The role:

We are currently looking for a dynamic Legal Engineer to join our growing Legal Operations team here at Simmons Wavelength. Joining one of our market-facing scrum teams, Legal Engineers deliver challenging, client-facing projects, using tools and skills to unlock new value, efficiencies and insights.

We will consider candidates to be based in either our London or Cambridge offices.

What will you do:

• Work as part of an agile multi-functional team to understand and articulate client need through a combination of disciplines including law, data, design and technology.
• Understand and analyse legal/business processes using advanced process mapping skills.
• Study the legal technology market on a regular basis and maintain a thorough understanding of the biggest market players and technologies; organise demos to keep up to date.
• Data extraction, report building and developing client facing solutions.
• Gather and assess/analyse information from a range of sources by identifying business requirements, using the most appropriate methodology and sharing findings in visual, consumable formats.
• Use information to critically assess options and to articulate and support the potential range of approaches that could be applied to problem solving.
• Play an active role in the design, planning and execution of client projects.
• Actively participate in our Wavelength Academy to grow and share skills and expertise contributing to team-wide professional development.
• Have a willingness to flex and apply your skills to business activity in a way that meets the evolving and growing needs of our business.

About Simmons Wavelength

Simmons Wavelength is the home of legal engineering at Simmons & Simmons; using data engineering, process optimisation and creative design to deliver digitised solutions for our clients. We exist because the business of law is continually evolving; the scale, complexity and urgency of legal work is accelerating. New approaches to these challenges are needed.

What we are looking for:

We're looking for someone who...

• Has a degree, equivalent qualification or relatable work experience.
• Has 2-3 years of experience of working in the legal, data, design or tech sectors.
• Is an analytical thinker and has experience in applying their skills to solving complex, multifaceted problems
• Thrives in a team environment, can multi task and are proactive.
• Has excellent stakeholder management skills and can communicate advanced concepts clearly to a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Wants to be part of a diverse and inclusive team, have great interpersonal skills and can effectively relate to individuals at all levels and experience.
• Has a real willingness to learn, using your creative initiative!

It would also be great, but not essential, if you have...

• Experience of working in an agile team.
• Experience of working with legal or other business professionals.
• Ability to speak confidently, able to share your knowledge and skills with colleagues and perhaps even larger audiences.

Here at Simmons & Simmons:

We believe our people define us. Our working environment is genuinely collegiate with a supportive atmosphere and team ethos - we have a reputation for being a friendly culture which we are very proud of. An inclusive and diverse culture, our innovative approach and being truly international are just a few more things that make us, us.

• Competitive Offer Package including bonus's dependant on role/level, private medical insurance & pension contribution to name a few.
• Dress 'for your day' Code.
• Hybrid working approach of 2 days a week required in the office with flexibility dependant on role/team/client demands.
• A wide range of international offices including: Hong Kong; Dubai; Tokyo; Dublin; Milan; Bristol; Madrid; Singapore.
• All offices have their own artwork collections - with a Damien Hurst and a Tracey Emin in the London office. We have a long standing history in supporting the art community especially up and coming artists.
• The creation of Simmons & Simmons Solutions - bringing together the best legal advice from our established legal teams with non-traditional capabilities that enhance, expand and differentiate the Simmons offering.
• We were ranked as a Times Top 50 Employer for Women and Top 30 Employer for Working Families in 2020.
• We have Social and Sport Committees contributing to Xmas & Summer parties, end of month social and various sporting events.
• We also have a range of Diversity Network Groups including LGBT+, Emerge (Race & Ethnicity) and The Number One Club (Women's network) who have organised various talks and events firmwide.

If you are interested in finding out more about this position then please contact the Recruitment Team with any questions. To apply for the role please click on the link at the bottom of the page/visit the career pages on our website, where there is also a detailed job description.