Australian consumer law firm modernizing legacy systems while scaling class actions and First Nations services
Slater and Gordon is a public law firm with 800+ staff across 40 Australian locations, serving individual clients and group actions in compensation, employment, and superannuation law. The tech stack reveals a Microsoft-centric infrastructure (.NET, C#, Azure, SQL Server) paired with modern testing and automation layers (Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber), but the hiring mix and project list signal active modernization pressure: nearly half of 67 open roles are engineering and ops positions, and the top three challenges — legacy stack modernization, system replacements, and client intake process redesign — indicate the firm is mid-transition from on-premises to cloud-native operations.
Notable leadership hires: Technical Lead
Slater and Gordon is a 90-year-old Australian law firm offering personal legal services across compensation, class actions, employment law, superannuation, and First Nations representation. The firm operates 40 offices and employs over 800 people. Revenue model mixes traditional hourly billing with contingent (No Win–No Fee) arrangements, particularly in class action litigation. Recent strategic focus includes pricing strategy overhaul, expansion into First Nations legal services, and a significant technology upgrade agenda: the firm is actively modernizing legacy on-premises systems, rebuilding client intake workflows, and investing in cloud-native platforms — all supported by recent acceleration in engineering and operational hiring.
Microsoft-heavy: .NET, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Azure, and Azure Cosmos DB for core systems. Testing and automation via Playwright, Selenium, and Cucumber. ServiceNow for case/workflow management. BI via Power BI.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The firm operates 40 locations across Australia and only hires domestically.
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