Job Title: Senior Legal Operations Engineer
Salary: £68,700 - £91,950
Location: Cambridge, UK - Hybrid (at least 2-3 days per week in the office)
Contract: Fixed-Term (12 months)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and learning and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
We are looking for an experienced legal operations professional to play a key role in the delivery of our legal operations plan.
This is an opportunity for you to join the legal operations team within the Legal & Business Affairs (L&BA) department. L&BA empowers the business to make effective and ethical choices and is enthusiastic about operational excellence and continuous improvement.
We actively seeking new team members who share our passion and our values: collaborative, innovative, empowering and responsible.
About The Role
The role will involve leading on and contributing to a variety of key projects which form part of the wider legal operations plan. You will work closely with L&BA staff on tech implementation projects as well as initiatives to enhance and improve: processes; system functionality; and user adoption.
In this role, you will report to the Director of Legal Operations. You will be a key contributor to legal tech and process improvement projects as well as leading initiatives autonomously.
Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include:
* Additions and enhancements to our Contract Lifecycle Management system (Ironclad)
* Additions and enhancements to our Matter Management system (Lawcadia)
* Additions and enhancements to our Document Management System (iManage)
* Implementation of AI based tools for drafting, queries and legal research
You will act as a subject matter expert within the wider department and develop strong working relationships with stakeholders within L&BA and in the wider business.
Key responsibilities will include:
* Working collaboratively within the Legal Operations team to deliver the legal operations plan
* Providing professional expertise and advice to the Legal function on legal technology and legal process best practice
* Managing a mix of projects contributing to the legal operations plan
* Attending and contributing to regular project and team meetings
* Designing new processes and implementing these via configuration changes within the systems
* Planning and undertaking testing of system enhancements and managing fixes/work arounds
* Planning and undertaking user training
This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.
About You
We don't mind whether you have gained your experience in-house, at a law firm or with a legal technology vendor. While we may give an indication of desired experience in relevant roles as a guide, we're also keen to hear about different experience which would make you a strong addition to our team. You're curious to learn (we are an education and research publishing organisation after all), and a perfect mix of self-starter and team player.
If you meet the above minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria:
* Along with sound legal operations skills, you will communicate effectively, providing expert guidance at a time and in a way that enables delivery of departmental objectives.
* Whatever you are working on, you will be able to deliver your own initiatives and projects in a way that inspires confidence, as well as working collaboratively with others in the team and the wider organisation.
* Your success will be underpinned by your ability to prioritise, with a practical and pragmatic approach to delivery of legal operations projects.
For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.
We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long-term health condition, and best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition.
Please note that Cambridge University Press & Assessment will not ordinarily be able to provide sponsorship for vacancies of less than 12-months in duration. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this position.
Rewards And Benefits
* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
* Discretionary annual bonus
* Group personal pension scheme
* Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
* Green travel schemes
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 25th March 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place from the week commencing 6th April 2026.
If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:
* First stage virtual interview via MS Teams.
* Final stage interview: in-person at our offices in Cambridge.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter.
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that is exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it is safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
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