Senior Information (4 days a week)

Kingsley Napley; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pension scheme with firm contributions

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Annual salary review

Discretionary performance award

Employee Assistance & Therapy

Self Space therapy sessions

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Health screenings

Holiday buy/sell/bank

GymFlex

Wellness subsidy

Holiday accrual

Time off for good causes

Résumé du poste

Kingsley Napley LLP is recruiting a Senior Information Officer for the Research, Information & Knowledge Support team. The role is four days per week with hybrid working (40%–60% in-office).

You will deliver complex legal and business intelligence research and lead the team’s research capability, coaching colleagues and promoting AI-assisted research methods.

Qualifications

• Experience in a legal or professional services information/knowledge function.
• Strong expertise in legal research resources and methodologies.
• Ability to coach and develop colleagues.

Responsabilités

• Deliver high-value legal, business and competitive intelligence research.
• Maintain quality standards across research outputs as a senior expert.
• Coordinate workflow and support service delivery across the team.
• Coach and mentor Information Officers and support their development.
• Lead training on research resources, legal skills and AI techniques.
• Champion innovation to improve processes and workflows through technology.
• Support current awareness, knowledge management and firm projects.

Connaissances

Legal research

Research leadership

AI in research

Stakeholder management

Outils

AI-assisted research tools

Description du poste

Hours: 4 days per week, standard hours are 9.30am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday

Hybrid working: 40% - 60% time spent in office

Department: Research, Information & Knowledge Support

We are looking to recruit a Senior Information Officer to join our Research, Information & Knowledge Support team working 4 days per week.

This is a newly created role that combines expert research support with technical leadership. You'll act as the team's senior specialist, delivering complex legal, business and competitive intelligence research while helping shape the future of our research service.

As research technologies continue to evolve, you'll lead the development of the team's research capability, coaching colleagues on best practice, promoting innovative research methodologies, and championing the effective use of AI-assisted research tools.

Key responsibilities

• Delivering complex, high-value legal, business and competitive intelligence research.
• Acting as a senior subject matter expert and maintaining quality standards across research outputs.
• Coordinating workflow, allocating enquiries and supporting service delivery across the team.
• Coaching and mentoring Information Officers and supporting their professional development.
• Leading training sessions on research resources, legal research skills and AI-assisted research techniques.
• Championing innovation and identifying opportunities to enhance research processes and workflows through technology.
• Supporting current awareness, knowledge management and wider firm projects.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience working within a legal or professional services information, research or knowledge function.
• Strong expertise in legal research resources and methodologies.
• Experience handling complex research enquiries and presenting findings clearly and effectively.
• The ability to coach, mentor and develop colleagues.
• A passion for innovation and an interest in how AI and emerging technologies can enhance research services.
• Excellent communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking team working at the intersection of legal research, knowledge management and AI enabled innovation, helping to shape how information and knowledge services are delivered within a modern law firm.

At Kingsley Napley, we believe in rewarding our people and supporting their wellbeing. We offer:

• Pension scheme with firm contributions
• Life assurance, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance and dental insurance
• Annual salary review, promotion opportunities and discretionary performance award
• 24/7 available Employee Assistance & Therapy programme
• 6 free 11 therapy sessions through Self Space
• Cycle to work scheme and in office bike storage, season ticket loan
• Health screenings
• Holiday buy/sell/bank
• GymFlex: discounted gym rates, wellness subsidy, gym loan
• Holiday accrual with length of service
• Time off for good causes

Why KN?

Whilst we are very proud of the work we do, it is our people who are the key to our success. KN takes wellness and wellbeing very seriously, and we have a number of initiatives and programmes in place to ensure that our people feel included, happy and motivated at work.

We look for passionate, committed and diverse ‘team players’ whose core values align with ours.

Kingsley Napley is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace.