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Senior Practice Improvement Lawyer

Law Staff

Brisbane

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Senior Practice Improvement Lawyer role in Brisbane CBD for a large in-house legal practice. Combines legal expertise with project and change leadership to deliver improvements across legal processes, systems, and service delivery. Requires admitted Australian legal practitioner with minimum six years' post-admission experience.

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Senior Practice Improvement Lawyer

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AI-enabledHybridContractSeniorLegal Practice Improvement

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, AU

Work Model

Hybrid: Brisbane CBD location and flexible working arrangements

Experience Required

6 years

Employment Type

Contract

Experience Level

Senior

Contract Length

48 months

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Legal Practice ImprovementProject ManagementChange ManagementData AnalysisStakeholder EngagementProcess RedesignLegal TechnologyAI-enabled ToolsKnowledge ManagementLegal OperationsLegal InnovationTransformationStrategic ProjectsTraining DevelopmentRisk Assessment

Soft Skills

JudgementInfluenceProblem-solvingStrategic thinkingCommunicationCollaborationAdaptabilityContinuous improvement mindset

Key Responsibilities

•Analysing legal practice, operational and service-delivery data to identify themes, risks and opportunities
•Consulting with senior leaders, lawyers, legal support teams and specialist functions to understand challenges and test assumptions
•Developing an 18-month roadmap covering priorities, governance, milestones, dependencies and performance measures
•Leading complex initiatives from design and planning through to implementation, adoption and evaluation
•Redesigning legal processes, practices, documentation and workflows to improve consistency, efficiency and quality
•Working across legal, corporate, technology and administrative disciplines to improve systems and identify appropriate applications of legal technology, including AI-enabled tools
•Developing practical guidance, resources and training that build capability and embed new ways of working
•Providing high-level advice, leading stakeholder engagement and applying professional judgement to assess legal, operational and implementation risks across multiple workstreams

LegalPractice ImprovementProject ManagementChange ManagementLegal TechnologyAIContractSeniorBrisbaneIn-house

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Soft Skills

JudgementInfluenceProblem-solvingStrategic thinkingCommunicationCollaborationAdaptabilityContinuous improvement mindset

Key Responsibilities

•Analysing legal practice, operational and service-delivery data to identify themes, risks and opportunities

•Consulting with senior leaders, lawyers, legal support teams and specialist functions to understand challenges and test assumptions

•Developing an 18-month roadmap covering priorities, governance, milestones, dependencies and performance measures

•Leading complex initiatives from design and planning through to implementation, adoption and evaluation

•Redesigning legal processes, practices, documentation and workflows to improve consistency, efficiency and quality

•Working across legal, corporate, technology and administrative disciplines to improve systems and identify appropriate applications of legal technology, including AI-enabled tools

•Developing practical guidance, resources and training that build capability and embed new ways of working

•Providing high-level advice, leading stakeholder engagement and applying professional judgement to assess legal, operational and implementation risks across multiple workstreams