Lead Knowledge Lawyer – Family

Overview

In this role you will define and drive the UK Family Practice Area strategy, aligning with business and product goals. You’ll lead a team of Knowledge Lawyers to develop market-leading family law content and foster customer engagement across Lexis+ and Lexis+ Protégé. You will shape practical guidance and contribute to awareness services while leveraging AI and legal tech to enhance offerings. This position offers a chance to influence content strategy and product impact at a global information business.

Pay / Benefits

• wellbeing initiatives
• shared parental leave
• study assistance
• sabbaticals

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the UK Family Practice Area strategy aligned to business objectives
• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing team of Knowledge Lawyers
• Ensure practical guidance content is market-leading, high quality, innovative, and differentiated
• Create, maintain, and develop Family law content (notes, precedents, checklists, flowcharts)
• Contribute to current awareness services through legal updates, case analysis, and commentary
• Drive customer engagement and usage of Lexis+ and Lexis+ Protégé content
• Collaborate with Product, Sales, Marketing, and other Practice Area Leads on growth and go-to-market
• Leverage AI, analytics, and legal technology to enhance products and deliver value

Key requirements

• Qualified lawyer with substantial post-qualification experience in Family law in England and Wales
• Strong technical expertise and practical legal experience
• Proven leadership and people management experience with track record of developing teams
• Strong strategic planning, stakeholder management, and business development skills
• Commercial awareness including budgeting and financial management
• Excellent communication, presentation, networking, and relationship-building skills
• Experience working with legal technology, digital tools, AI, and analytics
• Analytical, highly organized, and able to explain complex legal concepts clearly

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• legal technology
• AI and analytics
• digital tools

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