Some legal firms still run on systems that look like they were built on a Friday afternoon in 2004. This one has finally decided to drag itself into the modern world and needs a Software Engineer who can help them build internal tools that actually work for the people using them.You’ll be part of a small team where things get done because people genuinely talk to each other. No twelve layers of sign-off. No committees. Just practical engineering that supports a legal business trying to get its tech house in order.

What you’ll be doing

• Building and improving internal applications in PHP and Laravel

• Creating new features that make life easier for the operational and legal teams

• Working with SQL Server to build queries, optimise performance, and keep data moving sensibly

• Integrating systems using modern APIs

• Helping shape better technical decisions without needing a six-page slide deck

• Supporting and mentoring junior developers who want to learn rather than be managed

What you’ll need

<span class="ql-cursor"></span>• Solid PHP and Laravel experience

• Confident working with SQL Server

• Experience building and consuming REST APIs

• Ability to work onsite and actually talk to humans

• A knack for spotting the difference between a genuine requirement and a request someone made just because they were bored

Nice to have

• .NET experience

• Background in legal services or another regulated sector

• A curious streak that leads you to fix things rather than walk past them

Why it’s worth a look

• Your work will actually get used, not buried in a backlog

• You’ll have the freedom to improve things rather than babysit legacy projects

• The team cares more about common sense than ceremony

• You’ll help nudge a legal business into the twenty-first century, which is no small achievementIf you like building software that has a clear purpose, helps real people, and doesn’t get lost in corporate nonsense, this one’s worth a conversation.