How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Legal Analyst
Legal Analyst – Disputes, Digital Legal Delivery Practice Group
About Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm with an ambition to help you achieve your goals. Exceptional client service and a pursuit of excellence define us, underpinned by longstanding client relationships spanning over 170 years. As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we operate across major markets, financial hubs, and growth centres worldwide. We specialise in litigation, regulatory work, and complex transactions, recognised as leaders in these fields. Our Digital Legal Delivery (Digital) practice combines legal, process design, and cutting-edge technology expertise to reimagine legal service delivery.
Core Practice Areas:
- Digital Legal Delivery: Bridges legal, process, and technology to optimise client work, focusing on digital transformation consulting, data-intensive mandates, AI/legal tech application, and structured document review.
- Legal: Shapes how legal matters are delivered at scale, leveraging expertise in contract management, document review, managed legal services, and due diligence.
- Legal Technology: Specialises in document automation, custom software, eDiscovery, and data analytics, collaborating across disputes, transactions, and projects.
- Advisory: Advises on legal operations and emerging technologies, assisting clients in adopting innovative work methodologies.
The Opportunity
Legal Analyst in our Belfast Disputes team under the Digital Legal Delivery practice group—reporting to senior Disputes lawyers—will work at the intersection of disputes law, data, and technology. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive digital, data-led, and AI-enabled solutions for disputes and litigation.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
- Base location: Belfast, with global teamwork and occasional trips to London for business or secondments.
- Integrate into our Belfast community: Committee involvement in Social, Charity, Arts, Business, Diversity, Women in Business, LGBT+, and Sports.
- Career growth: Access to Learning & Development focusing on legal and soft skills (e.g., drafting, presentations).
Key Responsibilities
As a Legal Analyst within Disputes, your role includes:
Disputes & Litigation Support
- Conduct fee-earning work under the guidance of senior lawyers on large-scale contentious matters.
- Perform documentary analysis and produce reports.
- Support the management of large claims or investigations through consistent, high-quality analysis while meeting productivity and quality benchmarks.
- Collaborate as part of a global Digital Legal Delivery team to deliver data-driven and AI-enhanced dispute resolutions.
Legal Detailing & Training
- Maintain currency in relevant legal aspects of Disputes practice.
- Uphold financial disciplines (e.g., daily time-recording adherence).
Team Contribution
- Actively contribute to the evolution of Disputes through digital, data-led, and AI approaches.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
Essential
- Law graduate: Minimum of a 2:1 honours degree in B arbor (Scottish ENTRY) or equivalent (or containing sufficient proportion of law courses). Alternatively, a post-graduate qualification in law with A levels (or equivalent) at grades B and above (minimum of 3 subjects).
- Exceptional analytical skills:
- Ability to review, organise, and synthesise documentary/factual evidence.
- Attention to detail (striving for accuracy from the outset).
- IT scale: Proficiency and openness to adopting technologies (particularly AI and generative AI) to enhance legal work.
- Innovative mindset: Desirous of leveraging legal technology to improve service delivery.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Desirable
- Practical experience: 6–12 months in an office-based environment.
- Multilingual: Fluency in a second language for legal documents, particularly Western European languages (e.g., French, German) or Mandarin, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, or Russian.
Team Overview
Working Pattern
- Full-time permanent contract.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We foster a culture of inclusivity and respect, vital for our success in innovation and performance. Being human, bold, and outstanding is central to our values and operational reality. Your growth aligns with our collective mission; investment in yours positions you to achieve your personal ambitions while helping Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer excel.
Application Deadline
** Applications close at 12pm BST on Thursday 16 July 2026.**
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills