Professional Support Lawyer

Michael Page; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Career development

AI tools exposure

Benefits

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a Professional Support Lawyer for a major international legal and business services organisation with a hybrid working model. The role focuses on shaping knowledge across commercial contracts and data protection, and involves hands-on exposure to AI tools and innovation.

The successful candidate will lead precedents, practice notes and client-facing content, train teams, and collaborate across lawyers and business units in a flexible hybrid environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Commercial contracts

Data protection

AI in legal services

Knowledge management

Training delivery

Client-facing

Job description

• Shape legal knowledge, innovation and the use of AI
• Flexible hybrid role with an international legal business

About Our Client

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.

Job 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.

The Successful Applicant

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.

What's on 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.