Director Enterprise Applications (Law Firm)

We are a leading global law firm with more than 900 lawyers in nine offices with integrated global practices, serving clients worldwide. Our firm has been in business for over 100 years and is a household name in the legal industry.

We are currently seeking a Director of Enterprise Applications to join our technology team. The Director of Enterprise Applications is an experienced IT leader who provides technical leadership and direction, delivering a modern suite of applications to support our lawyers in the delivery of legal services to clients. The Director reports to the Chief Information Officer and oversees the Application Engineering team to ensure the selection, delivery, stability, and performance of industry-leading applications. The Director interfaces with the firm’s legal practice groups and professional staff to understand evolving requirements and, keeps abreast of and recommends relevant emerging technologies. The Director works closely with the Business Applications, Technology Infrastructure, Information Security, Technology Support, and IT Project Management teams to develop and implement strategies and solutions. This hybrid position is based in the firm’s New York offices in Hudson Yards.

What will the Director of Enterprise Applications Do?

• Lead the design, implementation and maintenance of a modern suite of software tools to support the delivery of legal services to clients
• Be the visionary in the migration of our legal applications from on-prem into the cloud (Azure, Office 365 + Legal Add-Ins)
• Provide technical leadership and expertise to optimally configure enterprise software, including MS Office and legal add-in products, PDF, document management software, collaboration tools as well as specialized applications for practices and individual users
• Set and uphold firm standards for maintaining stability and performance of applications
• Seek out, evaluate and propose enhancements, updates and new software solutions

  
  

  
  

  What Skills and Experience are we looking for in a Director of Enterprise Applications?

• 8+ years of experience in delivering and supporting enterprise applications in a law firm (Previous Law Firm Experience is a Requirement)
• 5+ Years of Management Experience at a top law firm
• Expertise in MS-Office Suite and legal industry add-ins, collaboration platforms and document management systems
• Demonstrable experience leading successful large-scale migration(s) to M365 and hosted document management system(s)
• Experience and understanding of user identity and application security models; securely integrating disparate systems

  
  

  What’s in it for the Director of Enterprise Applications?

  • A great base salary of $250,000 - $275,000
  • Bonus Potential
  • The chance to build a team from scratch, and work on some amazing projects modernizing multiple applications and integrations from on-prem into the cloud
  • A Great Leadership Team that genuinely cares about its employees
  • Stability – The firm has been in business for over 100 years and is still dedicated to innovation in tech and legal practices.