement, influencing how documents are created and maintained while evolving our knowledge and legal technology capabilities.
Qualifications
- Mentioned experience delivering Microsoft Word induction training and user support.
- Strong Word skills: formatting, styles, templates, production best practices.
- Proven precedent development: creating, maintaining or automating precedents.
- Solid coding and document automation capabilities with automation platforms.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain and enhance legal precedents, templates and automated documents.
- Collaborate with lawyers and experts to improve drafting processes and efficiency.
- Code, test and maintain documents in automation platforms and support new platforms.
- Manage drafting resources, style guides and knowledge assets for consistency.
- Deliver Word induction training and ongoing support to teams.
- Provide guidance on document production best practices and automation tools.
- Support knowledge management, legal tech and continuous improvement projects.
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Job description
HWLE is seeking a Precedent Developer to join our national Knowledge team. Youll work with lawyers and knowledge professionals to develop and automate precedents and templates, supporting document automation across the firm.
This role blends legal drafting with technology and process improvement, influencing how documents are created and maintained while evolving our knowledge and legal technology capabilities.
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