This is an excellent opportunity for a Solicitor to join our Document Review and Collation (DRC) team in a substantive, client-facing role with real scope for career development.
The DRC team provides multi-disciplinary expertise and scalable legal resource to support all TLT legal groups when delivering large-scale projects and legal managed services for our clients. The team is made up of qualified Solicitors and Paralegals who support both contentious and non-contentious fee earners from across the firm, working predominantly on data subject access requests (DSARs) and document review and disclosure exercises.
We work across a wide range of matters - from short, focused tasks to extended project-based engagements requiring a dedicated team over several months. As the team continues to grow, we are looking for an enthusiastic and driven Solicitor to join us, take ownership of key workflows, and develop their career within a specialist legal operations environment.
This is not simply a document review role. You will be involved in advising internal client teams, managing discrete workstreams, and (where appropriate to your experience) providing guidance and support to the Paralegals and apprentices working alongside you.
Our core DRC team is based in our Bristol office. We will also consider candidates based in our Manchester office. We offer flexible hybrid working, with 50% office attendance required for this role.
You will work across a number of different practice groups, sectors and specialisms, with the majority of your work falling within the following areas:
DSAR and Data Protection
- Managing and progressing Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) from initial receipt through to final response, ensuring quality and consistency throughout
- Conducting quality control review of documents to a high standard, with particular focus on DSAR matters
- Serving as a point of contact for internal client teams on DSAR process queries and risk appetite
- Maintaining and applying a solid working knowledge of data protection principles, including the definition of personal data and its practical application in a DSAR context
- Contributing to the training of team members on foundational data protection concepts
Document Review and eDiscovery
- Taking a hands-on role across relevant stages of the eDiscovery lifecycle, which may include platform setup, workflow management, quality control and the conduct of document review
- Overseeing document review projects from pre-engagement setup through to project close, where your experience allows
- Managing review workflows to ensure review rates are maintained in line with relevant deadlines
- Providing eDiscovery consultancy support to internal and external clients as required
Project and Team Support
- Acting as a liaison between project teams and client teams, communicating updates and reporting findings clearly and professionally
- Supporting senior team members on workflows outside of eDiscovery and document review as business needs require
- Where appropriate to your experience, providing day-to-day guidance and support to Paralegals and Graduate Solicitor Apprentices working on your matters
- A qualified Solicitor around 1–5 years' PQE
- Experience using Relativity or a comparable document review platform
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with internal and external clients
- Strong self-management skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently to meet deadlines
- A collaborative, team-oriented approach with the ability to interact effectively with colleagues at all levels
- A practical, creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to manage issues quickly and effectively
The DRC team is one of TLT's genuine success stories. We have a cadre of highly capable and committed Paralegals and Solicitors who consistently deliver high-quality work and represent TLT professionally in all client dealings. Our DSAR function in particular is widely regarded as a centre of excellence within the firm, and growing client demand for eDiscovery support presents a real and exciting commercial opportunity for the team.
For a Solicitor joining at this stage of their career, the DRC team offers something that is genuinely difficult to find: the breadth of a Managed Legal Services environment — exposure to Disclosure, Investigations, Due Diligence and Data Privacy work — combined with the collegiate support structure of a top-30 UK law firm.
We are committed to the professional development of all team members. We are developing a structured progression framework setting out the competency and performance criteria required to progress at each level, and sustained high performance is recognised and rewarded. There is a real opportunity to grow with the team as it expands its client-facing offering and develops new service lines.
Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.
With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. Over the last few years TLT’s successful growth, delivery of high-quality work and support for colleagues has been consistently recognised by The Times and at the Legal Business, The Lawyer and British Legal Awards.
Our ambition is to create opportunities for what comes next for our clients, recognised as their 1st tier adviser and being valued for our values. We do this in our unique way by creating social value and a dynamic environment where our people are curious, creative and ambitious for their success.
In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute to the success of TLT.
We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.
At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We’re happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role.
TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on [email protected]
