Commercial Dispute Resolution Practice Innovation Lead, Leeds

BCL Legal; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Leeds is seeking a Practice Innovation Lead for its Disputes Group. The ideal candidate will have 4-5 years PQE in commercial disputes and an interest in legal technology, focusing on improving efficiencies in legal processes. Both full-time and part-time roles are available. This innovative role involves collaboration with lawyers and the legal tech team to enhance productivity.

Qualifications

• PQE of 4-5 years in commercial disputes or allied areas.
• Experience in a large, innovative law firm preferred.
• Interest in legal tech and process efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Bridge gap between lawyers and innovation teams.
• Identify pain points and run legal tech training.
• Manage process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Collaboration

Change management

Legal tech familiarity

Job description

Overview

Practice Innovation Lead (Commercial Disputes), Leeds

We are working with a top tier international firm in Leeds with an enviable Disputes Group on an opportunity that is a bit different from the norm.

This is for Commercial Disputes Lawyers (or allied dispute areas in the commercial sphere) who may be looking to move away from a fee earning role, and are interested in working with lawyers to support them in further developing efficiencies in their work through the adoption of ever-evolving legal tech and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Bridge the gap between the Lawyers in the Disputes Group and the Innovation and Legal Technology Team, which is responsible for building and developing the legal tech improvements from a technical perspective.
• Collaborate with lawyers to identify pain points and scope out areas for improvement; run training sessions to boost adoption of legal tech; manage and deliver on process improvement initiatives that help eliminate inefficiencies; provide hands-on support in embedding innovation into legal processes.
• Engagement and relationship building, training, adoption & change management, data & reporting and cross-pillar collaboration.

Qualifications & Experience

• You are not expected to be a technical expert in legal tech and innovation; rather a lawyer experienced in disputes and very familiar with the legal processes involved in running weighty complex matters from beginning to end, and the process efficiency challenges that brings.
• Familiarity with legal tech from a use standpoint is helpful; experience of working in a large, forward-thinking firm is desirable.
• Commercial (or associated areas) litigator with upwards of 4 or 5 years' PQE, and an interest in moving away from fee earning (or already done so). Full-time and part-time options are available.

Additional Information

BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.