Senior Associate - Document Review & Collation

We are recruiting for a Senior Associate to join our Document Review and Collation (DRC) team in Bristol or Manchester. The DRC team provides multi-disciplinary expertise and scalable legal resource to support all TLT legal groups when delivering large-scale projects and legal managed services for our clients. The team is made up of qualified Solicitors and Paralegals who support both contentious and non-contentious fee earners from across the firm, working predominantly on data subject access requests (DSARs) and document review and disclosure exercises. We work across a wide range of matters - from short, focused tasks to extended project-based engagements requiring a dedicated team over several months. As the team continues to grow, we are looking for an enthusiastic and driven Solicitor to join us, take ownership of key workflows, and develop their career within a specialist legal operations environment. Role Responsibilities This role supports and oversees the DSAR workstream from scoping through to delivery, ensuring work is completed accurately, efficiently and in line with legal, client and regulatory requirements. This includes applying legal judgement to disclosure, redaction, privilege, confidentiality, exemptions and data protection issues, while helping to shape practical delivery approaches for high-volume or complex review matters. As a key addition to the team, day to day you will have involvement in: * Managing DSAR, document review and eDiscovery workstreams from receipt or scoping through to final delivery, with outputs completed accurately, efficiently and within agreed legal, client and statutory timeframes * Second-level review and quality control, ensuring work progresses within timeframes and budget, whilst also ensuring the appropriate application of data protection principles, exemptions, privilege, confidentiality, disclosure obligations and agreed coding or review protocols. This also includes acting as the final quality-control checkpoint before DSAR responses are issued * High-quality legal and operational support across document review and managed legal services projects, applying sound judgement to both routine and complex matters and escalating risks appropriately * Using technology to improve how work is delivered, including supporting the use of platforms and tools such as Relativity, Legora, Microsoft Copilot and other review or workflow solutions to enhance quality, consistency and efficiency * Supporting junior colleagues, project workers and reviewers through guidance, informal or delegated supervision, quality feedback and day-to-day oversight, helping to build capability and maintain consistent delivery standards * Liaising with internal stakeholders, clients and suppliers through clear communication, practical guidance and timely updates, helping to ensure smooth delivery across matters and workstreams * Contributing to business-development activities (through client-facing responsibilities and commercial support) Skills & Experience * Qualified Solicitor, Chartered Legal Executive, equivalent legal qualification, or relevant experience gained through document review, eDiscovery, legal operations, ALSP, managed legal services or similar delivery environments * Experience in high-volume DSAR caseloads, document review, eDiscovery, investigations, regulatory work, litigation support, managed legal services, ALSP delivery or a comparable legal operations / shared services environment * Experience performing quality control, second-level review or supervision of document review, DSAR or eDiscovery outputs * Experience advising and providing estimates and quotes to internal and external clients * Strong legal, analytical and practical judgement, with the ability to apply principles relating to disclosure, redaction, privilege, confidentiality, data protection and exemptions * Experience using document review or legal technology platforms, such as Relativity or similar tools * Interest in/experience of technology-enabled legal delivery, including the use of tools such as Legora, Microsoft Copilot, workflow tools, analytics or automation to improve quality and efficiency * Ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently within a structured, deadline-driven environment * A collaborative, team-oriented approach with the ability to interact effectively with colleagues at all levels * A practical, creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to manage issues quickly and effectively J-18808-Ljbffr