Legal Technologist

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP; Great Bowden; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Senior Legal Technologist to enhance knowledge management and legal AI adoption within their team. The role includes evaluating and developing systems that support legal practice tech while managing a team of Knowledge paralegals. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years' experience in legal technology, excellent communication skills, and a law degree or equivalent. This position offers opportunities for professional growth in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a relevant role in the legal sector.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear content.
• Experience delivering training and demonstrations on legal technology.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute a knowledge strategy leveraging AI for legal practice.
• Act as Subject-Matter Expert for knowledge-backed systems.
• Analyze and synthesize usage data across Knowledge/AI platforms.

Skills

Knowledge Management

Legal Technology

Project Management

Communication Skills

Data Reporting

Education

Law degree or similar qualification

Tools

PowerBI

Job description

Overview

It starts with our people, which is why we need a Senior Legal Technologist to join our team. This pivotal role exists at the intersection of knowledge management, legal AI enablement and practice technology.

In summary, you will responsible for evaluating, developing and ensuring adoption of knowledge-backed systems/processes and appropriate legal practice technology, with a strong focus on driving Legal AI transformation among lawyers.

The wide remit of this position would suit an energetic and proactive individual with an entrepreneurial spirit and strong team‑working skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Knowledge‑backed systems and processes: help shape and execute a forward‑looking knowledge strategy that leverages AI and emerging technologies to enhance legal practice and client service.
• Be a Subject‑Matter Expert (SME) for all knowledge‑backed systems, tools and processes in our firm.
• Help curate and leverage legal knowledge and data in the firm; identify ways to augment and automate knowledge processes; deliver training to lawyers; and be a key liaison with our firm's cohort of Knowledge Lawyers.
• Assist in drafting responses to pitches/RFPs on knowledge/technology capabilities and help formulate requirements for bespoke client offerings.
• Prepare business cases, measure delivery against KPIs, and evidence return on investment (ROI).
• Design test methodology and comparison frameworks to help inform investment decisions.
• Provide demos and training to lawyers and clients.
• Participate in complex, multi‑stakeholder projects, managing scope, timeline, resourcing, risk mitigation, testing and reporting.
• Encourage adoption of all appropriate practice technology and processes in line with agreed strategic direction and initiatives; provide ideas for troubleshooting obstacles to user engagement.
• Analyse and synthesize usage data across a number of Knowledge/AI platforms using PowerBI dashboards.
• Work with our firm's Office of General Counsel on issues relating to knowledge, legal technology and AI enablement.
• Line‑manage three Knowledge paralegals.

Additional Details

At Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner we understand the value of a diverse workforce and we believe people perform at their best when they can truly be themselves at work. We aim to create an inclusive environment where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to be themselves. In order to provide the best possible service to our diverse client base, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing our people with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, political belief, disability or any other protected characteristic.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is a firm with an increasingly flexible workforce and is supportive of flexible working arrangements, tailored to the individual, wherever possible.

Please feel free to speak to the Recruitment Team about the flexibility we are offering for this role.

Confidentiality

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner will ensure all hardcopy and electronic materials containing confidential information are securely stored and accessible only to those authorised to view such content.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience of working as a knowledge professional, innovation manager, legal technologist or similar role in the legal sector.
• A law degree, masters, legal apprenticeship, or similar qualification.
• Excellent communication skills, able to work with people of varying levels of seniority and technical experience and adept at translating complex information into clear, concise, and engaging content.
• Experienced at delivering training and demonstrations on legal technology, with the ability to provide practice‑specific examples.
• Sufficient knowledge of legal principles to identify appropriate legal use cases, tailor lawyer interactions to different target audiences, and classify knowledge assets appropriately by work type, document type, and/or legal concept.
• Highly organised with good project management skills.
• Experience of data reporting, using data visualisation tools such as PowerBI.
• Strong analytical mindset – able to interpret usage data, feedback, and AI metrics to improve content and workflows.

Desirable Skills

• Experience managing knowledge bases or structured content repositories and/or an understanding of taxonomy, metadata, and content governance frameworks.
• Familiarity with AI tools, LLM‑based systems, or AI knowledge ingestion processes, particularly within a legal context.

Diversity, Inclusion and Vetting

As a regulated firm of solicitors, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is required to undertake appropriate vetting of staff. In addition to completion, by applicants who accept a job offer, of a regulatory questionnaire, we will also undertake certain verifications ourselves. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner adopts a risk‑based approach to its vetting procedures, which are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with IT, legal and regulatory obligations.