Lawyer - Litigation Technology
Slater and Gordon Lawyers
Date: 15 hours ago
City: Melbourne, Victoria
Contract type: Full time
Lawyer | Litigation Technology
Slater and Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury and class actions law firm where every member of our team has a shared passion for our clients we are people caring for people.
Our commitment to our people includes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environment allowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise and reward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including a week of shutdown leave, paid parental leave, extra-long service leave, together with various ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
What are we looking for?
I n an era where the boundaries between privacy and technology grow ever thinner, the legal world finds itself in urgent need of translators—individuals fluent in both the language of code and the nuance of law. This role calls for such a person.
This is a role for a litigation technology specialist with deep expertise in privacy class actions someone who understands not just how personal data is compromised, but what it means—legally, ethically, and societally—when it is.
This is not a conventional legal technologist and lawyer role. You will be at the forefront of Australia’s burgeoning privacy litigation, where questions about algorithmic accountability, biometric surveillance, and mass data breaches unfold in courtrooms with national implications. Your work will shape how courts interpret the reach of legislation like the Privacy Act.
You will be representing a group membership estimated to be 10 million people.
What will you bring?
Deep understanding of privacy and data protection law, especially
The annual base salary for this position will be above AUD $100,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
What next?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Slater and Gordon. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.
To be eligible for this position, you must be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, or hold a valid visa with full and unrestricted working rights in Australia. Proof of work rights will be required as part of the Slater and Gordon application process.
Acknowledgement of Country Slater and Gordon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.
Diversity + Inclusion Slater and Gordon is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity and ensures equal opportunities for all. Slater and Gordon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes. We understand that everyone has different needs. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know in your application.
Slater and Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury and class actions law firm where every member of our team has a shared passion for our clients we are people caring for people.
Our commitment to our people includes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environment allowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise and reward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including a week of shutdown leave, paid parental leave, extra-long service leave, together with various ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
What are we looking for?
I n an era where the boundaries between privacy and technology grow ever thinner, the legal world finds itself in urgent need of translators—individuals fluent in both the language of code and the nuance of law. This role calls for such a person.
This is a role for a litigation technology specialist with deep expertise in privacy class actions someone who understands not just how personal data is compromised, but what it means—legally, ethically, and societally—when it is.
This is not a conventional legal technologist and lawyer role. You will be at the forefront of Australia’s burgeoning privacy litigation, where questions about algorithmic accountability, biometric surveillance, and mass data breaches unfold in courtrooms with national implications. Your work will shape how courts interpret the reach of legislation like the Privacy Act.
You will be representing a group membership estimated to be 10 million people.
What will you bring?
Deep understanding of privacy and data protection law, especially
- Australian data protection legislation and requirements
- Class action procedure knowledge and case management
- Civil procedure and evidence mastery in eDisclosure obligations
- Use of technology-assisted review (TAR) and predictive coding
- Digital Evidence and Data Breach Expertise
- Strong understanding of how data breaches occur
- Experience with data flow mapping and distinguishing between structured and unstructured data types
- Managing end-to-end document review projects, from data ingestion and processing to production
- Designing and optimising review workflows tailored to case strategy (e.g. issue coding, privilege review, TAR)
- Utilising advanced analytics tools (e.g. email threading, clustering, concept search, keyword expansion) to enhance review efficiency and surface key documents quickly
- Familiarity with metadata handling and preservation
- Advising on risks of metadata alteration during document handling or conversion
- Ability to interpret and analyse structured datasets, including those sourced from data breaches or leaks
- Skilled in SQL, Python, and Microsoft Excel for data analysis and problem-solving
- Maintaining data security and confidentiality
- Compliance with ethical standards, litigation funding regulations, and ethical boundaries around group proceedings
- Effective communication with courts, clients, and claimants
- Media and PR sensitivity for high-profile class actions
- Liaising with IT security and legal technology teams
- Background in major privacy litigation or data breach claims
- Experience in tech-forward law firms
- Certifications or training
- CIPP/E, CIPM, or similar (privacy professional)
- RelativityOne or eDiscovery specialist certification
- Cybersecurity or incident response training
The annual base salary for this position will be above AUD $100,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
What next?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Slater and Gordon. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.
To be eligible for this position, you must be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, or hold a valid visa with full and unrestricted working rights in Australia. Proof of work rights will be required as part of the Slater and Gordon application process.
Acknowledgement of Country Slater and Gordon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.
Diversity + Inclusion Slater and Gordon is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity and ensures equal opportunities for all. Slater and Gordon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes. We understand that everyone has different needs. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know in your application.
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