DescriptionAbout LEAP
LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Productivity Solutions in the world and is part of ATI – one of the largest international LegalTech companies. For more than 30 years, our curiosity and commitment to continual improvement has kept us reimagining productivity tools for lawyers and their staff to support our guiding purpose, to ‘Help lawyers who help people’. The market leading software we develop and support is used by more than 100,000 lawyers and their staff in small and medium sized law firms.
Working alongside our international team of passionate high achievers, you’ll join a fast-growing technology business where things seldom stay the same for long. With more than 1000 smart, caring and ambitious ‘LEAPsters’ working together across Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Poland and New Zealand, you’ll find yourself in good company here.
Meet the Content Team
Our Content team are the local, regional and global professionals reassuring clients that our software isn’t just cutting edge – it’s world class too. Responsible for maintaining LEAP’s global standards of care and expertise, the team harnesses a deep and complex understanding of the intricacies of law across jurisdictions and over time – ensuring LEAP’s output is always current, compliant and appropriate.
From database design to document management and legal research, you’ll turn an encyclopedic knowledge of the law into a more streamlined and automated global LEAP experience. As a result, LEAP helps law firms help people and make a real difference.
Our Content Development team creates and maintains the comprehensive library of content, including an extensive range of up-to-date, automated forms and precedents as well as matter types enabling law firms to effectively manage legal matters and produce legal documentation quickly and consistently. Our Content team also work closely with clients to ensure they’re maximising the use of their content.
What you'll do
As the Content Developer you will sit in the Content team but have the support of the wider Engineering organisation. You will significantly contribute to the planning, design, implementation, and support of our content applications. This Frontend work will be a blend of bug fixes/maintaining the product and pushing new ideas and innovations. Your day to day might look like this:
- Build calculation objects using JavaScript
- Design and develop intuitive, user-friendly interfaces that provide seamless experiences across devices
- Develop Word Apps using Angular JavaScript
- Analyse specifications to determine design and schedules for program development
- Creating technical documentation in Confluence
- Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code
- Check, test and debug programs
- Develop procedures, identify and apply tools for quality assurance of software development
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deploy new features.
- Optimise applications for maximum speed and scalability
- Manage tasks and communicate with team using JIRA and other Atlassian products
- Provide assistance and support to the Content team
RequirementsWhat you'll bring
You are a focused motivated and hard-working developer who wants to join a fantastic growing team at a critical time and learn on the job to expand your skills. Your technical skillset might look like this:
- Experience using JavaScript, TypeScript, React or Angular and Node.js
- Intermediate to Advanced MS Word VBA skills
- Hands-on experience with web design and development (ecommerce and mobile applications is highly desirable)
- Solid understanding of document automation
LEAP is an inclusive, people-first company committed to breaking down institutional barriers that keep people from reaching their potential. If you meet some, but not all the requirements above, we encourage you to still submit your application.
You are the type of person who
- Has the ability to think out of the box – not all our tasks are standard so neither are the solutions
- Is passionate about keeping up with the latest trends and best practices.
- Has an affinity towards continuous learning - you are driven by your curiosity to always be better
BenefitsWhy join LEAP?
LEAP will provide you with the best training, equipment, mentoring and support that we are capable of to optimise the chances of you being successful. In addition to that you'll receive:
- Friendly, supportive, and driven culture
- Complimentary gym membership
- Flexible Work Environment
- Fully stocked pantry
- Monthly massages
- Break out area and sporting activities
- Monthly celebrations for birthdays, work anniversaries, new joiners
- Generous Parental Leave benefits
- One additional paid "Be Me" leave day per year to celebrate being you!
- Opportunity to participate in our Employee Share Scheme