Database Administrator Legal Tech

**About LEAP**

LEAP leads the world in the development and sale of cloud based legal practice management software for small law firms on a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. We employ more than 400 people, have offices in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada and Australia with more than 13,000 law firms using our software worldwide.

We employ people who are smart and can get things done.

**Requirements**:
**About the Transitions department**

The Transitions department is responsible for extracting and transferring data from legacy systems to LEAP for clients globally. The department is not only responsible for the technical aspects but also manages client’s expectations in relation to data collection, migration and LEAP delivery/installation.
**Database Administrators** use the migration tools available as well as technical expertise to ensure data moving from a legacy system is properly migrated and checked prior to uploading into LEAP.
**Reports to**

Data Transitions Manager

**Working Pattern & Location**

08:30 - 1700 Monday to Friday. Initially a hybrid working pattern combining working from our COVID compliant offices alongside remote working while we navigate this period.
**About the role**:
We are seeking a **Database Administrator** to join our fantastic Transitions department based in our Edinburgh office.

Responsibilities include:

- Liaise with transition facilitators to ensure they are kept up to date with the progress of the data migrations
- Liaise with clients to ensure they are kept up to date with the progress of their data migration
- Monitor progress of all data migrations and ensure Data Migration Specialists deliver data on time
- Timely and accurate migration of data
- Reconciliation of migrated accounting data
- Expanding and adding functionality to the transition process
- Creation and maintenance of documentation and internal systems
- Daily observations and control of projects for the Transition Department
- Maintenance of data audit checking
- Written reporting on migrated data
- QA Testing on transition software

**Measures of Success**:

- Ensure data sets received from client are complete and ready for migration (e.g. reports, backups)
- Run migration tools for the applicable legacy system to migrate client data to LEAP
- Check that data was successfully imported into LEAP
- Ensure time, client funds and office balances are correct and match to the legacy data cut-off
- Knowledge / background legal bookkeeping / accounting (client funds and office)
- Experience working with legal practice management software
- Knowledge of legal terminology (e.g. matters / unbilled fees, disbursements, safe custody)
- Have an understanding of database environments
- Exceptional eye for detail
- Confidence to liaise with clients in relation to conversion status

**Benefits**

You'll want to work at LEAP. Here's why....

As well as working with some fantastic and talented people, we operate a culture where success is recognised. There are fantastic opportunities within our business to progress and you will be supported throughout your career, tailoring your development through management support; internal and external training courses, and on-the-job training so an aptitude and hunger to learn is essential.

We also offer an excellent benefits package, including:

- A fantastic culture - open communication, transparency through practical and quarterly strategic briefings.
- Large, modern office conveniently located in Central Edinburgh.
- LEAP will pay 8% of your salary into your pension - you pay nothing.
- A Learning and Development Programme available to every staff member
- Private Health Insurance (including Optical + Dental policies)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Wellbeing Programme
- At LEAP, we care about what we do and the people we work with._
- We continually improve to be the best._
- We NEVER EVER GIVE UP_
- COVID 19_
- Our offices are COVID secure with measures in place to ensure the safety of our employees. A full COVID Secure policy document will be issued for review and agreement._
- At LEAP, we promote equal opportunity. Creating a culture of diversity and inclusion not only promotes innovation but we believe is the right way to do business. Our LEAPsters bring different cultures, genders and perspectives to their days and we wouldn't have it any other way. We welcome and encourage you to _apply, no matter who you are or how you identify_