About Gilbert + Tobin

Gilbert + Tobin is built on enduring values of excellence, trust, respect, integrity and good corporate citizenship. We are a leading firm with over 500 lawyers, trusted by our clients to navigate today’s increasingly complex world.

We are purpose built for our clients’ most complex work - across transactions, disputes and regulation. Our partners are leaders in their fields, delivering the highest quality of legal advice and providing an exceptional edge for our clients. They also provide our lawyers the opportunity to work with and learn from them. We are innovators in the use of technology, redefining value and service in the legal industry.

Our open, merit-based culture attracts and inspires the best legal talent. Founded in 1988, G+T’s journey has been one of relentless ambition and rapid progress, achieving extraordinary success in just over three decades.

We remain as determined as ever to be the best it’s possible to be.

About G+T Innovate

G+T Innovate is our legal transformation and technology advisory team, recognised as a leader in legal innovation and the practical application of generative AI (GenAI) in legal services. The team drives our firm-wide program of legal productivity, positioning G+T as a market leader in applying emerging technologies to legal service delivery. 

Our team blends deep legal knowledge with proven, hands-on experience in transformation, Agile delivery, AI and legal technology implementation. Many of our team members are qualified lawyers who have led transformation initiatives both within G+T and in-house. Drawing on this experience and deep expertise, we deliver practical solutions that help lawyers and clients confidently adopt and embed AI into their legal workflows and services.

Our impact is widely recognised, including being named Most Innovative Law Firm in Asia-Pacific by the Financial Times (2024 & 2025) and awarded Band 1 in Chambers NewLaw for Legal Transformation Consulting.

Role overview

Reporting to Caryn Sandler, Partner + Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer, you will step into a senior role within the G+T Innovate team and will play a key role in shaping and delivering the firm’s legal transformation agenda. As a Senior Legal Transformation Manager, you will lead the design and delivery of strategic legal transformation initiatives, both within the firm and for clients, contributing to G+T’s market-leading position in legal innovation.

In this role, you will:

• Plan, deliver and embed legal technology solutions, with a focus on Generative AI, that enhance the delivery of legal services.
• Serve as product owner for key legal technology products and services, overseeing development, pilot activities, implementation and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the firm’s broader transformation strategy, including innovation initiatives across practice groups and the wider firm.
• Design and deliver training programs and facilitate workshops focused on legal technology (including Generative AI) and innovation, supporting capability uplift for lawyers, partners and clients.
• Identify, access and analyse data to track adoption, measure impact and inform decision-making, including developing and delivering reporting for senior stakeholders on the performance and value of transformation initiatives.
• Support the responsible use of legal technology, including Generative AI, by working with legal, risk and compliance teams to ensure appropriate governance, controls and quality standards are in place.
• Lead and deliver bespoke transformation and change initiatives for key clients, translating legal team and business needs into practical, technology-enabled solutions.
• Build and manage relationships with technology vendors and platform providers, working closely with them to support ongoing optimisation, performance and capability development.
• Identify, assess and apply emerging legal technologies, including Generative AI and other rapidly evolving tools, ensuring solutions remain current, effective and aligned to firm priorities.
• Manage and support members of the Legal Transformation team, a core part of the broader G+T Innovate team.
• Proactively maintain and develop expertise in emerging legal technologies, staying across industry developments, market trends and emerging use cases.

About you

• Extensive experience delivering legal transformation initiatives, with a strong track record across internal and client-facing programs.
• Deep expertise in innovation, legal operations or consulting, gained in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Proven experience applying Generative AI in legal contexts to improve service delivery, productivity and ways of working.
• Strong, practical understanding of legal technology, with the ability to assess use cases and guide the effective adoption of a range of tools and platforms.
• Experience working directly with clients, technology vendors and platform providers to implement and optimise solutions.
• Demonstrated capability designing and delivering training programs and workshops that support capability uplift for lawyers, partners and clients.
• Strong understanding of legal team workflows, with the ability to translate technology into practical, usable solutions.
• Highly proactive and solutions-oriented, able to identify issues, work through complexity and deliver outcomes with a high degree of autonomy.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and change management skills, with the ability to build credibility and gain buy-in from senior stakeholders.
• Commercially focused, with the ability to align transformation initiatives to business outcomes and deliver measurable results.

What we offer

• A supportive and flexible work environment.
• Top of market remuneration and a range of benefits including 26 weeks’ paid parental leave, additional annual leave, subsidised café and gym membership, end of trip facilities, exclusive retail discounts, social events and more, which you can view here: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/careers/benefits
• Beautiful sunlit open-plan offices with panoramic views of the city and easy access to public transport, restaurants, cafes and exercise facilities.

Please submit your interest via our career’s website with a resume.
  
We are committed to providing and maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment and a culture where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute.