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WHY JOIN SERENGETI?
Serengeti offers an opportunity to join an established leader in the
legal software market with one of the most recognized and fastest
growing platforms in the industry. With thousands of corporate and law
firm users connected, Tracker is emerging as the premier network for
managing legal work over the Internet.
Serengeti enjoys an extremely loyal customer base from Fortune 50s to
Small Caps. We have achieved our success by listening to our customers
and including feature requests, streamlining the training and
implementation process, and providing responsive customer service. It is
therefore important that new team members have significant experience in
the technology or legal profession, including leadership roles in their
area of expertise. As a member of the team you will receive a
competitive compensation and benefits package as well as the opportunity
to develop solutions that will help some of the world's largest
corporations better manage their work with outside counsel.
Current Job openings
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Program Manager
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Software Engineer
Program Manager
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Job Summary
Serengeti is seeking an experienced Program Manager to conceptualize,
manage and define the functional design specifications that will be used
by the Serengeti development team to add new features to Serengeti
Tracker. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about
writing excellent functional design documentation, and works well with
all team members.
Responsibilities:
- Work across multiple groups to translate
customer requirements into product features
- Write functional design specifications and
other documentation of new Serengeti Tracker features, which will be
used by Serengeti’s development team
- Organize Serengeti's internal product
documentation for product management and the development teams, and
make it accessible and useful to everyone at Serengeti
- Organize existing documents, identify
documentation holes and spearhead efforts to fill them in
- Create as well as execute unit and integration
test plans
Qualifications:
- Proven track record of researching and writing
the very best functional design documentation
- Proven self-starter
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal
skills
- Passionate about learning and documenting new
technologies
- Bachelor's degree or higher (Software
Development background is a plus, but not required)
- Strong combination of business acumen,
technical knowledge, and strategic perspective
- Able to balance business and product interests
of the company
- Familiarity with highly interactive, web-based
business products
- Strong product/project management skills in a
web-based environment
- Proven experience managing complex projects
across multiple groups to successful completion
Job Benefits
A position with Serengeti Law offers unrivaled benefits that include a
competitive salary, 100% company-paid health insurance premiums for
employee, spouse, and dependents, matching 401(k) plan (after 6 months),
performance and profit sharing bonuses (after 1 year), employer funded
health care reimbursement account (after 1 year), 2 weeks paid vacation
(3 after 2 years).
In addition, our progressive approach to the workplace structure and use
of communication technology tools enables the software engineering
position to be virtually full-time telecommuting. In fact, the selected
candidates will be expected to have access to a suitable home office
environment during regular work hours. Further information regarding
Serengeti Law’s telecommuting policies and assistance provided to
telecommuters will be made available.
How to Apply
If you would like to apply for this job we
encourage you to provide a resume to the following address:
PMjobs@SerengetiLaw.com
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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Job Summary
Serengeti recognizes that a core factor to our ongoing success is to
continue to search for the brightest software developers, those who are
passionate about building great software, and who enjoy the challenges
presented in doing so. At this time we are specifically hiring entry and
mid-level Software Engineers with industry experience ranging anywhere
from zero to approximately four years. The job responsibilities involve
web application development using the Microsoft .NET Framework. The
position also offers the benefit of full-time telecommuting. If you are
a person who enjoys building great software, are a self-motivated,
self-disciplined individual with a strong work ethic, and one who
relishes the challenge of building cutting-edge software, then this job
is a match for you.
Specific Job Responsibilities
- Create and develop software solutions using
Microsoft’s .NET framework, C#, HTML, and other technologies.
- Contribute to the enhancement of the product’s
frameworks and tools.
- Create and execute unit, integration and
performance test plans, both manual and automated.
- Provide ongoing support and maintenance of
production software.
- Attend regular, periodic developer team
meetings at various locations around the greater Chicago
metropolitan area
- Attend occasional meetings at the corporate
office in Bellevue, Washington
Required Technical Training and Skills
- BS in Computer Science or related is required.
- Competence in object-oriented design and
development, using languages such as C++, C#, or Java
- Knowledge of relational database design
concepts and SQL
- Knowledge of web languages including HTML,
DHTML, JavaScript, and CSS
Preferred Skills (not required):
- Programming experience with Microsoft’s
.NET framework (preferred) or J2EE
- DBMS experience, such as MS SQL Server
(preferred), Oracle, or other
- Experience with NUnit, AJAX, XML, Web
Services
- Familiarity with the following: data
structures, code optimization, code re-factoring, design
patterns, multi-tiered architectures, database and query
optimization, stateless server farm architecture, data
conversion, software security, report development, and automated
unit testing.
Must Have Personal Characteristics
- A strong interest and passion for
designing and developing great software.
- A quick, independent and
self-motivated learner.
- A strong sense of responsibility,
personal self-discipline, and ability to work independently.
- A willingness to both contribute and
to learn.
- Excellent work ethic.
- Excellent and creative problem
solving skills.
- Ability to manage time and tasks with
little supervision.
Job Benefits
A position with Serengeti Law offers unrivaled benefits that include a
competitive salary, 100% company-paid health insurance premiums for
employee, spouse, and dependents, matching 401(k) plan (after 6 months),
performance and profit sharing bonuses (after 1 year), employer funded
health care reimbursement account (after 1 year), 2 weeks paid vacation
(3 after 2 years).
In addition, our progressive approach to the workplace structure and use
of communication technology tools enables the software engineering
position to be virtually full-time telecommuting. In fact, the selected
candidates will be expected to have access to a suitable home office
environment during regular work hours. Further information regarding
Serengeti Law’s telecommuting policies and assistance provided to
telecommuters will be made available.
Company and Product Background
Legal Systems Holding Company is a privately held corporation doing
business as Serengeti Law. We are an Application Service Provider (ASP)
whose service, Serengeti Tracker, has earned unprecedented acceptance
for a new technology in the legal profession. Since its release in the
fall of 2001, over 78,000 in-house counsel and outside firm users in
more than 160 countries have come together to work on Serengeti Tracker.
Tracker is a web application that allows corporate law departments to
efficiently track and manage legal matters, connect to their outside
counsel, and to electronically receive invoices, status reports,
budgets, key dates, and documents. In separate surveys conducted by
several major independent industry organizations, Serengeti Tracker has
consistently achieved the highest overall ratings. Serengeti Law’s
steady and continued growth since its inception reflects both the
product’s market opportunity and the company’s success in delivering
this solution to that market. And unlike most legal technology vendors,
we are profitable, have no debt, and have no parent company or outside
investors who could disrupt funding or distract us from our mission.
From small caps to more than 100 of the Fortune 1000, a broad spectrum
of companies use Serengeti Tracker for their legal matter management and
electronic billing, including Nike, Amazon.com, eBay, Clear Channel, Lucent, Owens Corning,
and Stanford University.
How to Apply
If you would like to apply for this job we
encourage you to provide a resume to the following address:
DeveloperJobs@serengetilaw.com |
