Developer
Leigh DayManchester, England, United Kingdom
Added 1 Aug · still live
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£54,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2134 is an eligible occupation, but we classified this role with low confidence (39% match). If the code is right — and Leigh Day is a licensed sponsor — it should qualify, but double-check the occupation eligibility rules against the actual role.
About the role
Job Purpose
Enhancements
- To support the migration and roll out of a new Practice management and financial system :
- Bespoke Automations
- Interactive web Applications
- Document interaction
- Management Information and reports
- Data collection
- JavaScript framework, html/css, SQL.
- To work with the development team and PMO to evaluate the firm's requirements and liaise. with stakeholders to design technical solutions for business problems.
- To assist the PMO in the use of new systems, including the IT Team and end users.
- Create and maintain user documentation, including release notes, user guides and best practice guidelines.
- Test all configuration changes and updates prior to release to end users.
Enhancements
- Enhance workflows, documents and data collection screens via a cycle of requirements gathering, configuration, testing, user training and rollout.
- Ensure that prior to implementation all system changes are tested .
- Liaise with the development team to ensure that the system is delivering required functionality.
- Test and implement any vendor-led upgrades and patches.
- Arrange user acceptance testing (UAT) prior to any significant updates and manage any issues that are discovered through to resolution.
- Work with the PMO with to create and prepare notes, user guides and manuals for end users.
- Test updates to ensure the move between development and live systems is successful, highlighting any areas of concern.
- Assist in ensuring all parties are kept informed of upgrades and understand their respective role.
- Following the upgrade, monitor bug reports and highlight any major issues at the earliest opportunity.
- Work with development team to create solutions for internal clients and stakeholders.
Person profile
Keen, driven and diligent, with a strong work ethic demonstrated by the ability to deliver business solutions within tight timescales. Ability to think creatively, unimpeded by orthodox or conventional constraints.
Keen, driven and diligent, with a strong work ethic demonstrated by the ability to deliver business solutions within tight timescales. Ability to think creatively, unimpeded by orthodox or conventional constraints.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- A client-facing and professional approach to their work.
- Highly self-motivated and directed.
- Logically minded – you must be able to work though different scenario-based workflows.
- At least 2 years in a professional services environment.
- Experience in developing in Javascript, HTML/CSS.
- Experience in developing with HTML/CSS frameworks.
- Experience with SQL Server in creating Stored procedures and basic queries.
- Experience of managing source code repositories via GIT.
- Drives the adoption of standards to ensure developed platforms remain stable, reliable, and secure for all users.
- Understand existing software core architecture, interactions and dependencies.
- Support project team/BA to gather and filter key information from stakeholders.
- Support project team with drafting functional specifications.
- Provide solution and integration for the existing systems.
- Investigate and resolve bugs or deficiencies.
- Work in collaborative environment, provide mentorship to Junior Developers where necessary.
- Knowledge of legal practice management system(s), such as Linetime Liberate, Sharedo.
- Hubspot or legal CRM systems.
- Power BI development experience beneficial.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Translate business requirements into architecture designs.
We are a top 100 law firm committed to claimant-only cases, ensuring that individuals have the same access to justice as the UK Government and large corporations. We're not afraid to take on difficult and challenging cases involving medical negligence, serious personal injuries, discrimination in the workplace, defective products and human rights abuses in this country and overseas.
Benefits
Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
Benefits
Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
- Hybrid working (typically 2-3 days from home for a full time worker)
- 29 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Life assurance 4 x salary
- Healthcare cash plan
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
- Electric car scheme
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Leigh Day, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 2134 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~343k in sampleP25 £42kP75 £76k
£33kmedian £57kgoing rate £55k£103k
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.