Dentons is the world's largest law firm by headcount, operating as a polycentric legal practice with a presence in over 80 countries. The firm provides a comprehensive range of legal services to a diverse clientele, including multinational corporations, financial institutions, and government entities, across sectors such as banking, energy, and technology. In Spain, Dentons maintains a significant presence with offices in Madrid and Barcelona, offering a multicultural work environment that integrates local expertise with a vast global network. For international professionals, the firm is a key employer for those with cross-border legal experience, particularly in areas like international arbitration and M&A, where English proficiency and global perspectives are essential.

Dentons was formed in March 2013 through the merger of SNR Denton, Salans, and Fraser Milner Casgrain. In 2015, it significantly expanded its global reach by merging with the Chinese firm Dacheng, becoming the largest law firm in the world by number of lawyers.

Senior Legal Engineer (European Business Services structure)

Dentons

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Dentons is designed to be different. We are driven to always be the firm of the future, to challenge the status quo, and to provide holistic business solutions to our clients in new and innovative ways. We are the lightbulb moments. The bold ideas. We are the world's largest global law firm, with 12,000+ people across 80+ countries. Driven by the diverse perspectives of our people, our clients, and our communities, we combine local knowledge with global insight.

Job Purpose

The Senior Legal Engineer plays a key role within the Legal Tech Enablement team, designing and implementing legal technology solutions that improve service delivery across Dentons Europe. The role combines technical expertise with legal process knowledge to deliver automation, workflow optimisation, and innovative tools for lawyers and clients.

Senior Legal Engineers lead legal engineering projects from concept to deployment, collaborate closely with practice groups to understand requirements, and mentor Legal Engineers and Junior Legal Engineers. They act as subject matter experts and contribute to the strategic direction of legal technology initiatives.

Responsibilities include developing automation solutions, implementing legal technology platforms, improving legal workflows, building custom applications and integrations, and managing relationships with selected technology vendors. The role also involves stakeholder engagement, solution design, user training, and ensuring the quality and scalability of deployed systems.

Some positions may also involve specialised responsibilities in eDiscovery and litigation support.

This role offers opportunities to develop leadership capabilities, deepen expertise in legal technologies, and contribute to the firm's innovation strategy.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of legal engineering projects (automation, document assembly, data extraction, custom applications).
Analyse legal workflows with practice groups and design technology solutions to optimise processes.
Build and configure solutions using automation and low-code/no-code platforms.
Prepare technical specifications, implementation plans, and documentation.
Test, troubleshoot, and maintain deployed solutions.
Work closely with partners, lawyers, Technology, and Business Development teams to deliver solutions.
Act as the main point of contact for vendors, managing implementations and training.
Present solution designs, run user testing, and support adoption across teams.
Contribute to the legal technology roadmap and evaluate new tools.
Support business cases, ROI analysis, and proof-of-concept initiatives.
Identify opportunities to scale successful solutions across practice areas.
Mentor and guide Legal Engineers and Junior Legal Engineers.
Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across the team.
Maintain documentation, monitor solution performance, and implement improvements.
Stay up to date with legal tech developments and share insights with the team.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Law, Computer Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, or a related field.
Advanced degree or certifications in legal tech, innovation, or technology (preferred).
4+ years of experience in legal technology, legal engineering, legal operations, software development, or a related field in delivering legal tech solutions from concept to deployment.
Hands-on experience with workflow automation, document automation, or legal applications.
Experience mentoring junior team members or working in client-facing/consulting roles is a plus.
Strong understanding of legal workflows and service delivery.
Experience with legal technology platforms (e.g., document automation, workflow tools, legal AI).
Familiarity with process mapping, software development lifecycle, and testing practices.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and influence stakeholders.
Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable working in dynamic environments.
Mentorship mindset with a collaborative, client-focused approach.

Benefits