IntApp Developer (12-month fixed-term contract)
- Recruiter
- Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
- Location
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London (City)
London (Central)London (Greater)
- Salary
- Up to £70,000 per annum pro rata + benefits
- Posted
- 15 Mar 2021
- Closes
- 13 Apr 2021
- Job Title
- IT Director
- Category
- Legal
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
The Firm
HFW is a sector focused global law firm. We have over 500 lawyers working across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. We take a progressive approach to our roles in commercial business - thinking creatively and pragmatically to support our clients.
Whether we are solving complex issues within the construction, aviation or shipping industries, or providing advice across insurance, commodities and energy we are specialist lawyers here to add value to our clients. We think about the commercial solution first, and then underpin our advice with a solid foundation of legal expertise.
The Department HFW has an IT Department of approximately 50 staff globally, located in London, Paris, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, Melbourne and Singapore. The IT team is undergoing a period of significant change and maturation very much aligned to the ambition of the firm, and this role is a key element in improving the performance and value derived from the applications supporting the legal practice and operations.
HFW operate a 24/7 support service, providing comprehensive training and develop innovative projects to suit business needs. Together, we are implementing a world-class IT infrastructure designed to assist our clients, lawyers and business services.
The Role Working within the Technology Delivery Team in the IT department to help support and enhance the current IntApp Intake, Conflicts and Integrate systems. This role requires that you manage all technical aspects of these systems.
You will be required to maintain IntApp Intake, Conflicts and Integrate (including upgrades), plan and build workflow solutions, and another other related projects that involve the systems.
The role requires a good background in technology, particularly around software development, maintenance, and system integration.
The role will work closely with the business owners of IntApp Intake and Conflicts, Risk & Compliance. The role may also need to engage with other stakeholders, e.g. Finance, Marketing and HR.
Duties and responsibilities
The incumbent will be expected to perform up to Level 4 of Programming/software development (PROG) and User experience design (HCEV) within the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). This includes:
• Designs, codes, verifies, tests, documents, amends and refactors complex programs/scripts and integration software services. • Contributes to selection of the software development approach for projects, selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches. • Applies agreed standards and tools, to achieve well-engineered outcomes. • Participates in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues' work. • Designs and develop users' digital and off-line tasks, interaction and interfaces to meet agreed usability and accessibility requirements. • Translates concepts into outputs and prototypes and captures user feedback to improve designs. Specifies appropriate tools, methods and design patterns. • Evaluates alternative design options and recommends designs taking into account performance, usability and accessibility requirements. • Interprets and follows visual design and branding guidelines to create consistent and impactful user experience. Detailed responsibilities include: • Act as technical SME for the IntApp product suite (new business intake, conflicts, etc.) and suggest related improvements. • Work closely with the Technology Delivery Manager, Risk Team and the IT Business Analyst to effectively translate business needs into workable solutions at all stages of the project process, from envisioning to end product delivery. • Develop new processes and integrations within IntApp Integrate. • Redevelop the current APIs being used by Intakes from SOAP to REST. • Proactively monitor the performance and availability of these key systems. • Plan and implement updates and upgrades. • Troubleshoot problems and identify solutions. • Provide support and work on projects in the IntApp environment • Any other ad hoc duties as and when required.
The Person • Personality: Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook and a clear focus on high quality. Reliable, tolerant, and determined. Well-presented and business-like. Able to get on with others and be a team-player. • Business Skills: Must be an excellent communicator with real understanding and empathy for the business. Should seek to position the customer and the customer's interests first and foremost in every decision. • Technical skills: An ability to understand IT solutions and issues sufficiently to consider and act upon the financial aspects of purchasing and support.
Key skills and experience required • Knowledge of the IntApp suite of products. o Intake (essential) o Integrate (essential) o Conflicts (essential) o Walls (desirable) o Time (desirable) • Knowledge of legal applications i.e. Elite, Aderant, iManage etc. • Knowledge of SQL Server. • Knowledge of REST API service. • Experience of software development life cycle. • Experience of risk management workflow solutions for new business intake and conflicts desired. Ability to understand high level requirements and translate them into technical solutions. • Ability to produce high quality, modular, reusable code that incorporates current best practices. • Experience developing complex reports using tools such as SQL Reporting Services, Power BI or equivalents • Professional manner, with the ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively. • Inquisitive and tenacious, with an ability to challenge constructively where and when appropriate. • Good understanding of IT concepts and terminology. • Excellent attention to detail. • Familiarity with legal IT systems would be beneficial. • Flexible with regard to working hours - normal office hours are between 9.30am and 5.30pm.
Additional Information Kindly note, this job description is not contractual. It will be reviewed periodically and may be amended or altered to meet the needs of the firm.
HFW aims to ensure equality of opportunity and we are actively working towards improving the diversity of our staff. All applications will be considered only on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.
HFW collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants to manage its recruitment process. The firm is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations. For information on how the firm will process your data, please see our Privacy Notice on our website (www.hfw.com/Privacy-Notice), in the section "What we collect and how we use it".
Due to the volume of applications, only those candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
HFW operates a Preferred Supplier List (PSL). Recruitment agencies should not submit CVs unless they are part of the PSL and have been engaged regarding this specific vacancy.
Whether we are solving complex issues within the construction, aviation or shipping industries, or providing advice across insurance, commodities and energy we are specialist lawyers here to add value to our clients. We think about the commercial solution first, and then underpin our advice with a solid foundation of legal expertise.
The Department HFW has an IT Department of approximately 50 staff globally, located in London, Paris, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, Melbourne and Singapore. The IT team is undergoing a period of significant change and maturation very much aligned to the ambition of the firm, and this role is a key element in improving the performance and value derived from the applications supporting the legal practice and operations.
HFW operate a 24/7 support service, providing comprehensive training and develop innovative projects to suit business needs. Together, we are implementing a world-class IT infrastructure designed to assist our clients, lawyers and business services.
The Role Working within the Technology Delivery Team in the IT department to help support and enhance the current IntApp Intake, Conflicts and Integrate systems. This role requires that you manage all technical aspects of these systems.
You will be required to maintain IntApp Intake, Conflicts and Integrate (including upgrades), plan and build workflow solutions, and another other related projects that involve the systems.
The role requires a good background in technology, particularly around software development, maintenance, and system integration.
The role will work closely with the business owners of IntApp Intake and Conflicts, Risk & Compliance. The role may also need to engage with other stakeholders, e.g. Finance, Marketing and HR.
Duties and responsibilities
The incumbent will be expected to perform up to Level 4 of Programming/software development (PROG) and User experience design (HCEV) within the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). This includes:
• Designs, codes, verifies, tests, documents, amends and refactors complex programs/scripts and integration software services. • Contributes to selection of the software development approach for projects, selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches. • Applies agreed standards and tools, to achieve well-engineered outcomes. • Participates in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues' work. • Designs and develop users' digital and off-line tasks, interaction and interfaces to meet agreed usability and accessibility requirements. • Translates concepts into outputs and prototypes and captures user feedback to improve designs. Specifies appropriate tools, methods and design patterns. • Evaluates alternative design options and recommends designs taking into account performance, usability and accessibility requirements. • Interprets and follows visual design and branding guidelines to create consistent and impactful user experience. Detailed responsibilities include: • Act as technical SME for the IntApp product suite (new business intake, conflicts, etc.) and suggest related improvements. • Work closely with the Technology Delivery Manager, Risk Team and the IT Business Analyst to effectively translate business needs into workable solutions at all stages of the project process, from envisioning to end product delivery. • Develop new processes and integrations within IntApp Integrate. • Redevelop the current APIs being used by Intakes from SOAP to REST. • Proactively monitor the performance and availability of these key systems. • Plan and implement updates and upgrades. • Troubleshoot problems and identify solutions. • Provide support and work on projects in the IntApp environment • Any other ad hoc duties as and when required.
The Person • Personality: Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook and a clear focus on high quality. Reliable, tolerant, and determined. Well-presented and business-like. Able to get on with others and be a team-player. • Business Skills: Must be an excellent communicator with real understanding and empathy for the business. Should seek to position the customer and the customer's interests first and foremost in every decision. • Technical skills: An ability to understand IT solutions and issues sufficiently to consider and act upon the financial aspects of purchasing and support.
Key skills and experience required • Knowledge of the IntApp suite of products. o Intake (essential) o Integrate (essential) o Conflicts (essential) o Walls (desirable) o Time (desirable) • Knowledge of legal applications i.e. Elite, Aderant, iManage etc. • Knowledge of SQL Server. • Knowledge of REST API service. • Experience of software development life cycle. • Experience of risk management workflow solutions for new business intake and conflicts desired. Ability to understand high level requirements and translate them into technical solutions. • Ability to produce high quality, modular, reusable code that incorporates current best practices. • Experience developing complex reports using tools such as SQL Reporting Services, Power BI or equivalents • Professional manner, with the ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively. • Inquisitive and tenacious, with an ability to challenge constructively where and when appropriate. • Good understanding of IT concepts and terminology. • Excellent attention to detail. • Familiarity with legal IT systems would be beneficial. • Flexible with regard to working hours - normal office hours are between 9.30am and 5.30pm.
Additional Information Kindly note, this job description is not contractual. It will be reviewed periodically and may be amended or altered to meet the needs of the firm.
HFW aims to ensure equality of opportunity and we are actively working towards improving the diversity of our staff. All applications will be considered only on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.
HFW collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants to manage its recruitment process. The firm is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations. For information on how the firm will process your data, please see our Privacy Notice on our website (www.hfw.com/Privacy-Notice), in the section "What we collect and how we use it".
Due to the volume of applications, only those candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
HFW operates a Preferred Supplier List (PSL). Recruitment agencies should not submit CVs unless they are part of the PSL and have been engaged regarding this specific vacancy.