At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive innovation in legal tech and AI to transform service delivery.
- Company: Leading law firm with a focus on collaboration and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career progression, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity for growth in a fast-paced, innovative setting.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the future of legal services through technology.
- Qualifications: 3 years’ PQE in UK Real Estate or Corporate Commercial required.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 £ per year.
A leading law firm is looking to hire a proactive and highly collaborative innovation manager for a permanent, full-time position. A minimum of 3 years’ PQE is required for this role (UK Real Estate x 1 and Corporate Commercial x 1). You will be embedded in the appropriate practice group so legal practice experience is essential. This is a new role and will have a big impact on the next phase of the firm’s innovation and AI strategy. The main purpose is to drive the successful adoption of new legal technology tools and AI to transform the way legal services are delivered.
Main Responsibilities:
- Owning the end-to-end lifecycle of approved ideas, from initial conception through to measurable impact and delivery, with robust stakeholder management.
- Evaluating ideas and gathering requirements, assessing for strong alignment to both firmwide and Divisional objectives, as well as identifying how success can be tracked and measured.
- Collaborating with colleagues in Knowledge Management and divisionally aligned roles, to ensure a coordinated, balanced pipeline of opportunities and prioritisation of resource.
- Participating in relevant innovation events, workshops, etc.
- Collaborating with relevant stakeholders in Business Support roles, to share best practices and drive cross-functional innovation through collaboration and process alignment.
- Working closely with Head of Legal AI to ensure successful implementation and adoption of GenAI tools and solutions, from prompting templates and workflow design to Agentic solutions.
- Assisting Legal Design and Engineering with initiatives to (re)design, document, and build against agreed best practice.
- Monitoring progress and reporting on key innovation metrics, ensuring transparency and accountability for delivering strong outcomes.
Main experience and skills required:
- A solid understanding and grasp of GenAI and its applicable capabilities/potentials, with some practical experience in harnessing for value.
- Experience of identifying and effectively implementing improvements into practice.
- Change management/process improvement experience.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
- A passion for innovation and experience of driving engagement and adoption.
To be successful in this role you need to be adaptable and comfortable managing change and ambiguity. It is also essential that you are highly collaborative with strong interpersonal skills. This is an exciting role that offers a competitive salary and plenty of opportunity to progress.
Location: Birmingham/Manchester/Leeds/London
Region: West Midlands
Country: UK
Specialisation: Legal Technology & Innovation, Legal Tech
Sector: Law firm
Role Position: Legal Technology
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Experience Level: Senior Level (5-10+ years)
PQE: 1-3 years, 4-6 years, 7+ years, 10+ years
Reference Number: JXE-PL-18165
Innovation Manager employer: Jameson Legal
Join a well-regarded regional law firm in Bournemouth, where you will have the unique opportunity to lead the family law offering as the sole practitioner on site. The firm fosters a supportive and collaborative work culture, providing excellent employee growth opportunities and the chance to make a significant impact on the community while developing your own client base. With a competitive salary and a focus on professional development, this role is perfect for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment in family law.
