Senior Manager, eDiscovery

Herbert Smith Freehills; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm delivering complex litigation, regulatory, and advisory services. The Senior Manager will lead the Australian eDiscovery team, champion AI-powered workflows, and drive practical solutions across our Digital Legal Delivery practice.

You will collaborate with legal, technology and advisory professionals to deliver high-stakes matters for prominent clients while growing capabilities and talent within a market-leading firm.

Qualifications

• Lead end-to-end eDiscovery delivery for contentious matters.
• Coach and develop eDiscovery managers and teams.
• Champion AI-enabled eDiscovery tools and approaches.
• Build trusted relationships with partners, colleagues and clients.
• Guide teams through change and resource coordination across offices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end eDiscovery delivery, ensuring high quality and client service.
• Coach and develop eDiscovery Managers and teams for career progression.
• Champion AI and legal tech innovations, turning them into practical improvements.
• Maintain relationships with partners and clients to grow eDiscovery offering.
• Coordinate resourcing and cross-office collaboration for projects.
• Oversee vendor relationships, project delivery, and budgeting.

Skills

eDiscovery

Leadership

AI in legal tech

Tools

Relativity

Ringtail

Nuix

iPro

Job description

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.

As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.

At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.

We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we're focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.

All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

The Opportunity

Bring your experience, curiosity and leadership to a role where people, technology and client outcomes come together.

As a Senior Manager you'll lead our Australian eDiscovery team, champion AI-enabled ways of working and help turn complex challenges into practical solutions.

Joining our market leading and multidisciplinary Digital Legal Delivery practice, you'll collaborate with legal, technology and advisory professionals across our global firm. This is an opportunity to develop people, deliver complex matters for prominent clients, and help grow the capabilities of an ambitious firm.

What you'll do

• Lead end-to-end eDiscovery delivery, ensuring consistent quality and client service, with hands-on support when complex issues arise.
• Coach and develop eDiscovery Managers and their teams, creating opportunities to learn, progress and build rewarding careers.
• Champion AI and emerging legal technology, translating innovation into practical improvements for clients and legal teams.
• Build trusted relationships with partners, colleagues and clients, identifying opportunities to strengthen and grow our eDiscovery offering.
• Guide teams through change, coordinate resourcing across offices and support collaborative, effective ways of working.
• Manage vendor relationships and maintain clear oversight of project delivery, pipeline, costs and billing.
• Support sustainable growth through sound budgeting, pricing, financial controls and risk management, while promoting a safe, respectful workplace.

What you'll bring

• 10+ years’ experience leading end-to-end eDiscovery delivery in contentious matters.
• Experience managing large, multi-region legal teams and meeting tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Expertise in scoping, costing and planning, including Australian court and regulatory production requirements.
• Technical aptitude and the ability to adopt and champion AI-enabled eDiscovery tools.
• Proficiency in Relativity (preferred) and/or other platforms such as Ringtail, Nuix or iPro.
• Strong eDiscovery legal and market knowledge, with the ability to communicate with impact across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Professional services experience and knowledge of data collection, preservation and forensic handling are desirable, not essential.

What you can expect from us

• We're a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 6,000 professionals across 26 offices. As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity and digital innovation. We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise. We will align your growth with our ambitions.

• We make your personal and professional growth our business. And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too. Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you.

• We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you. Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals.

• We value your wellbeing, both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health. If you need support, you'll have it and we'll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control.

• For more benefits on offer such as our holistic wellbeing fund or home office allowance please click here.

• Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia's market leading law firm.

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values - Human, Bold, and Outstanding.

Team

Digital Legal Delivery

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

Melbourne

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values - Human, Bold, and Outstanding.