Senior Legal Technologist

OVERVIEW

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.

The Maples Group looks to add a London-based Senior Legal Technologist to our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.

Who We Seek

Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role

The future of legal services lies in intelligent technology, agile processes, and client-first innovation. The Maples Group is investing in this future through our Innovation Group - a dedicated team that brings together ambitious individuals with a passion for innovation and technology.

The Senior Legal Technologist operates with significant autonomy, leading workstreams and projects end-to-end. You are expected to work alongside Legal Technologists, influence solution design, and act as a subject matter expert in one or more technology domains.

This is a mid-level role within the Innovation Group's career progression framework. You will report to the Head of Innovation and play a key role in shaping how the team delivers technology-driven solutions to lawyers and clients across the firm.

• Innovation Project Leadership. You will lead the design and delivery of Innovation projects from scoping through to implementation, taking ownership of workstreams end-to-end with moderate complexity. This includes evaluating vendor products and making recommendations to Innovation leadership on the adoption of new platforms and tools.

• Solution Design and Advisory. You will act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders on technology solutions, drawing on your expertise in one or more legal technology domains to influence solution design and ensure that implementations meet business requirements.

• Mentoring and Development. You will mentor and support the development of Legal Technologists within the team, helping them to build technical skills and navigate project delivery.

• Adoption and Training. You will drive adoption of new tools and processes across the business, designing and delivering training programmes, creating user documentation, and working closely with legal teams to embed technology into day-to-day practice.

• Strategy and Roadmap Contribution. You will contribute to team strategy and roadmap planning, helping to identify opportunities for technology-led improvement and shaping the direction of the Innovation Group's work.

• Research and Evaluation. You will keep abreast of advancements in emerging legal technologies, evaluate new products and solutions, and effectively communicate developments and recommendations to legal teams and the wider business.

EXPERIENCE

What You Bring

We welcome applications from candidates with 3-6 years of relevant professional experience in legal technology, legal innovation, or a related field. A bachelor's degree or higher in Law, Business, Computer Science, or a related discipline is expected.

Essential skills and attributes:

• Demonstrable expertise in one or more legal technology domains (e.g., Legal GenAI, document automation, contract lifecycle management, AI-assisted review, workflow automation, or legal data analytics)
• Proven experience leading technology projects from inception through to delivery
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to advise and influence business stakeholders
• Proficiency in the Microsoft 365 suite
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences
• A collaborative and solutions-oriented mindset, with a commitment to mentoring and knowledge sharing
• A commercial mindset and client-centric approach

Desirable skills and attributes:

• Familiarity with vendor evaluation and procurement processes
• Experience with no-code/low-code development platforms
• Exposure to legal change management or process improvement methodologies
• Prior experience mentoring or coaching junior colleagues

BENEFITS & REWARDS

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
• Competitive vacation packages
• Educational assistance and professional development programmes
• Savings or pension plan
• Life insurance
• Travel insurance
• Global mental wellness programme
• Sports clubs and social events

ABOUT MAPLES GROUP

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

Please note that it is the Maples Group standard policy to undertake various background screening checks on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Except for roles based in the Republic of Ireland, the background checks will include criminal records checks when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record, it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. The Maples Group will make all job offer decisions on a case-by-case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before a decision is made. Further details will be provided at the time any conditional job offer is made.

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