Knowledge Lawyer – Trade and Commodities

Overview

As Knowledge Lawyer in Clyde & Co’s Marine, Trade and Commodities team, you will drive knowledge initiatives to support high-quality legal know-how, training, and market insights. You will collaborate with partners, fee earners and business services to strengthen knowledge sharing and enable business development through legal tech and AI. You’ll shape content, precedents and playbooks while promoting consistency and efficiency across global practice areas. This role offers the chance to influence knowledge strategy in a leading international practice and to work across jurisdictions on dynamic marine and commodities matters.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• life assurance from day one
• season ticket loans
• Wellbeing Day
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• DEI initiatives and inclusive culture

Responsibilities

• Monitor legal developments and regulatory changes affecting the sector and communicate updates to the team
• Maintain and improve know-how resources (precedents, templates, checklists, databases)
• Promote knowledge sharing and contributions via team meetings and debriefs
• Handle ad hoc knowledge queries from lawyers
• Identify opportunities to reuse and repurpose knowledge across channels
• Develop and deliver a market-facing content plan with BD and Knowledge colleagues
• Produce client alerts, briefings, thought leadership, reports and training materials
• Translate emerging developments into practical, commercially relevant content
• Support campaigns to enhance the team’s profile
• Identify opportunities to improve legal service delivery through knowledge management, technology and AI
• Support AI/tech use case development and adoption guidance
• Evaluate new tools and processes with legal delivery teams
• Promote standardised documents and reusable assets to improve efficiency
• Support development and delivery of training curriculum UK and internationally
• Create training materials and e-learning content
• Address ongoing learning needs with Legal Development and stakeholders
• Support client training and adapt internal materials for external use

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor admitted in England & Wales
• Minimum 5 years’ post-qualification experience in marine, trade and commodities disputes or as Knowledge Lawyer
• Previous knowledge/PS role desirable
• Excellent written and verbal English communication
• Strong presentation and stakeholder management with senior lawyers and leaders
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Demonstrated interest in legal innovation, technology and AI
• Client-focused, commercially aware and proactive
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality

• stakeholder management
• communication
• organisation
• knowledge management systems
• AI and technology adoption
• content development (client alerts, thought leadership)

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