Legal Operations Consultant - Melbourne or Sydney preferred. Brisbane and Perth also open

Most legal operations roles put you inside one legal function. This one puts you across many. You will work with in-house legal teams on how their function actually runs: the operating model, the processes, the resourcing, and the technology and AI sitting underneath it.

The client is a global law firm with a substantial Australian practice, hiring into its legal operations advisory team.

The essentials
Permanent, full time
Hybrid, 3 days a week in the office

What you'll do
Deliver legal operations projects end to end as part of multidisciplinary teams
Analyse how a client's legal function works today and where the friction sits
Help design and facilitate workshops that turn complex ideas into something a client can act on
Apply legal engineering principles to translate legal and business requirements into working digital solutions
Build client-facing material, from the underlying analysis through to the recommendations
Support client relationships and contribute to proposals and pitches





What you'll need

Essential
Legal operations or legal transformation experience, with hands-on delivery on client projects
Exposure to legal operating model design, process improvement or resourcing strategy
A working grasp of the legal technology and AI landscape
Data analysis and visualisation
Transparent communication with both legal and business stakeholders

Nice to have
Legal engineering experience, designing or implementing technology-enabled solutions
Change management or design thinking training
A consulting or skilled services background

What's in it for you
Structured learning, mentoring and on-the-job development
Wellbeing fund and home office allowance
Mental health support

Apply APT Search is handling this search on the client's behalf. If you're interested, apply directly on this advert. If you have any questions, or would like to refer someone, get in touch with the consultant handling the search.

📌 Legal Operations Consultant Sydney
🏢 APT Search
📍 Sydney