Legal Technology Applications Manager

Womble Bond Dickinson; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in legal services seeks a Legal Technology Applications Manager in Plymouth. This pivotal role involves overseeing the implementation and management of legal technology applications, crucial for driving innovation within the firm. Candidates should possess qualifications in IT, computer science, project management, or law and demonstrate strong analytical, communication, and project management skills. This position supports a hybrid working model, requiring occasional visits to regional offices.

Qualifications

• Experience/qualifications in IT, computer science, project management, or law.
• Technical proficiency in legal technology deployment and management is crucial.
• Strong project management skills for handling multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and procure legal tech applications for the firm.
• Ensure management and maintenance of legal technology applications.
• Build strong relationships with legal technology suppliers.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Attention to Detail

Communication

Project Management

Education

Qualifications in IT, Computer Science, Project Management, or Law

Tools

Legal Technology Tools

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Legal Technology Applications Manager, Plymouth

Client: Womble Bond Dickinson

Location: Plymouth, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 0003e36c85b7

Job Views: 4

Posted: 29.06.2025

Expiry Date: 13.08.2025

Job Description:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced technology professional to join our dedicated Innovation and Legal Technology Team. This newly created role will be responsible for managing the firmwide self-service toolkit of legal technology applications, which is a key part of our innovation strategy. The successful candidate will work closely with the Chief Innovation Officer, the Head of IT Applications and Development, and the wider Innovation and Legal Technology Team.

This role can be based in Bristol, Newcastle, Plymouth, or Leeds and falls under our hybrid working policy. We ask that you reside close enough to one of our regional offices to visit as per current working practices.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Procurement and Deployment: Identify, evaluate, and procure legal technology applications aligned with our innovation strategy and end-user needs. Coordinate onboarding, configuration, and deployment of these tools.
2. Management and Maintenance: Ensure ongoing management, maintenance, and support of legal technology applications. Monitor adoption, performance, ROI, updates, user feedback, and contractual events such as renewals.
3. Supplier Relationships: Build strong relationships with legal technology suppliers, ensuring they deliver expected service levels and maintain a proactive roadmap.
4. Budget Management: Monitor the budget for legal technology applications, ensuring expenditures stay within approved limits and provide value for money.
5. Training, Support, and Adoption: Collaborate with IT Trainers to develop and deliver self-service training materials. Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting.
6. Collaboration: Work with the IT team to meet technical standards and liaise with legal teams to understand their needs and raise awareness of suitable tools.
7. Innovation and Improvement: Keep abreast of legal tech trends and propose enhancements to maintain a cutting-edge toolkit.
8. Ownership: Act as the application owner for all legal technology applications.
9. Compliance: Ensure applications comply with information security requirements and document this compliance.

What are we looking for?

A growth mindset is essential, with a passion for improving business processes. Candidates should demonstrate relevant experience and/or qualifications in IT, computer science, project management, or law.

Technical proficiency in legal technology tools, deployment, and management is crucial. Analytical skills to assess user needs and feedback, problem-solving, and attention to detail are necessary.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required to convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders, build business cases, and negotiate contracts. Strong project management skills and familiarity with agile methodologies are a plus. Interpersonal skills are also vital for collaboration across teams.

To succeed, candidates must have:

• Relevant experience and/or qualifications in IT, computer science, project management, or law
• Strong project management skills for multiple projects
• Solid understanding of legal technology tools and platforms
• Proficiency in software deployment, integration, and management