Senior Document Review Lawyer-Team Leader

AFL Recruitment Pty Ltd.; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship & development

Work flexibility / WFH

Gym & health

Study support

Job summary

AFL Recruitment Pty Ltd. Melbourne seeks a Senior Document Review/Litigation Lawyer (Team Leader) to lead a dedicated team delivering document review and legal tech services for litigation and due diligence matters.

You will report to the Doc Review Manager and drive quality, efficiency, and client satisfaction across internal and external stakeholders. You will focus on directing workflow, mentoring staff, liaising with partners and technologists, and supporting recruitment and project growth

Qualifications

• Law degree required and admitted to practice or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years practical experience in document review and ediscovery for litigation or due diligence.
• Direct exposure to legal technology or familiarity with legal tech providers preferred.
• Strong analytical ability with excellent attention to detail and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of document review lawyers and paralegals and manage project delivery.
• Coordinate with Partners, Project Manager and legal technologists to meet cost, quality and time goals.
• Instruct, delegate, review, trouble-shoot and mentor team members on assignments.
• Support recruitment, training, and business development for national projects.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Project management

Ediscovery

Legal tech experience

Education

Law degree

Tools

Ediscovery tools

Legal tech platforms

Job description

Senior Document Review/Litigation Lawyer (Team Leader)

LAW+TECH Litigation/Corporate lawyer (or ex-lawyer) with legal tech/ediscovery experience? Unique Leadership role. Elite multi-award winning global firm. $90K-130K +PERKS. MELBOURNE.

YOUR NEW ROLE

Leading a team of document review lawyers/paralegals and reporting to the Doc Review Manager, you will love the challenge+ buzz of managing and delivering quality document review+ legal technology services to both internal lawyers and external clients in respect of litigation and corporate due diligence matters.

In particular, you will focus on:

• instructing/delegating/reviewing/trouble-shooting/leading and project managing work given to and done by document review lawyers/paralegals;
• indirectly managing some technical legal tech staff;
• liaising with Partners/lawyers, Project Manager, internal and external legal technologists to ensure all work meet cost, quality and time expectations;
• assisting the Doc Review Manager with project management, lawyer/paralegal recruitment/training, business development, market intelligence and national projects.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Opportunity to be part of a multi- award-winning international law firm with an enviable reputation;
• Key leadership role;
• Unrivalled mentorship/training/development;
• Learn from+be inspired by A+ TEAM of industry leading legal and IT professionals.
• Stimulating+ engaging role within a vibrant, open and supportive team environment;
• EXTRA PERKS (work flexibility/WFH, gym, health/wellness, social, sports, study support etc).

WHO YOU ARE

We are interested in hearing from you if you:

• have a Law degree;
• are a qualified litigation or corporate lawyer (or ex-lawyer) or are a legal professional (non-admitted as a lawyer);
• have 3+ years practical experience in document review and ediscovery (for litigation/due diligence matters);
• have had some direct exposure to legal technology (preferable) or have dealt with legal technology providers;
• possess strong analytical ability+ attention to detail;
• have excellent communication+ time management+ people+ leadership+ project management skills.

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