Legal Engineer - Litigation at Novum Global | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Rezi

Legal Engineer - Litigation at Novum Global

Legal Engineer - Litigation

Novum Global · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

1 weeks ago

Legal Engineer - Litigation

Novum Global · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

11 days ago
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About the Role

This role involves defining litigation workflows, mapping court rules, and translating legal processes into product features for a legal automation and AI platform. You will design templates, identify automation opportunities, and support the go-to-market team with domain expertise. Continuous validation with practicing lawyers and staying current with regulatory changes are key.

Responsibilities

  • Define litigation workflows, checklists, and automation rules across all areas of litigation (commercial disputes, property litigation, employment, insolvency, debt recovery, general civil)
  • Map court rules, filing requirements, limitation periods, and procedural steps for Australian jurisdictions (NSW priority, then national expansion)
  • Work with the development team to translate legal processes into product features, data models, and automation logic
  • Design templates for court documents, correspondence, and compliance checklists
  • Identify and prioritise the highest-value automation opportunities
  • Support the GTM team with domain expertise for sales conversations, demos, and client onboarding
  • Continuously validate product features with practising litigation lawyers to ensure accuracy and practical relevance
  • Stay current with procedural and regulatory changes that affect litigation workflows

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience practising litigation in an Australian law firm (any area: commercial, property, employment, insolvency, or general civil)
  • Deep understanding of Australian court procedures, filing requirements, limitation periods, and case management across at least one jurisdiction
  • Ability to articulate complex legal processes as structured, step-by-step workflows
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Genuine interest in technology and willingness to learn how software is built
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience across multiple areas of litigation (not just one specialisation)
  • Exposure to legal technology products or practice management systems
  • Experience documenting processes, SOPs, or training materials
  • Familiarity with court e-filing systems (eLodgment, JusticeLink, etc.)
  • Understanding of costs assessment and billing workflows in litigation

Skills

  • Litigation workflow definition
  • Court rules mapping
  • Legal process translation
  • Document template design
  • Automation opportunity identification
  • Domain expertise
  • Process documentation
  • Legal technology
  • Case management systems
  • Court e-filing systems
  • Costs assessment
  • Billing workflows

Location

  • Sydney CBD

Work Type

  • Hybrid
  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Senior Associate
  • Special Counsel
  • 6+ years of experience

Salary/Compensations

  • Lawyer level salary
  • Bonus
  • Share options post probation

About the Company

  • Seed funded, fast growth legal automation/ AI firm
  • The solution is a case management and workflow automation across all areas of litigation including commercial disputes, property, employment, insolvency, debt recovery, and general civil.
  • The solutions is built for litigation teams who are drowning in procedural administration instead of focusing on case strategy.