Legal Technology Advisor

Clifford Chance

Aug 8

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Job
Full-time
Senior Level
London

Requirements

- Prior experience introducing Legal Technology solutions in professional services firms.
- Excellent communicator. Able to influence and clearly articulate and explain Legal Technology solutions benefits in non-technical terms.
- Strong relationship skills and an understanding of different ways of achieving outcomes, with business and IT teams, using both business and IT terminology.
- Extensive stakeholder management skills and a cross-functional team player.
- Able to manipulate data at speed.
- Strong problem solving and entrepreneurial skills to drive solutions to completion.
- Good judgement and a skill in identification and prioritisation of added value and strategic tasks.
- Effective communication; verbal and written, delivered with enthusiasm and impact.
- A confident, firm and positive approach.
- Strong listening skills.
- Highly developed written communication skills and capable of producing global and sensitive communications to a varied audience.
- Excellent verbal and interpersonal communications skills – some form of customer-facing interaction or consulting experience is a plus.
- Fluent in English.
- Educated to degree level, preferably but not essentially in a legal or technical discipline.

Responsibilities

Working with lawyers to develop a deep understanding in order to deliver against our clients' expectations.
Building strong relationships with clients to engender trust and be viewed as a "trusted advisor", delivering at the pace of the client's needs.
Balancing immediate client needs with strategic aims of the firm/function with existing solutions in most cases, and where appropriate identifying opportunities for new solutions.
Focusing on promoting the relevant use of our existing Legal Technology toolkit to our lawyers. This will require explaining solution benefits, metrics-driven adoption of those tools and providing tailored specialist guidance on those solutions. This will also require you to help provision and deliver "configuration" needed from existing solutions.
Where necessary, identifying the needs for further integration, configuration or further customisation of existing solutions; and identify requirements for new solutions to provide to Product Management teams.
Maintaining our Legal Technology Toolkit usage metrics to prioritise our efforts for adoption and identify challenges to be addressed in collaboration with the Product Management teams.
Capturing the success stories with our Legal Technology Toolkit and sharing with the global team of Legal Technology Advisors and the Product Management teams.
Providing feedback and insights from local needs, challenges, usage, etc. to the Product Management teams.
When adding new solutions in our Legal Technology Toolkit, assisting with the introduction, deployment and communications while focusing on the overall legal service delivery process.
Identifying and supporting a number of power users in key Legal Technology solutions to help us scale our delivery capabilities.
Working closely with our Product Management teams when we are developing new solutions providing feedback and advise on effective delivery needs to ensure it best meets our lawyers requirements and delivers better experiences to our clients.
Promoting the usage of our training materials available (and where necessary feedback on improvement opportunities).
Delivering tailored presentations and demos about our Legal Technology toolkit, including advanced specialist solutions (including artificial intelligence tools).

FAQs

What is the primary role of the Legal Technology Advisor?

The primary role of the Legal Technology Advisor is to develop a deep understanding of lawyers and clients' needs, promote the benefits of legal technology tools, and support lawyers in leveraging these solutions effectively.

What qualifications are required for the Legal Technology Advisor position?

Candidates should have prior experience introducing legal technology solutions in professional services firms, strong communication skills, experience with stakeholder management, and ideally a degree in a legal or technical discipline.

What type of technologies will the Legal Technology Advisor work with?

The Legal Technology Advisor will work with advanced legal software applications, including artificial intelligence tools, to enhance legal service delivery.

Is this position client-facing?

Yes, the position involves building strong relationships with clients and acting as a "trusted advisor" to meet their expectations.

How does the firm support career development for the Legal Technology Advisor?

The firm promotes a team-based, inclusive culture that provides opportunities for learning, growth, and innovation within a diverse and ambitious environment.

What is the importance of metrics in this role?

Metrics are crucial as they help prioritize adoption efforts of the Legal Technology Toolkit, identify challenges, and track the success stories associated with its usage.

How often will the Legal Technology Advisor be expected to work from the office?

The role follows a balanced hybrid working approach, with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50% of the time.

What qualities are favored in a candidate for the Legal Technology Advisor position?

Candidates should exhibit strong problem-solving skills, good judgment, effective communication skills, strong listening abilities, and a confident and positive approach.

Does Clifford Chance promote an inclusive workplace?

Yes, Clifford Chance is committed to treating employees and applicants fairly regardless of various personal characteristics, fostering an inclusive culture through employee networks and initiatives.

Will the Legal Technology Advisor be involved in product management discussions?

Yes, the Legal Technology Advisor will collaborate closely with Product Management teams to provide feedback and insights on legal technology solutions and their effective delivery.

Clifford Chance

We are one of the world's pre-eminent law firms, with significant depth and range of resources across five continents.

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1987

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Mission & Purpose

We are one of the world's largest law firms with significant depth and range of resources across five continents. As a single, fully integrated, global partnership, we pride ourselves on our approachable, collegiate and team based way of working. We always strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, which include corporates from all the commercial and industrial sectors, governments, regulators, trade bodies and not for profit organisations. We provide them with the highest quality advice and legal insight, which combines the Firm's global standards with in-depth local expertise. Many of the world's leading organisations look to Clifford Chance not just for legal expertise but for advice on business critical issues.