It’s fair to say that, technologically speaking, Linklaters is streets ahead of our competitors. We don’t slavishly follow the trends in the legal market; instead, we’re intrigued by anything and everything that can help us serve our clients and our people better. We’re consistently the first to introduce the latest technology. We’re not afraid to invest significantly, either. We were the first law firm, after all, to implement SAP globally; the first to employ documentum as a content management solution; and our ‘Blue Flag’ project created the first ever legal extranet to supply online legal services to clients. We could even point to a few awards along the way – such as ‘Best Use of IT’ (Legal Week Awards 2005), Citytech Global Law Firm of the Year 2006, and Best Law Firm IT department (legal IT Awards 2005).
Unlike many law firms, we work from a common IT platform, and all our information is held centrally in four data centres. As a firm this gives us real consistency, flexibility and reliability. It also gives our IS teams global exposure. Wherever you join us, you will be working as part of a global team, on projects that span many countries. You’ll also benefit from opportunities to develop your career globally.
Overall, there are over 200 people working in IS, on both a contract and a permanent basis. Most of these are based in the UK; the rest work from offices all around the world.
Importantly, IS is not just a facilitator. It’s seen throughout the firm as a genuine source of innovation. We’ll want your ideas on how to take the firm further. We’ll want thinking that stretches outside of the legal market, and beyond what has been done before. That makes this an exciting place to work, as well as a challenging one. You’ll be working with a world-class product, with world-class people – and world-beating expectations. But would you seriously have it any other way?