IT SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

  • UK Only
  • Addleshaw Goddard
Job Description:

Do you want to work for one of the most innovative law firms in Europe and be at the cutting edge of delivering solutions that make a real difference for our clients?

If so, we are a firm that is ready to devote time to you and invest into your career.

Addleshaw Goddard are looking for software developers with a passion to create and deliver the next generation of legal solution. We are working on some really unique projects right now, and there will be lots of exposure to areas such as data visualisations, machine learning and AI to deliver the benefits AG's clients are demanding.

This exciting role will see you working directly with the Innovation & Legal Technology Team, formed to blend technology and legal expertise. We develop, test, invest in and embrace new technology on a continuous basis in order to enable the smart delivery of legal services to perform work more efficiently and cost-effectively for our clients.

The team create exciting new tools and solutions that change the way lawyers perform their work, and enhancing our service to our clients. The role will allow direct interaction with our legal technologists, lawyers and clients discussing product and solution concepts before their development.

Reporting to the IT Development Manager, you will be a motivated self-starter and have a natural interest in development technologies and how they can be used to make a real world impact. As a developer, you will work closely with senior developers and ILT Senior Managers.

What you'll be doing:

  • You'll get to collaborate with Software Developers, Legal Technologists and Legal subject matter experts to design and build high quality and innovative legal technology solutions. -You'll assist and support Legal Technologists and junior developers with coding activities and provide guidance as to industry best practice.
  • You'll assist and advise on the integration of internally developed, externally developed and commercial off the shelf applications.
  • You'll plan, prioritise and schedule individual workload in conjunction with the IT Software Development Manager and I&LT Management team. -You'll assist the team to identify and evaluate candidate technologies and platforms, building prototypes and proofs of concept.
  • You'll be willing to deliver at pace and with flexibility to changing client requirements with the aim of delighting our clients.
  • You'll get the opportunity to demonstrate solutions to technical and legal user audiences of all levels up to and including senior management.
  • You'll be evaluating new technologies, suggesting improvements & keeping our stack, pipelines & processes at the cutting edge.
  • You'll have the opportunity to design and development of appropriate components, APIs and libraries to promote reuse.
  • You'll help capture and estimate system requirements.
  • You'll provide appropriate technical documentation and adhere to the IT department's processes and practices.
  • You'll get to deliver using an agreed Agile/Scrum methodology and appropriate toolsets.
  • You'll get to follow best software development practice ensuring that code is documented, peer reviewed and adheres to AG's standards. As the ideal applicant you will have the confidence to work in a fast-paced and intellectually-demanding environment, working with like-minded professionals pushing yourself to be focused on what the client wants. You'll have an appreciation and curiosity about where technology can benefit legal users and our clients.

In order to succeed the successful applicant will need an understanding and commercial experience of:

  • Full Stack Software Development
  • Solution / Software Architecture
  • Building and consuming API's ( e.g. RESTful / SOAP)
  • Integrating complex and disparate applications/technologies
  • Database / Repository Design
  • Data visualisation
  • Emerging technologies e.g. RPA, Machine Learning, AI
  • Release and Deployment – including continuous integration, automated build technologies
  • Software Development Lifecycle toolsets (e.g. TFS/JIRA) and Methodologies ( e.g. Agile/SCRUM)

In order to succeed the successful applicant will need understanding and technological experience of:

  • Web development (HTML / CSS)
  • JavaScript, JQuery and related modern client side frameworks (e.g. Vue/React/ Angular)
  • Rest API/ Web services (both design and consumption)
  • GIT Source Control including understanding of branching and pull requests
  • Microsoft C# .NET
  • JSON , XML , XSLT
  • Exposure to/or understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology
  • Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL programming and Relational Database design

If you have any experience of the following great, but they are not essential:

As a firm, we aim to provide a positive experience to everyone who works here and our focus on financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits ensures that this experience goes beyond the nine-to-five. As part of this mission, some of the benefits employees of AG can expect are;

  • Life Assurance & Income Protection
  • Competitive employer matched pension contribution rate
  • Health and wellbeing subsidiary, up to £180 per year
  • One day per year to volunteer (as part of our CSR initiative)
  • Buy/Sell holidays (up to 5 days each year)
  • Mental health and wellbeing initiatives such as The Mindful Business Charter, Mental Health - Champions and 1:1 sessions with an in-house professional
  • Talent referral bonus incentives
  • AG Excellence awards for the recognition of exceptional effort
  • Opt in private medical and private dental insurance
  • Opt in annual health screening
  • Voluntary critical illness cover
  • Annual discretionary bonus plan

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