• New Job Title: UI/X Designer
• Sector: LawTech / Innovation
• Gross Salary: £25,251
• Reports to: Project Manager
• Location: England, Remote (with occasional travel to Central London)
• Employer: Legal Utopia Limited
• Status: FTE
• Start Date: 1st April 2024
Data protection: Please see our Employee Policy for privacy and data processing information applicable to applicants here: https://www.legalutopia.co.uk/employee-privacy
Overview:
Legal Utopia is a LawTech scale-up based in London that was founded in 2017. Its mission is to make law accessible and affordable to everyone, and in the 6 years since it was founded, it has successfully developed innovations into commercial market solutions that help connect people with regulated legal service providers, as well as signpost them to other relevant services and information.
As part of Legal Utopia’s corporate strategy to deliver on its mission, it is continuing to heavily invest in the development of new technologies and solutions that progress positive engagement between the consumer market and the regulated legal professions.
A UI/X Designer is being sought to assist the business in a new project that requires user-interface and experience expertise as part of our planned research and development activities. The Designer will report to the Project Manager and work alongside business advisers, senior developers, and a legal adviser to achieve project deliverables within deadlines.
The designer will also be expected to work alongside the Project Manager to develop and run a series of research surveys, workshops, panel sessions and product trials as part of intelligence and feedback gathering. This feedback, comprising target market and end-user feedback, will be used by the UI/X Designer to further define and refine product user-interface design iterations, features, and the overall end-user experience.
Application:
Please provide a CV and cover letter in your application via our recruitment platform or email. Please see ‘Recruitment process’ for more details.
Recruitment process:
1) CV/Cover Letter Application: This will be accepted for submission via any online recruitment platform operated by Legal Utopia Limited and directly (by email only) to Fraser Matcham at fraser@legalutopia.co.uk. Applications can be made up to 5pm (GMT) on 4th February 2024; applications after this date may not be considered.
2) Application sifting: This will be conducted on the 5th February 2024 with notifications by 6th February 2024. Applications that do not clearly meet the essential requirements of the job description will be unsuccessful and notified in writing by 8th February 2024.
3) Invitation to interview: This will be conducted between 6th February – 13th February 2024. It will be informal exploration of your application via video conference and last approx. 15-20 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for any role exploration by the candidate.
4) Second interview: This will be conducted between 13th February – 19th February 2024. It will be an in-depth discussion on the project, role, resources, and company context, as well as the role the UI/X Designer will play in supporting the project team and business. It will be conducted via video conference and last approx. 1hr, including time to explore any further queries by the candidate.
5) Offer: This will be provided by email, and in writing, no later than 25th February 2024, together with proposed terms of employment. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email no later than 29th February 2024.
Any questions or queries on the recruitment process or job description can be directed to Fraser Matcham on the above email address.
Key responsibilities:
· Review and organise our existing design assets, as well as archiving old or obsolete designs;
· Collaborate with the senior developer on the intention, functionality, practicality and overall approach of existing and new designs to ensure accurate and efficient implementation;
· Work with the Project Legal Adviser to achieve and embed compliance with respect to accessibility, anti-discrimination, data protection and privacy requirements in all design work;
· Collaborate with the Project Manager to conduct user research to understand user behaviours, needs and motivations, as well as engagement with the wider legal industry to understand and act on market sentiment, concerns, and challenges within the development approach to user-interface designs;
· Create and maintain wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and visual designs that reflect our users needs and requirements, whilst effectively communicating information, service function, and product value;
· Iterate designs based on user feedback, panels, workshops, and surveys, as well as design critique and usability testing;
· Develop and maintain design guidelines, style guides, and design system components to ensure professionalism and consistency across the company’s design assets and services;
· Maintain professional competence and development with the latest UX/UI design trends, techniques, and technologies;
· Pursue and advocate for user-centric design principles and best practices taking into consideration the company’s values and mission;
· Manage and evolve company branding and messaging throughout all research and design activity;
· Lead on the end-to-end design process, from user research and stakeholder engagement to prototypes, testing, and final visual designs;
· You will be expected to record your activities, time spent, and resources consumed for management and external reporting (including independent auditing) for all project activities; and
· Other relevant matters as reasonably provided or direct by the Project Manager.
Requirements:
Essential:
· University degree in UI/Media Design/Human Computer Interaction/Similar relevant degree;
· Highly knowledgeable and 3+ years’ experience using Figma;
· Strong experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft 365, Canva, Invision;
· Awareness/experience using Jira (Atlassian) for project task management;
· Strong knowledge of design practice, process, and principles;
· Confidence to lead public/external engagement research/activities;
· Professionalism and enthusiastic to work within a niche innovative space, including pioneering new concepts in user-interface design;
· Self-starter and disciplined to deliver work with autonomy and confidence to seek guidance/help as and when needed;
· Understanding of WCAG accessibility standards in web content design;
· Demonstratable experience in collaborative, interdisciplinary working;
· Experience with mobile application UI (Android/IOS);
· Experience in delivering, independently or as a team, agile research and design projects;
· Knowledge of design research methodology; and
· Design portfolio (a file, folder, or web link).
Desirable:
· Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Master’s degree in analytics, business, technology;
· Experience working in a digital marketplace/SaaS product business;
· Product videography design and videography production;
· HTML,CSS, Java programming knowledge/experience;
· Knowledge/experience in business/design/product analytics and metrics;
· Knowledge/experience using Sketch;
· Knowledge of and/or involvement in LawTech or legal technology;
· Experience of working in the consumer facing LegalTech companies;
· Experience working in start-up/scale-up environments;
· Experience in the professional, regulated services market;
· Awareness of the legal industry and its economic contribution/function;
· Awareness of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s work/activities;
· Knowledge of user-interface design and/or user-experience principles; and
· Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and/or American (US) English.
Benefits:
· 3% employer pension contribution
· High-Performance laptop (transferred to you upon 12-months continuous employment)
· Co-working office space (if desired)
· 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday + bank holidays (England & Wales)
· 2x paid conference days
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,251.00 per year
Benefits:
• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Sick pay
• Work from home
Schedule:
• Monday to Friday
Experience:
• UX Design: 3 years (required)
Work authorisation:
• United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, EC2A
