Knowledge Lawyers - Pension and Trusts

FromCounsel Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Equal opportunities employer

Job summary

FromCounsel Limited in London seeks a Pension and Trust lawyer to join its Knowledge Team. The role focuses on creating and refining premium pension and trust content for subscribers, working with barristers, knowledge lawyers and editors.

You will shape the service from inception, writing and editing with FromCounsel's distinctive approach while staying abreast of legal developments and market trends. Remote-friendly with options for flexibility.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have strong pension & trust knowledge and relevant experience.
• Ability to write high-quality legal copy in an engaging, accessible way.
• Ability to work independently to deadlines while collaborating with a team.

Responsibilities

• Develop the pension and trust service with topics, precedents, legislation and news commentary.
• Write, review and edit top-quality content for the service in FromCounsel's style.
• Maintain expertise and research sources relevant to subscribers.
• Coordinate with barristers, knowledge lawyers, editors and external experts.
• Support customer engagement by answering content queries and assessing market needs.
• Collaborate with the Development Team on site improvements for the service.

Skills

Writing skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Education

Qualified lawyer (Solicitor/Barrister)

Job description

Are you an outstanding lawyer looking for a change of direction? Wanting to obtain a better work life balance and yet remain at the cutting edge of legal developments?

FromCounsel, the leading online legal intelligence service for law firms and in-house lawyers, is looking for Pension and Trust lawyers to join its Knowledge Team.

Since its launch in 2017, FromCounsel has developed a reputation for offering an unmatched knowledge service to corporate lawyers. Our aim is to make our legal content more comprehensive, more insightful and more accessible than anyone else in the market. With over 85% of the top 100 corporate law firms as just some of our clients in corporate law, FromCounsel is now expanding into other areas, including pensions and trust.

The opportunity

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a dynamic , fast-growing digital business in a newly created role. As FromCounsel continues to develop, you will play a key role in expanding our ground-breaking legal information service into a new area. The successful candidate will help shape and build our knowledge service , working with expert barristers from leading chambers, experienced in-house knowledge lawyers and our excellent legal editorial team.

You will be responsible for writing, reviewing, editing and maintaining first class informative content for FromCounsel's new pension and trust service. The role is varied with significant scope to input into the development of the service from its inception and its interaction with other content streams.

Key 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 pension and trust service, consistently applying FromCounsel's unique approach and style
• Maintaining and developing 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
• Supporting customer engagement, including by responding to subscribers' content queries and assessing market requirements
• Liaising with our Development Team on technical solutions and enhancements to our site for the service

Key requirements

Candidates must have strong technical legal pension & trust knowledge, coupled with significant pension & trust experience (whether at the Bar, or within a law firm as a practising solicitor or knowledge lawyer).

A demonstrable aptitude for writing high-quality legal copy in an engaging and accessible way, and a genuine interest in communicating legal developments to others, is essential. Candidates should be focused, efficient and confident in working on their own initiative to deadlines. At the same time, they should enjoy working as part of a team, collaborating with knowledge lawyers and barristers to ensure content meets FromCounsel's premium standards.

We are looking for:

• Exceptional writing skills and attention to detail
• A keen interest in contributing to an innovative product and delivering an exceptional, market-leading service
• Excellent organisational skills and inter-personal skills
• Flexibility to work in a dynamic and fast-moving environment and to react quickly to developments
• A desire to learn new aspects of wider subject matter relevant to the FromCounsel product and an ability to pick up new concepts quickly

Applications

This role is based at our central London office, with full flexibility for remote working. Both full-time and part-time applicants will be considered.

Salary is dependent on experience.

FromCounsel is an equal opportunities employer and a member of the Disability Confident scheme. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without any restrictions.