Corporate Practice Innovation & Knowledge Lawyer
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Devise the Corporate team's knowledge and innovation strategy, translating practice requirements into structured, technology-led products and solutions. Maintain and develop high-quality precedents and research materials while monitoring legal, market, and innovation developments to support fee-earners. Collaborate with shareholders and the innovation team to create reusable automation patterns, templates, and documentation for client-ready solutions. Identify and map end-to-end workflows to pinpoint inefficiencies and opportunities for embedding AI and legal technology into daily work. Support client-facing initiatives by developing targeted alerts, articles, and briefing notes, and assist in business development by preparing know-how materials. Write or coordinate articles for publication, deliver training on practice updates and internal knowledge, and proactively identify relevant legal and policy developments for the group.
Required Qualifications
- Admitted to practice as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales
- Undergraduate degree achieving a minimum of a 2:1 or equivalent
- Experience gained at a top-tier law firm as a qualified lawyer
- Ideally with exposure to private equity
- Corporate transactions
- Drafting and negotiating equity, JV, and transaction documentation
- Demonstrated interest in legal technology, AI, knowledge management and training
- Practical understanding of how lawyers can use technology responsibly to improve quality, consistency and efficiency
- Keen interest in innovation and technical solutions to know how, training and precedent creation, matter workflows and client service delivery
- Ability to engage credibly with senior lawyers and translate their needs into practical knowledge products, training materials and innovation opportunities
- Confidence to act as an internal champion for adoption of new tools and working practices
- Recognition of the importance of professional judgement, supervision, confidentiality and risk management
- Excellent drafting, communication, research, and organisational skills
- Ability to work independently and proactively with senior stakeholders
- High professional standards with a passion for delivering a quality product
- Understanding of different learning processes and methods of training
- Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels
- Global scale with street smarts
Desired Qualifications
- PSL experience
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