Compliance and Legal Technologist
About The Position
We are seeking our first dedicated Compliance and Legal Technologist to meet the growing needs of our in‑house compliance/legal team. This role will be foundational in modernizing how we manage documents, regulatory responses, and contract workflows. The ideal candidate will lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation of a fit‑for‑purpose document management solution to better support our increasingly demanding workloads. You’ll collaborate closely with firmwide IT, helpdesk, data, and engineering teams to design a structured, sustainable ecosystem that elevates how our team works. Hours: 8 AM to 5 PM CST
Requirements
- Experience evaluating, selecting, and implementing document management platforms for regulated environments.
- Platform expertise in Sharepoint, iManage, and/or similar systems.
- Strong understanding of how to structure and optimize document workflows for compliance, legal, and regulatory use cases.
- Comfort working alongside other technical experts in a cross-functional environment.
- A process-oriented mindset with the ability to navigate document sprawl from legacy approaches.
- Initiative, curiosity, and strong communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Own the vendor selection process for a new document management platform (with iManage among the tools under consideration).
- Lead the implementation, configuration, and adoption of the chosen solution, ensuring it becomes a core, effective platform.
- Evaluate and redesign our current document storage practices for improved structure, consistency, and auditability.
- Implement and help to maintain document-level taxonomy and indexing strategies
- Develop clear, practical guidelines for how to use the new system alongside SharePoint for complementary use cases.
- Partner with existing IT support, sysadmins, network engineers, developers, and data scientists to streamline how our legal/compliance team collaborates with other areas of the overall firm.
- Provide training, documentation, and ongoing support to ensure adoption and adherence to new systems and processes.
- Bridge between our business, technical, and legal/compliance team to translate needs into structured system enhancements.
- Identify longer-term opportunities to enhance our contract lifecycle management (CLM) approach and other emerging needs.
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary & bonus opportunity
- Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling
- 100% coverage of medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits for single coverage
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
- Retirement Plans: 401K and Roth 401K
- Profit sharing plan
- Long- and short-term disability
- Free breakfast and lunch from our in-house kitchen with rotating menus (including snacks!)
- On-site gym with a subsidized membership
- Frequent company outings
- Opportunity to give back to organizations that help individuals in need in the Chicagoland area
- In-house education team – classes and resources are offered for continuous learning opportunities
- Mentorship Program through your first six months of employment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
