Lewis Silkin is a UK top-100 commercial law firm with offices in London, Oxford, Cardiff and Hong Kong. The firm is recognised by clients and industries alike as being distinct: for its deep understanding, insight and advice to creative, innovative and brand-focused businesses; for its market-leading international practice in employment, immigration and reward; and for delivering pragmatic, commercial advice in a refreshingly human way.
With 62 partners and more than 350 staff, the firm is structured around two key divisions.
In employment, immigration and reward, it is consistently top-ranked, and was named HR Law Firm of the Year 2015 by the Legal 500. With over 100 lawyers, Lewis Silkin’s employment and immigration team offers an unrivalled service supporting clients, including many of the world’s leading businesses, on their HR, employment and immigration law needs domestically and internationally.
The creators, makers and innovators team is made up of leading advisers for creative, innovative and brand-focused businesses, offering a deep understanding of the industry sectors in which clients operate combined with real expertise across a wide range of legal services. From start-ups to multinationals, the firm’s comprehensive and commercially focused advice helps clients succeed in an increasingly complex and converged international marketplace. |
The IT Department has a relaxed, sociable, working atmosphere whilst providing a high level of support to its users, there are currently 12 staff in IT split between helpdesk, networks, training, development and management and across 2 sites, Cardiff and London.
The systems
NetDocuments document management system with Office 365 applications running on Windows 10 laptops, Thomson Elite/Intapp Time practice management system.
Full VOIP installation and unified messaging, Interaction, Mimecast, Big Hand digital dictation and Fresh Service Helpdesk software for logging all calls. We run an outsourced datacentre in a Virtual/SAN environment. We use VPN connections on the laptops for mobile working and Citrix for remote access, OWA iOS and Android mobile phones secured through Intune. |
The successful candidate will carry out analyses and assess vulnerabilities in the infrastructure (software, hardware, networks) of Lewis Silkin. They will investigate available tools and countermeasures to remedy detected vulnerabilities and security incidents and recommends solutions and best practices. They will carry out tests for compliance with security policies and procedures both industry wide and internally. Additionally they may assist in the creation, implementation, and/or management of security solutions. |