Dentons is designed to be different. Our firm leads the way in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. We challenge the status quo and deliver consistent results as well as uncompromising quality and value to our clients. Our global presence is renowned as a firm with over 21,000 individuals in more than 200 offices serving clients across 80+ countries.

Dentons Canada is committed to its people and communities. We are consistently recognized as an employer of choice having received numerous awards including being selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2024); Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2024); and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2024).

This role is an opportunity for you to join the world’s largest law firm, a firm that offers opportunities to build your career while growing your skills and deepening your expertise.

ROLE

As a skilled and experienced developer, you contribute to the ongoing exploration and development of data and AI-enabled solutions. Your expertise with Microsoft technologies, data, and AI frameworks will be critical in creating transformative legal and business applications. Generative AI is a catalyst for innovation in the delivery of sophisticated legal services. You will work closely with high-performing cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and deploy AI-enabled applications and data integrations that will drive value in the rapidly evolving field.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Use the Microsoft Power Platform and Azure technologies to design, build, and improve AI-enabled applications, data pipelines, and integrations, enhancing legal and business processes.
• Build and maintain scalable, high-performance data and AI infrastructure in Microsoft Azure.
• Collaborate with business and data stakeholders to understand requirements and design effective solutions.
• Provide technical expertise to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Conduct testing and validation of solutions to ensure accuracy, reliability and scalability.
• Document and communicate solutions and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay current with industry best practices in AI and data engineering and recommend solutions to enhance operations.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Experience with Azure Data Services, including Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks and relational databases.
• Experience with Azure App Services and REST APIs using Microsoft .NET, Flask, and/or FastAPI.
• Familiarity with the Power Platform and Power BI for data visualization.
• Proficiency in Python for AI and data analysis, with experience in frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, Pandas, and PySpark.
• Strong understanding of SQL.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate or Azure Developer Associate would be an asset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven commitment to continuous professional development and learning.
• Demonstrated capacity for problem-solving, synthesis, and making sound recommendations.
• Exposure to Agile methodologies and experience in an Agile development environment.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing technologies and learn new skills continuously.
• Conveys a positive attitude when interacting with others.
• Holds oneself, and colleagues, accountable for quality outcomes; avoids over-commitments.
• Demonstrates initiative and the ability to be proactive, anticipating needs.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATIONS

• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience, or demonstrated proficiency in the required skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Self-directed, independently motivated, and able to work well with minimal supervision. 

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

At Dentons we are committed to offering equitable and competitive pay, we achieve this by aligning internal salary ranges for specific roles to similar positions in the external market. In the normal course, our practice is to hire, transfer and promote employees within the entry part of our range, adjusting as needed based on the prior experience, skills and competencies required for the role along with any market differentials. 
 
Recognizing our exceptional talent means providing a comprehensive total rewards package beyond a competitive salary. We have curated our employee benefits portfolio to offer inclusive and comprehensive wellbeing and developmental programs for our people. With extended benefits and mental health plans, paid time off, savings plans, fitness subsidy, parental leave top up and more, our benefits are flexible, aligned to our core values and supports the various needs of our people. Additionally, our personal and professional development programs include people networks, mentorships, and leadership series programming to help people grow their career. 

Note: Availability of the benefits and perks may be subject to your location and employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Dentons reserves the right to alter these programs and offerings in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Dentons Canada, inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) are not just ancillary values, they are foundational to our business. We believe that ID&E is essential to the shared success of our team and our clients. Our forward-thinking and inclusive culture supports the professional development of all our people, enhances the leading services we offer to our clients, and informs our commitment to make a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. As a testament to our commitment to ID&E, we have been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employer’s for 12 consecutive years (2011-2022), as well as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2022) for the fifth time.

Dentons Canada is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome your application. All employment decisions, including hiring, will be made without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender assigned at birth, gender identity, marital status, place of origin, race, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable human rights legislation.

We are committed to providing you with an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible workplace to support your success. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment process, for example as a result of a disability, please contact us at careers.canada@dentons.com.