Professional Support Lawyer

Michael Page Legal; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Our client, a leading international legal business, is seeking a Professional Support Lawyer in Manchester to lead know-how across commercial contracts and data protection.

You will shape precedents, practice notes, and client-facing content while supporting AI tools and innovation within the firm. The role offers a hybrid working model and opportunities to influence training and thought leadership.

Qualifications

• Solicitor or equivalent with strong experience in commercial contracts and data protection.
• Experience in legal knowledge management, innovation, and AI within legal services.
• Comfortable developing precedents, practice materials, training and client-facing content.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing know-how across commercial contracts and data protection, keeping teams informed of developments.
• Developing precedents, practice notes, and knowledge resources with lawyers and wider teams.
• Advising on and supporting the effective use of AI tools within legal services and process improvements.
• Identifying learning needs and delivering training, workshops and supporting materials.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Data protection

Knowledge management

AI in legal services

Education

Solicitor qualification

Job description

An international legal business is looking for an experienced Commercial Lawyer to join as a Professional Support Lawyer in Manchester. This is an opportunity to use your commercial contracts and data protection expertise in a strategic role spanning legal knowledge, AI, innovation, training and client insight.

Client Details

Our client is a major international legal and business services organisation with an ambitious approach to the future delivery of legal services.

The business has built a culture around collaboration, innovation and creating opportunities beyond traditional legal career paths. Its wider vision is centred on integrated legal and business services, while colleagues are offered the opportunity to develop their careers on a global scale and at the cutting edge of modern legal and business services.

The firm operates a hybrid-working model combining home and office working and promotes flexibility, wellbeing and work-life balance. It also encourages applications from individuals looking for flexible and agile working arrangements.

Description

The successful Professional Support Lawyer would be:

• Leading and developing know-how across commercial contracts and data protection, keeping teams informed of important legal developments.
• Working closely with lawyers and wider teams to develop precedents, practice notes, working practices and knowledge resources.
• Advising on and supporting the effective use of AI tools, alongside wider innovation and process improvement initiatives.
• Identifying learning needs and developing and delivering training, workshops and supporting materials to lawyers and wider teams.
• Producing high-quality client content including legal updates, articles and briefings, while helping lawyers develop timely and impactful thought leadership.

Profile

The successful Professional Support Lawyer will be:

• A solicitor or equivalent with strong experience in commercial contracts and data protection.
• An experienced commercial lawyer with the technical ability to research and interpret complex points of law.
• Interested in legal knowledge management, innovation, technology and the practical application of AI within legal services.
• Comfortable developing precedents, practice materials, training and client-facing legal content.
• A confident communicator who can collaborate with lawyers and multidisciplinary teams across the wider business.

Job Offer

Competitive salary plus flexible hybrid working and benefits.

Hands-on exposure to AI tools and their application to legal knowledge, a career path away from traditional fee earning while retaining high-level involvement in commercial law.