Trowers & Hamlins is a City-led, international and national law firm with over 180 partners and 1000 staff. With offices across the UK, Middle East and Far East.  Our global footprint is further enhanced by our strategic partnership with Interlaw which works to facilitate our management of multi-jurisdictional matters.  We have leading practices in Corporate, Litigation, Tax, Banking and Finance, Real Estate and Private Wealth. 

We've always been proud of our natural commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and value the variety of our partnership.  We are different and we believe it is our people that make us unique. We expect and respect that you and your talents are too. Our strategic direction is shaped by a desire to grow our business in a way that is responsible and sustainable and has the principles of ESG at its core, guiding the way we operate firmwide.

We are looking for a Legal Technologist to support our Litigation practice within our growing Innovation and Technology Team. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of Innovation at Trowers, assisting our Head of Innovation and Technology in developing client solutions and driving the adoption of legal technology within Litigation, to improve our delivery of services to clients.

As a Legal Technologist within the team, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of client solutions and projects to clients across our business, with a focus on Litigation.

You will also be involved with:

• Leading and coordinating innovation projects including assistance in the end to end planning, development, delivery and continuous improvement  of value adding creative client solutions.
• Evaluation of Litigation specific technology and liaising with our Innovation forum and departmental PSLs on suggestions for use cases and adoption.
• Have the ability to identify the most effective combinations of people, process and technology.
• Driving a culture of innovation and continuous improvement through the championing of existing solutions, to help drive behavioural change and maximise the transformative impact of new products and services
• Building a strong relationship with our lawyers and supporting them with coaching on legal technology and new ways of working.

For this role you will need to:

• Prior experience working in an innovation function within a law firm on litigation projects, an e-discovery provider, or similar.
• An awareness of the changing legal services and legal technology market and its trends and respective challenges affecting law firms.
• Technical skills and comprehension to accurately and efficiently assess the potential of legal technology products and compatibility with the Firm’s wider technology.

But it is not all about experience and qualifications, we are also looking for someone who is:

• Proactive, flexible, and dependable attitude, with the ability to remain calm under pressure
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines
• A positive, solution-focused approach to daily tasks

Our benefits include, an annual bonus scheme, GPP Pension Scheme with Aviva. We also offer Private Medical Insurance, (currently with Vitality Health) after 6 months of employment, which include discounted gym memberships, free cinema tickets, health assessments and much more. 

Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and values equity, diversity and inclusion. All applications will be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role and will be treated equally irrespective of Ethnicity, Gender (including Trans and non-binary) Race, Disability, Religion and sexual orientation.

If you require any further information on any of our vacancies or would like to discuss any adjustments or additional support that you might need either during the recruitment process or after the offer stage, please feel free to contact our recruitment team on recruit@trowers.com

As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.