Legal Engineer

Simmons & Simmons; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent legal services firm in Greater London is seeking a dynamic Legal Engineer to join their Legal Engineering Accelerator Team. The ideal candidate will design and deliver client-focused projects, using data analysis and legal technology to enhance service delivery. Candidates should have a relevant degree and at least 2 years of legal sector experience, thriving in a team environment. The position offers a competitive package with a hybrid working model and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonuses based on level

Private medical insurance

Pension contribution

Access to global skills academy

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in the legal sector.
• Experience working with legal or business professionals.
• Strong analytical skills with data and technology.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver client projects end-to-end.
• Assist in implementing solutions like NDA agents.
• Support lawyers with tasks like data extraction and analysis.

Skills

Team collaboration

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal communication

Proactive project management

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Tools

Data analysis tools

Legal technology

Job description

The role

We are currently looking for a dynamic Legal Engineer to join our growing Legal Engineering Accelerator Team. Legal Engineers deliver challenging client-facing projects using tools and skills to unlock new value efficiencies and insights.

What will you do

Take an active role in the end-to-end design planning and delivery of client projects including gathering and analysing requirements assessing solution options and developing innovative practical outcomes. This will include supporting the rollout of agents such as our NDA agent to clients completing testing phases and assisting with service set-up to ensure seamless service delivery.

Undertake a variety of project-related tasks to support lawyers with the delivery of legal matters such as data extraction and analysis report building and manual review of outputs from data-driven solutions. Our consultancy projects could also include tasks such as process mapping and market analysis.

Work alongside colleagues in our technical squads to support delivery of technical solutions to clients helping to bridge the gap between our technical squads and client legal teams.

Demonstrate flexibility and a proactive approach in applying your skills to a range of internal legal operations projects applying legal engineering skills to deliver improvements to our internal processes and tools.

What we are looking for

• Has a degree equivalent qualification or relatable work experience.
• Has 2 years of experience of working in the legal sector and experience of working with legal or other business professionals.
• Has experience of working with data and / or technology.
• Thrives in a team environment wants to be part of a diverse and inclusive team and has great interpersonal and communication skills.
• Can multitask and is proactive when it comes to projects; displays a willingness to understand the clients business needs in depth.
• Has excellent stakeholder management skills and can communicate advanced concepts clearly to a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Has a real willingness to learn using your creative initiative!

Here at Simmons & Simmons

Simmons & Simmons is a place where dynamic minds thrive. Our culture is built on work that matters you will work on inspirational and thought-provoking projects using your influence to create positive impact for our clients society and the planet. We also ensure that everyones voice is heard from day one irrespective of job title qualification or background. Youll be encouraged to have an enquiring mind and share ideas that can drive the firm forward. Through innovative learning and development opportunities you will be provided with a platform to excel enabling you to exceed your career ambitions and do things you never thought were possible.

Some key information

We offer a competitive package including bonuses dependant on role / level private medical insurance and pension contribution.

Our global skills academy provides our people regardless of their role and location with excellent learning opportunities (including live workshops podcasts short videos and practical learning experiences).

We have adopted a hybrid working approach with a requirement for a minimum of three days in the office with flexibility dependant on role / team / client demands.

We are proud to rank as a Stonewall Top Global Employer and a Top 75 Employer for Social Mobility.

We have a range of social and sports committees summer and winter parties and monthly get togethers.

We have a range of diversity networks to connect people and celebrate our differences which is integral to our inclusive culture.

Equal opportunities

We are committed to fostering equality diversity and inclusion within our firm and to ensuring equal employment opportunities. We believe that this commitment creates a vibrant and rewarding work environment. We are therefore committed to:

Upholding equal opportunities regardless of race ethnicity religion belief age disability sexual orientation sex gender reassignment gender identity marital status or pregnancy including maternity and paternity. This commitment extends to addressing any instances of perceived or associative discrimination and harassment. We also ensure fair treatment during recruitment and selection processes for those who are serving or have served in the armed forces along with their families.

Accommodating requests for flexible working arrangements whenever possible. We encourage you to discuss your needs with us if this is something you require.

Making our roles accessible to individuals with diverse abilities. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know so we can meet your needs.

We offer a range of employee networks to support our colleagues. More information about these networks can be found in the D&I Information booklet that candidates are sent when invited to interview.

We encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every single requirement. We are looking for individuals who are passionate and eager to learn and grow with us. Your unique experiences and perspectives could be a great addition to our team.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

If youre interested in finding out more about this positionplease contact the Recruitment Team. To apply for the role click on the link at the bottom of the page or visit our career page for more details.