Commercial Knowledge Lawyer/PSL

Lipson Lloyd-Jones; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Job summary

Lipson Lloyd-Jones is seeking a commercial knowledge/professional support lawyer to join its team. In a newly created role within a rapidly expanding digital business, you will help develop and build the knowledge service into a new area with support from expert barristers and in-house editors.

The role emphasizes developing content, scoping and editing, and staying up to date with market developments, with remote working available.

Qualifications

• Commercial lawyer with 5pqe+ / YC gained at a law firm or at the Bar.
• Strong technical legal commercial law knowledge, and a demonstrable aptitude for writing high quality legal copy in an engaging and accessible way.
• A genuine interest in communicating legal developments to others, is essential.

Responsibilities

• Developing the service, over time, with new topics, precedents, legislation, practical resources and news commentary/analysis
• Scoping, writing, reviewing and editing top quality content for the Commercial Law service.
• Maintaining and developing your own expertise, keeping up to date with legal and market developments and researching sources to identify matters relevant to subscribers
• Co-ordinating and working in close collaboration with barristers, knowledge lawyers, editors and external experts and specialists

Skills

Commercial law knowledge

Legal copy writing

Communication of developments

Education

5pqe+ / YC

Job description

THE ROLE

Our client is looking to hire for its team of commercial knowledge/professional support lawyers.

This is an unrivalled opportunity to join a dynamic and rapidly expanding digital business in a newly created role.

The company is in an exciting phase of development and you will play an integral part in the growth of a ground-breaking legal information service

You will be instrumental in developing and building out the knowledge service into a new area, with support from expert barristers from leading chambers, a talented team of experienced in-house knowledge lawyers and the company's excellent legal editorial team.

Key responsibilities will include, inter alia,

• Developing the service, over time, with new topics, precedents, legislation, practical resources and news commentary/analysis
• Scoping, writing, reviewing and editing top quality content for the Commercial Law service.
• Maintaining and developing your own expertise, keeping up to date with legal and market developments and researching sources to identify matters relevant to subscribers
• Co-ordinating and working in close collaboration with barristers, knowledge lawyers, editors and external experts and specialists

Remote working is available.

ABOUT YOU

A commercial lawyer with 5pqe+ / YC gained at a law firm or at the Bar.

You will have strong technical legal commercial law knowledge, and a demonstrable aptitude for writing high quality legal copy in an engaging and accessible way.

A genuine interest in communicating legal developments to others, is essential.

Salaries are dependent on experience and will reflect the current PSL private practice market.