Criminal Law Specialist, Manchester office
- Are you ready to move from conventional legal practice into the dynamic world of legal tech? This role could be an ideal opportunity.
- As a subject matter expert in Criminal Law, you will be instrumental in shaping our offering and ensuring LEAP’s position as the best Criminal Law software solution in the UK market.
- Alongside the Head of Criminal Law, you will identify opportunities for future development and content projects to enhance the end consumer experience, developing initiatives to improve usage, engaging with customers and other stakeholders to source feedback, and reporting KPI’s to the team.
- Permanent, Full-time, hybrid working model: 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.
About LEAP
LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Productivity Solutions in the world and is part of ATI, one of the largest international LegalTech companies. For more than 30 years, our curiosity and commitment to continual improvement have kept us reimagining productivity tools for lawyers and their staff to support our guiding purpose, to ‘Help lawyers who help people’. The market-leading software we develop and support is used by more than 100,000 lawyers and their staff in small and medium-sized law firms.
Working alongside our international team of passionate high achievers, you’ll join a fast-growing technology business where things seldom stay the same for long. With more than 1000 smart, caring, and ambitious ‘LEAPsters’ working together across Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Poland, and New Zealand, you’ll find yourself in good company here.
Meet the Criminal Law & Customer Success teams
Working in Criminal Law means staying sharp and ahead of the competition. This role is ideal for someone who believes custom technology and AI can make that possible. You’ll join LEAP’s new Criminal Law vertical, helping build tailored products and services that empower practitioners in the field.
As part of a collaborative team of Product Owners, Developers, and Specialists, you’ll help create innovative, Criminal Law- specific solutions. Within our Client Success team, you’ll act as a trusted LEAP expert, onboarding, training, and supporting clients to get the most from our software. Through hands-on, face-to-face guidance, you’ll give clients the confidence to use LEAP effectively and focus on what they do best.
You’ll also work closely with our marketing, sales, and renewal teams to ensure our products and message align with client needs, making a real impact from day one to business as usual.
Requirements
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain an outstanding knowledge of LEAP Criminal Law & its companion products.
- Promote use of LEAP Criminal Law products & drive adoption in Criminal Law.
- Shape the product development of software in Criminal Law.
- Report on in-depth competitor analyses in the areas of Legal Technology.
- Ensure LEAP’s processes comply with up-to-date legislation within Criminal Law.
- Research forms, legislation, and legal processes relevant to the criminal jurisdiction.
- Identify the need for, schedule & conduct onsite/remote visits & training sessions.
- Attend industry events to speak with existing customers.
What you'll bring
- 3-5 years’ experience working within Criminal Law, with experience in all aspects of Criminal Law.
- Up-to-date specialist knowledge of the law and legal system, and relevant experience of handling a wide range of cases.
- Experience with case management systems.
- Knowledge of legal aid and legal aid billing would be advantageous.
- An understanding of the small law firm’s culture & expectations.
- A passion for technology.
- Budgeting skills and commercial awareness.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal); skilled in dealing sensitively with clients.
- Completed a degree or equivalent qualification.
LEAP is an inclusive, people-first company committed to breaking down institutional barriers that keep people from reaching their potential. If you meet some, but not all the requirements above, we encourage you to still submit your application.
Benefits
What you'll get
A friendly, supportive, and driven company culture, where innovation and collaboration are at the heart of what we do.
You will receive a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package:
- LEAP pays 8% of your salary into your pension.
- Private health insurance, including optical and dental.
- £80 a month gym contribution.
- Life insurance cover.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Generous Professional Development Fund.
- Enhanced parental leave.
- PerkBox membership.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays).
- Work anniversary rewards.
- Paid time off to give blood.
- Volunteer day – We offer 1 day per year for a charity of your choice.
- Free healthy breakfast, light lunch, and snacks.
- A dog friendly office.
Life at LEAP
LEAP is all about impact, growth, and ownership. We’re united by a genuine passion for what we do, enriched by the care we show to our customers and each other, and driven by the difference we can make together.
LEAPster culture is about prioritising and celebrating the incredible humans behind our market-leading technology. Think performance-driven remuneration incentives, flexible hybrid work, enhanced parenting policy, regular social events, free gym membership, and so much more.
We strongly believe that personal development and career progression are at the heart of a healthy, high-performing culture, and we’re committed to empowering LEAPsters with resources and career pathways to explore. With us, your career will grow as you do, with opportunities to step into new roles, explore new departments, and even work abroad.
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Closing Date: Friday, 5th December
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
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Top Skills
What We Do
LEAP practice management software has grown from the belief that it should be fast and easy for legal practitioners to manage matter documents, accounting and billing, so they can focus on practicing law.
Today, LEAP is the world’s largest provider of legal practice management software for small firms; with clients across the United States, United Kingdom and Australia.
Firms have relied on LEAP since 1992 for innovative and powerful software to simplify their workflow. We take this responsibility seriously and dedicate millions of dollars each year to product development. It’s resulted in benefits such as a cloud-based and mobile interface. This allows teams to access their LEAP data anywhere, anytime.
In addition, over 13,000 automated forms and templates are regularly updated for all areas of law, and purpose-built for the United States’ federal and state jurisdictions.
We’re obsessive about evolving LEAP with feedback from clients, so the software is easy to use and allows small firms to get more work done. Our goal is to empower small firms to make more money.
After all, everything LEAP does is geared toward helping the attorneys who help people.
Let the LEAP team become an extension of your practice, so you can focus on what you do best. Spend more time advising on the law!
