Junior Legal Applications Engineer
As a Junior Legal Applications Engineer, you will join a well-established team who are delivering innovative legal solutions using legal technology and AI for the firm and its clients.
You will learn how technology is transforming legal service delivery and play a part in that journey. You will get hands-on experience working with diverse legal technology platforms, actively contribute to building and maintaining internal applications, and play an integral role in delivering legally focused, but technology-enabled projects.
Collaboration is at the heart of this position: you will work side by side with legal applications experts, lawyers, IT professionals, and external suppliers to help build solutions that make a real difference to how legal services are delivered by the firm.
This role provides training and mentorship from experienced team members and the opportunity to build skills in automation, workflow design, data analysis and low-code / no-code solution development. It is an excellent opportunity to begin a career in innovation and technology and join a team at the forefront of innovation in legal service delivery.
This is an entry‑level position designed for candidates who have recently completed a degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related analytical field and who are seeking to begin their career in legal technology.
This role reports to the Applications Development Manager.
Role and responsibilities
Application Support and Maintenance
- Assist in the basic administration, configuration and routine maintenance of legal and AI technology applications.
- Log issues, gather relevant information and support senior colleagues in resolving first‑level technical queries.
- Carry out scheduled system checks, updates and maintenance activities under supervision.
- Maintain accurate records of configuration changes, updates and support activity.
- Escalate technical or operational issues appropriately to senior team members or suppliers.
- Assist in creating reports and dashboards related to application usage and performance.
Technical Development Assistance
- Contribute to the design and development of internal applications using a variety of technologies.
- Support testing activities and assist senior colleagues in developing prototypes.
- Stay informed about emerging trends in legal technology, learn from these, and share insights with the team.
- Contribute to promoting the adoption of legal technology tools across the firm.
Legal Workflow and Process Support
- Support senior team members in developing legal workflows across all the firm’s practice areas.
- Assist in mapping legal and business processes and identifying opportunities for improvement or automation.
- Help prepare materials that explain how legal technology tools support legal service delivery.
Project Support
- Contribute to project activities including planning, development and delivery of technology‑led solutions.
- Help gather project requirements and assist with implementing updates or enhancements.
- Support go‑live activities by helping coordinate tasks and assisting in preparing documentation.
- Help draft and update documentation including user guides and ‘how-to’ guides.
- Prepare materials for presentations, demonstrations and training sessions.
- Support stakeholder communication by drafting updates, summaries and progress notes for senior colleagues.
Skills, experience and characteristics required
- Interested in the business operation of law firms, their legal service delivery processes and how technology can support the delivery of their services.
- Knowledge of development concepts, automation tools, or collaboration platforms gained through university projects, internships, or outcome-oriented self-directed learning.
- Strong ability to quickly learn how to use AI tools and other legal technology platforms and apply these in practice.
- Very familiar with Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and ideally experience with using other Microsoft tools (Power Platform, Power BI etc.)
- A keen interest in (and ideally practical experience of) leveraging technology to address real‑world challenges in the delivery of legal / professional service offerings.
- Knowledgeable of at least one programming or scripting language (for example Python, JavaScript) and an ability to further develop programming / low-code / workflow skills.
- Strong professional communication and presentation skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively, build relationships, and work with various stakeholders across the business.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.
- Strong self‑motivation with strong attention to detail and a positive, proactive approach to learning.
- Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and enthusiastic about developing new skills.
Qualifications
- Educated to degree level in Engineering, Physics, Economics or a related analytical field.
- Academic, internship or project experience which demonstrates an interest in solution development, automation or data technologies.
The Firm
A&L Goodbody (ALG) is a leading Irish law firm with five international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco. There are currently 120 partners and over 900 employees. The strong international and domestic business community in Ireland forms a valuable part of the ALG client base. ALG is incredibly proud to be recognised as the leading Irish law firm in the Chambers and Partners Europe 2024 Guide with the highest number of Band 1 practice area rankings. ALG is also ranked as a 'top tier' law firm in The Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2024 and the IFLR1000 Guide 2024. The firm is consistently ranked number one in the Irish market and on a European level.
A sample of other recent notable awards include:
- Awarded the prestigious Company of the Year award at the National Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2025 hosted by the Irish Centre for Diversity.
- Recognised by Mergermarket as the #1 M&A legal advisor in Ireland by deal volume for 2024
- Winner of the Best Client Service Award by the Lawyer European Awards
- Future of Legal Services Innovation Award winners 2024
- Awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver Mark in 2024 by the Irish Centre for Diversity
- Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law 2024 by GradIreland (for 13 consecutive years)
- Law firm of the year – Republic of Ireland 2023 at The Lawyer European Awards
- Irish Law Firm of the Year 2023 at the Chambers Europe Awards
- One of the top 50 most innovative law firms in Europe 2023 by the Financial Times
- Best client support 2023 by the Managing Partners Forum
- Business Working Responsibly Mark 2023
ALG has a reputation for leading the way in continuously developing its service to clients and internally to its business. This is delivered through the use of new processes, ways of working, innovative use of technology and marketing-leading business service teams.
Accessibility
Accessibility: If you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact us and we will work with you to ensure the best possible candidate experience.
We value a diverse and inclusive workforce and are an equal opportunities employer.