Business Group Knowledge Lawyer-Corporate & Commercial-5+ PQE

Overview

In this senior role, you will help shape knowledge, innovation, and technology across the Corporate & Commercial Services Business Group. You’ll collaborate with senior leaders to drive technical excellence and promote self-service legal tools, AI adoption, and knowledge sharing. The position spans training, content creation, and horizon scanning to support client-facing thought leadership. You’ll influence processes, mentor the Knowledge Paralegal, and contribute to tender responses and strategic projects. This role offers impact at scale within a forward-thinking, collaborative firm.

Pay / Benefits

• collaborative environment
• clear progression pathways
• hybrid working
• strong work-life balance support
• opportunities for client training and thought leadership
• comprehensive benefits package

Responsibilities

• Support specialist lawyers on technical excellence, training, and best practices
• Lead innovation initiatives and promote the self-service legal technology toolkit
• Act as subject matter expert for legal technology tools used within the Business Group
• Prepare and deliver client-facing knowledge-led content where appropriate
• Drive continuous development of legal knowledge across all teams
• Ensure processes for early-stage talent development and current awareness updates
• Support adoption of AI and new ways of working across the Business Group
• Supervise and develop the Knowledge Paralegal
• Assist with tender responses relating to knowledge management and innovation
• Collaborate with business development on horizon scanning, thought leadership, and client training opportunities

Key requirements

• 5+ years PQE within a commercial or corporate team in a large UK law firm
• Strong technical knowledge of UK commercial contracting
• Genuine interest in innovation, legal technology, and embedding AI into legal processes
• Experience coaching, training, or mentoring colleagues
• Confidence influencing change and introducing new concepts and processes
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interpret complex content clearly
• Proactive, self-starting approach and ability to work with stakeholders across the business
• Experience driving change within a large law practice (highly desirable)
• Prior legal tech/AI experience not essential but desirable

• communication
• coaching/mentoring
• change management
• legal technology tools
• AI adoption in legal processes
• knowledge management practices

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