Innovation Coordinator

Walker Morris LLP; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal services firm in Leeds is looking for an Innovation Coordinator to support innovation initiatives. This role involves working closely with technology and legal teams to enhance client service and embed innovation in the firm's culture. Candidates should have an interest in legal tech, strong communication skills, and confidence in contributing ideas. This position offers a salary of £27,000 to £29,000 with a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Salary between £27,000 and £29,000

Annual bonus scheme up to 10%

Minimum of 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Workplace pension scheme with 6% employer contribution

Death in service coverage

Hybrid and flexible working options

Qualifications

• Interest in legal innovation and technology.
• Previous experience in a legal or professional services role with a tech focus preferred.
• Ability to manage workload effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience communicating clearly and professionally.
• Confidence to contribute ideas.
• Desire to learn about a range of legal tech and AI tools.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Support the Innovation Lead with tech-enabled client work.
• Assist with internal innovation initiatives alongside Innovation Champions.
• Structure the Legal Tech toolkit to maximize ROI.
• Support day-to-day operations across Legal Tech tools.
• Monitor market trends and present findings.

Skills

Interest in legal innovation and technology

Ability to manage workload effectively

Clear communication skills

Confidence to contribute ideas

Proficient in Microsoft 365 suite

Tools

Microsoft Office

Legal tech tools

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about innovation and technology?

As we expand our offering at Walker Morris, we’re excited to announce a new opportunity for an Innovation Coordinator. In this role, you’ll provide direct support to our Innovation Lead, helping to embed innovation into the firm’s culture and streamline client service. You’ll play a key role in facilitating new ideas across all levels within our lawyer and business services teams, working closely with our network of Innovation Champions.

You’ll work closely with our Innovation and Legal Tech Delivery team, IT Training team, Applications team, and Knowledge team, gaining exposure to cutting‑edge projects and building strong relationships across the business. This client‑facing role also offers opportunities to network and build relationships with senior stakeholders across the business.

This is a great opportunity to be mentored by an influential legal innovation leader who will provide coaching and development as you grow your career. You’ll join a firm investing heavily in innovation—giving you the chance to make a real difference and help shape how we work.

As the Innovation Coordinator, your role will include:

• Support the Innovation Lead with tech‑enabled client work, including preparing for client conversations, presentations, and workshops, and work on customised solutions.
• Assist with internal innovation initiatives, working alongside Innovation Champions to run workshops and promote new ideas across the firm.
• Play a key role in structuring our Legal Tech toolkit, ensuring we maximise ROI and stay ahead of new features—particularly in the generative AI space.
• Provide day‑to‑day support across our Legal Tech tools and help coordinate our AI Working Group, gathering use cases and exploring future opportunities.
• Keep a close eye on market trends, attend key events, and regularly present insights and findings to the team.

We are looking for:

• A genuine interest in legal innovation, technology, and process improvement.
• Previous experience in a legal or professional services role with a tech focus is preferred.
• Proven ability to manage workload effectively, prioritise tasks, and maintain accuracy in a fast‑paced environment.
• Demonstrable experience communicating clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing, with colleagues and clients.
• Confidence to contribute ideas and help shape new ways of working.
• A confident user of the Microsoft 365 suite together with experience of or a genuine desire to learn about a wide range of legal tech and AI tools.
• Demonstrable experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, to manage documents, create spreadsheets, and produce engaging content.

Some of our benefits include:

• £27,000 – £29,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Earn up to 10% of your salary with our annual bonus scheme.
• Minimum of 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays per year, increasing to 31 days with length of service, with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday per year.
• Auto‑enrolled into the workplace pension scheme, and we’ll contribute a minimum of 6% of your salary.
• 4x your annual salary in the event of a death in service.
• Hybrid and flexible working for most roles with a minimum of 40% of your time spent in the office.

Find out more about working at Walker Morrishere.

Company Values

Our shared values represent our culture and the things that are important to us. They define who we are as a firm, as an employer and what we expect of our people. They provide direction and purpose by influencing the decisions that we make and the actions that we take. It’s really important that all candidates and employees demonstrate these values in their day‑to‑day activities:

• Embrace the fact everyone is different and unique.
• You can be serious without wearing a suit.
• Never lose sight of the bigger picture.
• Two heads are better than one.
• Take the bull by the horns.
• We win & lose together.

Walker Morris is committed to being an inclusive employer. We welcome applications regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, neuro‑diversity or disability status, family or parental status, race, religion or ethnicity. Click here to find out more about our diversity and inclusion work.

If you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to ask. We are a Disability Confident employer.

Type of Working

Hybrid