Professional Development Lawyer

G2 Legal Limited; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK law firm in Edinburgh seeks a Professional Development Lawyer to support its Corporate team. This role focuses on document automation, precedent development, and training initiatives. As a qualified solicitor with corporate law expertise, you will lead automation projects and enhance legal service delivery. This position combines strategic thinking with practical support to improve processes in a forward-thinking legal environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in corporate law and transactional documents is essential.
• Experience in a PSL or PDL role within a corporate or commercial team is preferred.
• Excellent drafting skills and a methodical approach to legal content are required.

Responsibilities

• Draft, update, and automate corporate documents and precedents.
• Lead the rollout of document automation tools across the team.
• Provide guidance and practical support to lawyers using standard documents.
• Monitor legal developments and update templates accordingly.
• Support training initiatives for junior lawyers.

Skills

Document automation

Corporate law experience

Drafting skills

Project management

Education

Qualified solicitor

Tools

Legal tech tools

Job description

Professional Development Lawyer – Corporate

A leading UK law firm is looking for an experienced Practice Development Lawyer to support its busy and high-performing Corporate team in Edinburgh.This role is ideal for an experienced Corporate Solicitor who enjoys improving the way legal services are delivered - through document automation, precedent development and knowledge sharing.

This is a rare opportunity to step away from day-to-day fee earning and take on a strategic, developmental role with wide-reaching impact. The focus is on supporting the firm’s corporate lawyers with a suite of well-maintained styles and precedents, many of which are automatedusing legal tech platforms.

While the core responsibility is document automation and management, there will also be scope to get involved in training, technical support, knowhow initiatives and business development content.

Key responsibilities include:

• Drafting, updating and automating corporate documents & precedents
• Leading the rollout and development of document automation tools across the team
• Providing guidance and practical support to lawyers using standard documents
• Monitoring legal and market developments and updating templates accordingly
• Supporting training initiatives for junior lawyers and client-facing teams
• Contributing to knowledge-sharing and cross-team collaboration
• Supporting wider business development and content initiatives where relevant

You will:

• Be a qualified solicitor with strong experience in corporate law and transactional documents
• Have previous experience in a PSL or PDL role, ideally within a corporate or commercial team
• Demonstrate excellent drafting skills and a methodical, logical approach to legal content
• Bring experience or a strong interest in using document automation tools and legal tech
• Be highly organised, with good project management skills and attention to detail
• Communicate clearly and confidently with a range of stakeholders
• Enjoy working collaboratively as part of a wider knowledge and development function
• Be motivated by improving processes, supporting colleagues and delivering value to clients

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking firm that invests in legal tech and practice improvement.
For more information, please contact Melissa Tang at G2 Legal for a confidential discussion or please apply with an up-to-date CV.

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