[Remote] Associate Consultant, Risk (Legal Technology)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harbor is the preeminent provider of expert services across strategy, legal technology, operations, and intelligence. The Associate Consultant will engage with clients, manage deliverables, and contribute to process improvements while building technical and consulting expertise in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively in both verbal and written formats with technical staff, business users, and management personnel
• Manage multiple deliverables in a fast-paced environment, adapting to shifting priorities while maintaining quality and timeliness
• Build strong working relationships with colleagues and clients through advanced interpersonal skills and professional client service
• Apply strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills to resolve moderately complex technical and functional challenges
• Quickly adopt new skills and adjust to challenging priorities, technologies, and client requirements
• Contribute to the development and improvement of applications or integrations within defined frameworks
• Recognize recurring or moderately complex issues and contribute to the development of effective solutions with guidance from senior consultants
• Recommend improvements to tools, processes, or designs based on project experience and client feedback
• Support knowledge sharing by documenting lessons learned, contributing to process documentation, and assisting junior team members when possible
• Take ownership of focused client-facing workstreams or deliverables, ensuring completion on time and to a high standard
• Proactively provide updates to project leads and clients regarding task status, risks, or potential roadblocks
• Serve in a primarily client-facing capacity, participating on camera for client meetings and engaging in occasional in-person client interactions as requested
• Participate in solution design discussions, offering input based on practical project experience and emerging technical skills
• Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, attention to detail, and sound time management when managing client and internal deliverables

Skills

• Have permanent US work authorization
• Open to remote applicants in US and Canada. Strong preference for Chicago-based applicants who can work up to 2-3 days per week from the Chicago office
• Proven analytical and quantitative skills
• Strong ability to collect, analyze, summarize, and organize data
• Ability to build trust as a dependable resource within the project team
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with strong attention to detail
• Exceptional computer skills including advanced proficiency in Microsoft products
• Travel - Occasional travel may be required (domestic or international)
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Economics, Marketing, or Accounting preferred
• Minimum of one year of relevant work experience within a professional services firm is preferred
• Working knowledge of APIs, support tools, and languages such as REST, JSON, Postman, Swagger, and SOAP
• Working knowledge of query languages including SQL, XQuery, JQuery, or T-SQL
• Working knowledge of scripting languages such as Groovy, JavaScript, PowerShell, Visual Basic, or Python
• Working knowledge of technical tools such as XML, HTML, IIS, SSL, and SSO
• Working knowledge of ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) concepts using tools such as Dell Boomi, Intapp Integrate, Azure Data Factory, or SSIS is desirable
• Experience with legal technology systems such as Aderant, Expert, Elite 3E, Elite Enterprise, AX Dynamics, ProLaw, iManage, or NetDocuments is desirable
• Knowledge in legal operations or accounting operations is desirable
• Foundational knowledge of Microsoft Azure Data Factory (ADF) object types such as Pipelines, Datasets, Dataflows, Linked Services, and Integration Runtimes is desirable
• Experience with one or more Intapp products (e.g., Conflicts, Intake, Terms, Time, Walls, Integrate, or Intapp Services) is desirable
• Experience using reporting tools such as Sisense or SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is desirable

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