Legal Technology Specialist

Dentons is designed to be different. Our Firm leads the way in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. We challenge the status quo and deliver consistent results as well as uncompromising quality and value to our clients. Our global presence is renowned as a firm with over 21,000 individuals in more than 200 offices serving clients across 80+ countries.

Dentons Canada is committed to its people and communities. We are consistently recognized as an employer of choice having received numerous awards including being selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2025); Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2025), and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2025).

This role is an opportunity for you to join Canada’s Global Law Firm, a firm that offers opportunities to build your career while growing your skills and deepening your expertise.

Position Summary

The Legal Technology Specialist is instrumental in advancing key legal technology initiatives and strategic objectives of the Knowledge and Legal Operations (“KLO”) team. Reporting to Director of Legal Operations and working closely with a diverse group of Firm members, this role will be responsible for supporting the management of the Firm’s legal technology portfolio (evaluations, licensing, vendors, contracts), communications (reporting and data analytics), and driving adoption and engagement (training and support).

This role is a dynamic one that involves coordination and prioritization of multiple initiatives. As such, the role requires adaptability as well as strong organization and communication skills to effectively manage the diverse priorities and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Support the evaluation, implementation and adoption of legal technology, data and artificial intelligence solutions, including user administration, training, documentation, vendor relations, contract management and internal and external invoicing.
• Provide training and first-line support for legal technology, delivering onboarding, coordinating training sessions (including scheduling, agendas and logistics) and promoting user adoption.
• Prepare and update training materials, documentation, internal reporting and other presentations and documents as required.
• Act as a liaison between legal professionals and the Knowledge and Legal Operations team to gather requirements, identify use cases, assess user needs and triage technology requests across the Firm.
• Support the firm’s knowledge management, document automation and generative AI drafting solutions.
• Maintain databases tracking tool usage, budgeting and contract management. 
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of innovation trends, technology, and best practices, and perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Legal Operations. 

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a legal technology, legal operations, knowledge management or similar role within a professional services or legal environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced setting; comfortable working both independently and collaboratively.
• Digitally savvy and data driven, with an innovative mindset and willingness to learn new things.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferences / Assets

• Post-secondary degree in business administration, information technology (or equivalent experience).
• Experience managing a technology portfolio; legal tech experience is a plus.
• Experience with SharePoint and project-management software.
• Experience with document automation, including template design and coding/markup for automation.
• Bilingual (French/English).

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

 At Dentons we are committed to offering equitable and competitive pay, we achieve this by aligning internal salary ranges for specific roles to similar positions in the external market. In the normal course, our practice is to hire, transfer and promote employees within the entry part of our range, adjusting as needed based on the prior experience, skills and competencies required for the role along with any market differentials. 

 Recognizing our exceptional talent means providing a comprehensive total rewards package beyond a competitive salary. We have curated our employee benefits portfolio to offer inclusive and comprehensive wellbeing and developmental programs for our people. With extended benefits and mental health plans, paid time off, savings plans, fitness subsidy, parental leave top up and more, our benefits are flexible, aligned to our core values and supports the various needs of our people. Additionally, our personal and professional development programs include people networks, mentorships, and leadership series programming to help people grow their career. 

Note: Availability of the benefits and perks may be subject to your location and employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Dentons reserves the right to alter these programs and offerings in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Dentons Canada, inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) are not just ancillary values, they are foundational to our business. We believe that IDEA is essential to the shared success of our team and our clients. Our forward-thinking and inclusive culture supports the professional development of all our people, enhances the leading services we offer to our clients, and informs our commitment to make a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. As a testament to our commitment to IDEA, we have been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employer’s for 15 consecutive years (2011-2025), as well as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2025) for the eighth time.

Dentons Canada is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome your application. All employment decisions, including hiring, will be made without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender identity, marital status, place of origin, race, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable human rights legislation.

We are committed to providing you with an inclusive, barrier-free, and accessible workplace to support your success. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment process, for example as a result of a disability, please contact us at careers.canada@dentons.com.