Start Up Consultant (Law/Tech)
Sprintlaw, Australia

We’re looking for a university graduate with excellent communication skills who is looking to kick start their career in a fast paced (and fast growing!) startup law/tech company.

We’re a disruptive new kind of law firm with a mission to change the way legal services are delivered. Our mission is to provide affordable and accessible legal services for startups and small businesses.

We’re focused on efficiency, simplicity and embracing technology, and were recently awarded the NewLaw Firm of the Year at the 2020 Australian Law Awards, ranked in Deloitte’s APAC Technology Fast 500 2020 and selected as one of the 2020 Top 25 Employer of Choice law firms in Australia. We also recently launched in the UK. Find out more about us in this video.

We offer clients a range of fixed-fee legal packages covering everything that small businesses and startups need company set up, contract review and negotiation, employment, capital raising and data protection. We run our business like a tech startup, with user experience, creativity and lean thinking at the core of our culture.

Position: Start Up Consultant (Law/Tech)

Schedule: Full Time

Location: You decide! Our team is spread across various parts of the world and we give you the freedom to work from wherever works best for you. We do have a Sydney based HQ, which you are welcome to work from if you need to.

Requirements

The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include:

• Responding to customer enquiries via emails, over the phone and via SMS
• Using your business skills to scope and understand the types of services each customer requires
• Being the first point of contact for new enquires and explaining how Sprintlaw works and why it is different and ‘better’ than traditional legal services
• Writing up accurate and detailed briefs for our delivery (legal) team
• Developing ongoing relationships with customers
• Managing relationships by effectively using sales strategies and scheduling follow ups.

Other responsibilities may include:

• Developing sales and marketing strategies
• Attending business development events and activities

Required skills:

• A completed bachelor's degree (legal, business/commerce, economics or similar degrees are preferred but not essential). A current post graduate student in a related field (e.g. a Juris Doctor student) with full-time availability will also be considered.
• This role is customer facing and involves a lot of communication with new clients and the legal team. Excellent customer service skills are essential.
• An appetite for sales and a genuine interest in assisting new and existing customers
• The ability to ‘think on your feet’ but also understand when to seek help from co-workers you’ll have plenty of guidance from our lawyers who are subject matter experts.
• The ability to explain technical issues in a simple yet effective way
• We’re a collaborative team that brings a supportive and positive vibe to work but we also work flexibly and aren’t always around checking your work. This means that you’ll need to be able to be organised, work autonomously and show strong initiative.
• Proficiency with tech and sales processes
• Interest in startups, entrepreneurship, and disrupting the legal industry is a benefit.

Benefits

• Make a real difference - Help shape the strategic direction of the company
• Receive continuous training and development from our founders and the broader team
• Work from home - We are a totally flexible team and encourage you to work in a way that best suits you
• Have the option of working from our vibrant office (based in Sydney) which has facilities such as a rooftop basketball court, unlimited breakfast bar, table tennis, foosball, arcade machines, a meditation room and library.

Our Work Environment:

We have a fully distributed team and take flexible working seriously. Our general approach is that you can choose how you best work, whether it be from home, the office, or somewhere else. For us it’s more than just taking your laptop home we know that it takes effective project management, communication and transparent accountability to make flexible arrangements work.

We have an awesome company culture, and we place a lot of focus on keeping everyone connected and engaged from regular social events, to health initiatives, to simply the way we work together in small, collaborative teams.

If you’re ready to be part of an exciting and growing team that is changing the way legal services are delivered, then we’d love to receive your application.

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