Corporate Knowledge Lawyer

Cathedral Appointments | South West Recruitment; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Knowledge Lawyer to join their dynamic Corporate team in Exeter. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment, supporting fee earners with legal research, preparing briefing notes, and organizing training sessions. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the team is updated on new laws and developments while contributing to a culture of excellence in client care. With flexible working options and a focus on professional development, this position is ideal for a motivated individual eager to make a meaningful impact in a prestigious law firm. Join a team that values collaboration and innovation, and take your career to new heights.

Benefits

Flexible working framework

Extra annual leave for birthday

Healthcare plans

Employee Assistance programme

Free access to Calm mindfulness app

Qualifications

• Qualified Corporate Lawyer with experience in city or regional firms.
• Strong project management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Corporate & Commercial services division with legal research.
• Prepare internal and external briefing notes and training sessions.

Skills

Project Management

Legal Research

Communication Skills

Client Care

Education

Qualified Corporate Lawyer

Job description

A highly experienced Talent Acquisition Manager with a focus on qualified lawyer recruitment in the South West and South Coast.

About the firm

Our client is a highly regarded and successful UK Top 100 law firm with an impressive reputation for their Corporate work nationally. The firm is known for their collaborative culture and providing personalised training, career development and access to high quality work makes them a strong proposition. With ranked and recognised lawyers across their four offices, lawyers at all levels work together to provide an excellent environment for the development of technical and professional skills, as work is actively shared across locations.

This new Knowledge Lawyer role sits within the Corporate team as part of the wider Corporate & Commercial department, and will underpin the day to day work of fee earners at all levels.

What you'll do

The firm’s Corporate team are one of the busiest and most successful departments in the firm, and are seeking to recruit a Knowledge Lawyer/Professional Support Lawyer to work with them in a non-fee earning capacity. There is plenty of flexibility on offer, with the role being based from either the Bristol or Exeter office with hybrid working, and on a full-time or part-time basis.

The experienced team of Corporate Lawyers are solutions-focussed and will work proactively with you to scope their needs and timescales. In this non-fee earning role, you will be working as part of the firm's well established Knowledge Management team. On a day-to-day basis, you will provide support to the Corporate & Commercial services division, with your main responsibility being to ensure fee earners are informed of new laws and developments, whilst assisting with preparing internal and external briefing notes, undertaking legal research and creating and updating templates.

Alongside this, working closely with our internal Learning and Development team, you will provide and organise technical training, including preparing seminars and sessions for both internal and external clients.

Who you are

As a qualified and experienced Corporate Lawyer from either a city or regional law firm, you will readily understand and relate to internal and external clients' needs, and demonstrate a commitment to delivering excellent client care. With good project management skills, you have shown your ability to cope with pressures arising from handling multiple tasks and conflicting deadlines. Highly organised and with an eye for detail, you will be able to develop and implement effective systems to organise your work and meet users' needs, whilst having a flexible and adaptable attitude to your work.

Having worked in a successful corporate department, you will be known for being a positive, proactive and motivated team player, keen to contribute and work collaboratively across all levels of the firm. With strong written and verbal communication and influencing skills, you are experienced in forging effective working relationships with colleagues and clients, and quickly gain an understanding of their needs and perspectives.

As a Knowledge Lawyer/PSL, you will be a vital resource for the Corporate & Commercial Division, and enjoy a varied and interesting workload which will fully utilise the skills and knowledge you have gained to date.

Joining this firm, you’ll access a range of benefits to support you at work and at home, including a flexible working framework, extra annual leave for your birthday and the option to buy more holiday. They also offer a comprehensive package to support physical and mental health, healthcare plans, an Employee Assistance programme and free access to the Calm mindfulness app. They are proud of the opportunities they provide to get involved in their responsible business programme, fundraising initiatives and environment and diversity groups.

If you would like to find out more information in confidence and without commitment, please contact Charlotte Ferguson, Recruitment Manager on 01392 712003 or 07342 840879 or via email at [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal
• Industries