LDC Supervising Lawyer

DLA Piper LLP; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Piper’s Legal Delivery Centre (LDC) seeks Supervising Lawyers or Review Managers to lead electronic document review, oversee Paralegal teams, and push the firm’s next-gen technology agenda. You will act as a subject-matter expert for clients and lawyers, shaping delivery strategies and ensuring high-quality outputs across litigation, investigations and data protection mandates.

The role emphasizes independent project leadership, process improvement, and client-facing guidance, with potential

Qualifications

• Experience with RelativityOne and document review
• Track record in deploying generative AI in legal delivery
• Ability to manage and mentor teams across multiple projects
• Strong communication with clients and internal stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of electronic document review for diverse mandates
• Brief, supervise and validate Paralegal review output
• Act as escalation point for legal/process queries
• Drive improvements to processes and playbooks; champion next-gen tech deployment

Skills

RelativityOne

GenAI deployment

People management

Communication

Legal experience

Education

Solicitor qualification

Tools

RelativityOne

Job description

The Legal Delivery Centre (LDC) provides flexible products and scalable solutions to support the firm's high end advisory services.

The LDC works as an extended part of the legal team, dealing with activities that are best performed by a specialist, process-centric operation. Legal professionals (Paralegals), combined with the Legal Delivery Centre's qualified lawyers and IT tools, deliver a transparent service to agreed timescales, yielding very high-quality outputs.

The LDC operates from offices in Germany, the UK, and across Australia. All combine to service the requirements of the international business and our clients.

We are now keen to build on our success and have an important hire to make. Our well-established LDC is looking to grow and appoint additional Supervising Lawyers or Review Managers, who will help lead the LDC's delivery of electronic document review and push the firm’s offering in this space to the next level. This will involve independently leading delivery of a broad range of client mandates (including eyes-on document review), reviewing and improving our processes (including through the application of next-gen legal technology), and being a key point of contact / subject matter expert for our clients, lawyers, and other colleagues.

Main duties and responsibilities

You will support the delivery of an exceptional service to the firm’s lawyers and clients, including by:

• Taking responsibility for and independently delivering allocated electronic document review projects, across the litigation, arbitration, investigations, and data protection space, including:
  • agreeing strategy and approach with our specialist lawyers and clients, including RelativityOne methodology / coding and potential AI deployment
  • briefing and supervising the Paralegal review team, as well as validating their review output
  • acting as an escalation point for legal and process queries from all stakeholders; and
  • being primary LDC representative and document review expert in conversations with our lawyers and clients
• Engaging in clear and constant communication and feedback between the LDC, Electronic Data Management and lawyer teams throughout the life of an instruction, particularly in the planning phase to ensure the team are in the best possible position for success
• In some cases, personally undertaking second level review
• Ensuring:
  • standard ways of working are optimised, accessible and adhered to
  • robust checks and quality controls are in place
  • the team is set up to deliver to internal or external client requirements and succeeds in doing so

You will take a leading role in the development and expansion of the LDC's offering by:

• Building relationships with the firm’s lawyers and Partners to promote awareness of the LDC’s capabilities and demonstrate the quality of our offering
• Driving increased LDC adoption by working across the firm to identify further LDC solutions and designing / standing up such products
• Taking the lead on improving operational processes, documentation and training (including ensuring playbooks and other LDC materials are comprehensive and up to date)
• Championing and delivering the deployment of next-gen technology, particularly generative AI, across our electronic document review service line
• Depending on experience and location, potentially undertaking line management responsibility (including performance management and review) for a team of Paralegals
• Working with the LDC's Contentious Lead, Resourcing Manager, Supervising Lawyers and practice group colleagues to manage overall workloads and the allocation of specific projects
• Identifying training needs and arranging / providing coaching where required across the LDC electronic document review team

About you

We do not set upper or lower limits of experience for any of our vacancies. We have however given an indicative approximate guide for applicants. Candidates who have 5 years’ experience working within a contentious legal team, specialist document review ALSP, or similar setting are likely to have the right level of knowledge required to successfully undertake this role.

Skills and experience required:

• High degree of familiarity with RelativityOne (or comparable review platform) and strong overall document review experience
• Experience with and passion for deployment of gen-AI in the context of legal delivery
• Qualified solicitor in a common law jurisdiction
• Able to manage and work well with people at all levels
• Clear and effective communicator

Highly professional, with a dedication to exceeding expectations.

About us

We're a global law firm helping our clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Our pursuit of innovation has transformed our delivery of legal services. With offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we deliver exceptional outcomes on cross-border projects, critical transactions and high-stakes disputes.

At DLA Piper, we understand that inclusion is not a one-size-fits-all concept. We embrace and celebrate the range of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences that each individual brings to our firm. By fostering a culture that welcomes and appreciates all aspects of our individuality, we ensure that everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

Our commitment to inclusion and positive social impact enables us to provide exceptional service to our clients and communities, while nurturing a unique and inclusive culture for all our people. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.

We are committed to being accessible and accommodating any reasonable adjustments needed throughout the recruitment process to ensure an inclusive experience for all. If you need any support or adjustments, please let us know.

Where local legislation permits, we will conduct relevant pre-engagement screening checks prior to your first day.

Leeds, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom

Requesting Adjustments

At DLA Piper, we aim to make meaningful progress and build an inclusive culture where anyone affected by disability, neurodiversity or a long-term health condition has an equitable and accessible chance of success. If you think you may need adjustments or additional support to enable you to participate in our recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment team and we will be happy to support you.

Agile Working

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That’s why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

Pre-Engagement Screening

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability, and references from previous employers.

Our hiring approach

Our hiring approach enables us to learn about the professional and person you are, and gives you the opportunity to learn about us. Your recruitment experience can differ depending on the type of role you are interviewing for. You will always meet your direct Line Manager for your role, as well as peers and close collaborators for the position. For some of our roles we may also use assessment tools, practical exercises, and panel presentations. Your Recruitment Business Partner will inform you of the recruitment process at the start of any recruitment process, but please let us know if you have any questions prior to making an application.

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