Knowledge Systems Specialist

Dla-Piper; Perth; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Piper's Knowledge team supports systems and platforms that drive legal excellence across our firm, delivering high-quality services and enabling collaboration. Reporting to the Head of Knowledge Systems, this role works with our Australian and global Knowledge teams to support knowledge platforms, content management, and learning processes, helping lawyers access the tools they need.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative international team and make a meaningful impact on

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, SharePoint, Excel.
• Microsoft Power Platform desirable, but not essential.
• Familiarity with document and learning management systems and content management.
• Demonstrates initiative and flexibility to work across a variety of tasks.
• Previous experience in a knowledge role would be helpful, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge platform maintenance: adding/removing content, maintaining folder structure and site pages, applying metadata and access settings.
• Legal learning support: maintaining central learning platform and processes.
• Supporting development of knowledge content: applying standard document functionality and ensuring compliance with legal work document style.
• Monitoring Australia Knowledge Team mailbox: responding to general (non-legal) and systems support queries, escalating more complex queries to other team members.
• Managing time-critical user access for online search and registration platforms.
• Knowledge systems supporting tasks, including platform reporting and process implementation.

Skills

Word

SharePoint

Excel

Tools

Microsoft Power Platform

Job description

DLA Piper's Knowledge team play a key role in supporting systems and platforms that drive legal excellence across our firm. Our Knowledge function is central to delivering high-quality legal services, enabling collaboration, supporting learning, and helping the business achieve its strategic goals.

Reporting to the Head of Knowledge Systems, this role works closely with both our Australian and global Knowledge teams to support legal quality, legal learning, and knowledge management platforms and processes. You will contribute to the ongoing success of our knowledge systems while helping ensure our people have access to the tools, resources and support they need to deliver exceptional client service.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative international team and make a meaningful impact on how knowledge is managed, shared and leveraged across the firm.

Main duties and responsibilities

The role delivers essential Knowledge Systems support for Australia and operates as part of the wider central Knowledge Services team. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Knowledge platform maintenance: adding/removing content, maintaining folder structure and site pages, applying metadata and access settings.
• Legal learning support: maintaining central learning platform and processes.
• Supporting development of knowledge content: applying standard document functionality and ensuring compliance with legal work document style.
• Monitoring Australia Knowledge Team mailbox: responding to general (non-legal) and systems support queries, escalating more complex queries to other team members.
• Managing time-critical user access for online search and registration platforms.
• Knowledge systems supporting tasks, including platform reporting and process implementation.

About you

• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, SharePoint, Excel.
• Microsoft Power Platform desirable, but not essential.
• Familiarity with document and learning management systems and content management.
• Demonstrates initiative and flexibility to work across a variety of tasks.
• Previous experience in a knowledge role would be helpful, but not essential.

About us

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

At DLA Piper, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, develop and succeed. We value the unique skills, experiences and perspectives our people bring and strive to create an environment where everyone feels they belong.

We support flexible and agile working arrangements and are open to discussing individual needs with candidates.

Where permitted by local legislation, any offer of employment may be subject to pre-engagement screening, including verification of qualifications, work rights, criminal history and employment references.

Requesting Adjustments

At DLA Piper, we aim to make meaningful progress and build an inclusive culture where anyone affected by disability, neurodiversity or a long-term health condition has an equitable and accessible chance of success. If you think you may need adjustments or additional support to enable you to participate in our recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment team and we will be happy to support you.

Agile Working

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That’s why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

Pre-Engagement Screening

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability, and references from previous employers.

Our hiring approach

Our hiring approach enables us to learn about the professional and person you are, and gives you the opportunity to learn about us. Your recruitment experience can differ depending on the type of role you are interviewing for. You will always meet your direct Line Manager for your role, as well as peers and close collaborators for the position. For some of our roles we may also use assessment tools, practical exercises, and panel presentations. Your Recruitment Business Partner will inform you of the recruitment process at the start of any recruitment process, but please let us know if you have any questions prior to making an application.

We’re redefining what an international law firm can be. With a unique global network and an unparalleled range of expertise, this is where you’ll work on the cases that shape the world and will define your career.

Staying in touch with like-minded people is important to us.Our Talent Community provides unique access to our firm so you can discover why we are a different kind of law firm.

We pride ourselves on the extraordinary impact we make beyond the borders of traditional law. That’s only possible because of the skills our business professionals bring and the environment we create to let them thrive. See where your skills could take you.