Legal Engineer - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

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Job Description

The role

The Product Design and Technology advisor is primarily responsible for creating and refining digital products that enhance the firm's legal services. This role requires a blend of creativity, user experience (UX) expertise, and technical skills to design intuitive and effective digital solutions. The Product Design Specialist will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that products meet user needs and align with the firm's strategic goals. In parallel, this role is expected to participate in many of the automation opportunities and advise on approach and next steps.

1. User Experience (UX) Design:

• Conduct user research to understand the needs, behaviours, and pain points of users.

• Develop user personas, journey maps, and wireframes to guide the design process.

• Create prototypes and conduct usability testing to gather feedback and refine designs.

• Ensure that digital products provide a seamless and intuitive user experience.
  
  

2. User Interface (UI) Design:

• Design visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces for digital products.

• Develop design systems and style guides to ensure consistency across products.

• Collaborate with developers to ensure that designs are implemented accurately.

• Stay updated on the latest design trends and best practices.

3. Collaboration and Communication:

• Work closely with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to define product requirements and goals.

• Facilitate design workshops and brainstorming sessions to generate ideas and solutions.

• Present design concepts and solutions to stakeholders and gather feedback.

• Act as a liaison between the design team and other departments to ensure alignment and collaboration.
  
  

4. Continuous Improvement:

• Conduct regular assessments of existing products to identify opportunities for improvement.

• Implement best practices and methodologies to enhance the firm's design capabilities.

• Establish metrics and KPIs to measure the impact of design initiatives and report findings to senior management.

• Stay abreast of emerging design trends and technologies to continuously improve the firm's digital products.
  
  

5. Project Management:

• Manage design projects from ideation to implementation, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget.

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, goals, and deliverables.

• Monitor project progress, troubleshoot issues, and provide regular updates to senior management and stakeholders.
  
  

6. Automation Opportunities:

• Collaborate with practice area leaders to identify and explore automation opportunities within their respective areas.

• Design and develop automated solutions to streamline legal processes and improve efficiency.

• Provide training and support to practice area teams to ensure successful adoption of automation tools.

Qualifications

Your experience

• Candidate should have experience in product design, preferably within a law firm or corporate environment.

• Understanding of how a typical law firm operates, the disciplines in the various practices and the processes associated.

• Strong understanding of UX/UI design principles and best practices.

• Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, or similar.

• Excellent project management skills with a proven track record of successfully delivering design projects.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience in conducting user research and usability testing.

Company Description

Who we are

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

Additional Information

Hybrid Working

This role follows our 'balanced' hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow, you will be supported to work in a hybrid way with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50% of your time.

Equal opportunities statement

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age. This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.

Find out more about our inclusive culture here.

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Location: London, GB

Posted Date: 11/5/2024