Product Designer

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Chicago, IL
Hybrid
Internship
Cloud • Legal Tech • Software
A cutting edge cloud based, eDiscovery and eLaw tech company simplifying and innovating the modern litigation process.
The Role

Join the Product team, where you'll design and launch new features, collaborate on marketing efforts, and help drive sales to achieve our goals.
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Who we are and what we offer at Nextpoint
Nextpoint delivers transformative software and services for all law-kind. Our award-winning team is 100% focused on making it simple, fluid, and affordable for law firms of all sizes to win the day, with streamlined ediscovery workflows, simplified case management, and best-in-class security at every point. Our secure, cloud-based solution lets teams begin document review in minutes with powerful data analytics tools, a user-friendly interface and collaborative access from anywhere. Innovative case prep and presentation features exceed expectations of what smart eLaw software can do.
We're problem solvers, simplifiers, and challenge seekers, all united by a shared goal: fostering a happy workplace and delivering great results for our clients. At Nextpoint, we value innovation, creativity, diversity, and initiative, thriving in a tech-forward environment where our team enjoys coming to work. If you thrive in a relaxed, informal setting and love taking on new challenges, Nextpoint is the perfect place for you to grow and be rewarded.
Where and how you can work
Ravenswood is the home to our headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. We take pride in having a friendly, open office life that is relaxed and honest. We truly want you to come to work as your whole self. As a flexible-first organization, this role requires the Product Designer to be onsite at the office two-three days a week.
What you'd be doing in this role
As the Product Designer at Nextpoint, you will be at the heart of our user experience, understanding both our business needs and technical challenges while always keeping the user's journey front and center. You'll lead user research, interviews, and surveys, turning insights into sitemaps, user flows, journey maps, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. Reporting to the Senior Product Designer, you will work cross-functionally with the product management, engineering and marketing teams to understand client needs. Beyond just designing, you'll shape product functionality and continuously improve the experience based on user testing. If you're passionate about crafting intuitive and impactful designs, this is the role for you.
You are curious and creative, you're naturally empathetic and skilled at putting yourself in the shoes of users, understanding their needs and translating them into seamless designs, overall you're a thoughtful innovative designer who's passionate about user-centered products and continuous improvement.
The impact you'll make:

  • Collaborate Closely with Cross-Functional Teams: You'll collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to get to the core of customer problems and uncover opportunities. You'll shape the big-picture UX vision while also working on quick releases that bring real value to our users.
  • Clearly Communicate Your Design Thinking: You'll be able to explain your design processes, ideas, and solutions in a clear, straightforward way, making sure teams, stakeholders, and clients are aligned and on board.
  • Take a Systems Approach to Design: You'll contribute to our Design System, using a "platform-first" approach to ensure that everything we design is scalable, consistent, and user-friendly across all our products.
  • Advocate for Great UX: You'll be the voice of the user, inspiring your team with your vision of what's possible and always pushing for exceptional UX that delights our users.
  • Make Design Understandable for Everyone: You'll map out user personas, workflows, and prototypes, and communicate design decisions in a way that's easy for non-designers to understand and be part of.
  • Focus on User-Centered Design: You'll use user-centered design (UCD) principles to run research, A/B tests, and usability studies, making sure we're building products that are easy to use and accessible for all.
  • Create Seamless User Experiences: You'll turn ideas into user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that lead to simple, intuitive user experiences that meet customer needs and business goals.


Your expertise

  • 2-3 years of experience in Product Design have given you a solid foundation in creating thoughtful, user-centered designs.
  • Whether you've earned a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field or built up equivalent experience, you have the knowledge to thrive in this role.
  • You've worked with enterprise B2B systems and SaaS products, so you understand the complexities of these environments and how to design solutions that meet user needs.
  • Figma and Design Systems are second nature to you-you're comfortable using them to create scalable and consistent designs across multiple platforms.
  • If you have basic skills in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, or React, that's a big plus-it'll give you an edge when collaborating with developers.
  • You know how to juggle multiple projects and milestones, keeping everything on track without compromising on quality.
  • Designing compelling, intuitive user interfaces is something you're passionate about, and you've got the portfolio to back it up.
  • You're a strong communicator, whether it's writing an email, discussing ideas with stakeholders, or presenting your designs to clients-you can clearly articulate your thoughts and processes.
  • You stay up to date with the latest trends and best practices in UI/UX, and you're always thinking about how to push boundaries and improve the user experience.
  • You're comfortable with some travel when needed-whether it's to attend key events at the office or visit clients on-site to get a better understanding of their needs.
  • You're legally authorized to work in the United States.


What we bring to the table besides salary

  • Competitive pay that matches your experience
  • Flexible hybrid schedule (2-3 days in-person)
  • PPO Health Plan, plus Dental and Vision coverage
  • FSA options for health, dependents, and transit
  • Generous PTO, paid holidays, and extra perks like flexible summer hours, quarterly mental health days, and floating holidays
  • Annual professional development stipend to keep growing
  • Monthly flexible benefit stipend to spend on what matters to you
  • 401k plan with matching
  • Free lunch in the office Monday through Wednesday, plus a stocked kitchen and bar!
  • And more good stuff!
  • Most importantly, we offer a psychologically safe and inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and supported.


Don't just take our word for it that we're awesome!

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  • 50 BEST STARTUPS TO WORK FOR IN THE US 2024
  • Glassdoor
  • G2
  • Capterra
  • Nextpoint Culture


Equal Opportunity Employer
Nextpoint is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to foster a diverse workplace, actively seeking to recruit, retain and promote people of color and LBGTQ+ candidates. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. If you are interested in our company we encourage you to apply even if you do not see an applicable job description, as we are growing fast and are always on the lookout for high performing, curious, entrepreneurial-minded individuals to join our team!

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
83 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2001

What We Do

Nextpoint is the industry leader in delivering cloud-based services for eLaw. Our market leading software and services help legal related organizations conquer their eDiscovery, Litigation and Admin needs. We do this by providing a powerful SaaS platform with world-class support and engagement teams that help hundreds of law firms across the country manage large data sets, identify relevant information via AI and complex searches, and organize evidence to build compelling arguments to support their clients’ interests. Our progressive, customer-focused approach and entrepreneurial spirit has enabled us to remain independent and self-funded and is now fueling our rapid growth. The legal industry is undergoing an exciting transformation as new technologies redefine how data is managed in the cloud, and Nextpoint is leading the way with innovative solutions that meet the needs of this dynamic market.

Why Work With Us

Working at Nextpoint is an entrepreneurial adventure. We take pride in having a friendly, open office life that is relaxed and honest. We enjoy spending time with one another in the office as well as outside of work. We are problem solvers, simplifiers, and challenge seekers, but above all we strive for a happy workplace and satisfied clients.

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Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

We are flexible & believe that individuals should be able to work in the style & manner that best suits their role, life situation, & location.

Typical time on-site: 4 days a week
HQChicago, IL
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