Legal Engineer

Hogan Lovells; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Hogan Lovells is seeking a Legal Engineer to design and maintain automated legal document workflows. The role involves coding documents using Contract Express, UiPath, and other technologies, with bilingual capabilities in German and English.

You will train users, manage client sites, and ensure data retention policies while collaborating with lawyers and IT leadership. A proactive, detail-focused mindset is essential.

Qualifikationen

• Solid legal background with degree in law or equivalent qualification.
• Experience coding or automating legal documents and workflows.
• Familiar with Contract Express and related tools.

Aufgaben

• Collaborate with legal experts to code/automate documents in multiple languages using Contract Express.
• Develop bespoke coding solutions for specific legal matters and projects.
• Maintain and update coding in documents and automations.
• Provide user training and induction sessions.
• Manage client sites, including site setup and user access, with data retention compliance.
• Maintain user guides and assist with testing new features and upgrades.
• Support with learning new software concepts and maintain high attention to detail.

Kenntnisse

German language

English language

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Self-management

Team player

Excellent communication

Learning agility

Proactive

Planning workload

Ausbildung

Law degree (jurisdiction)

Paralegal

Legal specialist

Experience at law firm

Tools

Contract Express

UiPath

C#

SQL

SharePoint Online

Python

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Jobbeschreibung

The Legal Engineering team works on client specific billable matters and operates under the direct supervision of the firm's CIO. The team is responsible for developing, and maintaining custom-made coding solutions for the firms' clients and lawyers in relation to legal documentation and related workflows. The team primarily build solutions using Contract Express, UiPath, C#, SQL, SharePoint Online, but also integrate various technologies for a specific client matter or project. These projects are critical in enabling our legal professionals to best leverage the full breadth of the firm's global capabilities in service to our clients. Working Hours 35 hours per week, 9:30am to 5:30pm but additional hours may be required. We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns. Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% of time working from home and 60% working in the office, please contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss further.

• Work closely with legal subject matter experts to code / automate legal documents written in various languages using Contract Express.
• Develop bespoke coding solutions for specific legal projects and cases.
• Maintain and update coding in existing documents and custom-made automations.
• Provide user training and induction sessions.
• Manage client sites including configuring new sites, user access and adhere to the firm's data retention policies.
• Maintain and update user guides.
• Assist with testing new software features and upgrades. A solid legal background (lawyer's degree in any jurisdiction, paralegal, legal specialist, previous work experience at a law firm).
• Experience and knowledge of working with legal documents (drafting, editing, updating, and formatting).
• Advanced language skills, especially in German, and English. Must be proficient in both reading and writing. Further foreign / native language capabilities (French, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese) strongly desirable.
• A good knowledge of Contract Express coding language, any experience with any programming languages (C#, Python), automation or logic-based systems desirable - if no experience, full training will be provided but must have the right mindset (clear logical thinking and highly focused attention to details) and desire to learn to code.
• Experience with AI tools, defining / securing prompts, working with agents desirable.
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.

General Attributes

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to learn new concepts and new products.
• Have an interest in the future direction of legal technology and technology in general.
• Client, delivery and deadline focused.
• Excellent attention to detail and delivery of high-quality work.
• Self-management and excellent organisation skills.
• Highly effective as part of a wider team.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• A self-starter with a proactive approach to work, planning workload and solving client requirements.