Knowledge Counsel (Construction)

Top City law firm is seeking to hire a new Knowledge Counsel (Construction) to join their highly regarded Knowledge Management team in London. This is a permanent part-time role (3 or 4 days a week) and is paying up to £120,000 pro rata plus excellent benefits.

• Top City Law Firm
• Amazing offices
• Fantastic benefits package

The Construction group would like someone to drive forward their knowledge-based marketing. This will include monitoring legal/industry developments such as new cases, new forms of contract, etc., and then help increase brand awareness by working with the practising lawyers in the team to publish articles and bulletins.

Knowledge Counsel (Construction) Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

• Responsibility for preparing regular internal bulletins and proactively alerting fee-earners to key changes in the law and practice affecting their work.
• Taking responsibility for the collection, dissemination and management of the group's knowhow and ensuring that it is readily accessible to global fee earners.
• Analysis of material, profiling/indexing documents for inclusion in databases, reviewing material for currency and promoting the tools to end-users
• Drafting, developing and maintaining necessary standard documents/templates, checklists, practice notes and toolkits.
• Performing a key role in the management of our online knowhow offering.
• Dealing with technical legal queries from fee earners within the group and the firm.
• Working closely with the lawyers in the group and the marketing department.
• Supporting the firm's client relationships by preparing and delivering knowhow and training to clients.

Knowledge Counsel (Construction) Desired Requirements:

• Track record of high-quality fee earning experience undertaking construction work gained in-house or, ideally, within a global law firm.
• Previous experience working as a Professional Support/Knowledge Lawyer.
• Excellent drafting skills.
• Good working knowledge of the main IT packages; familiarity with intranets and internet, and a process driven approach to matter management