Senior Knowledge Development Lawyer/PSL - Finance

This elite firm is looking for a senior knowledge development lawyer to help them work with their growing, international finance practice. In this role, you will coordinate knowledge management initiatives within the international finance group and to work alongside the existing finance knowledge management professionals. This presents an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to make this role their own and really make their mark on the international finance group.

The firm's wider knowledge management team comprises their effective and respected team of KM systems professionals and knowledge lawyers and legal information officers who are embedded in our various practice areas and work with the central knowledge management team to deliver the firm's global knowledge management strategy. The team aims to encourage collaboration and connect our people with useful legal, market and matter information by creating and promoting technology, tools and processes which support the firm to deliver continually improving profitable client service.

Main Responsibilities
Technical knowledge advisor for the broader finance team
Ensuring that wider knowledge initiatives are shared across the whole of the firm's KM team
Current Awareness/Horizon Scanning
Internal Training
Innovation and Efficiency
Client-facing/business development
Attributes/Skills Required
Demonstrates individuality, commitment, teamwork and straight talking.
Qualified lawyer with proven legal finance experience of at least 5 years.
Cooperative and collaborative in approach and is able to develop excellent working relationships at all levels and roles.
Organised, self-motivated and able to work to deadlines with the ability to prioritise realistically.
Ability to win the respect of partners and other key stakeholders.
Ability able to work alone and within a team.
Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.
Excellent verbal and numerical communication skills.
Resilient, with the ability to handle set-backs and pressure.
Interest in assessing and implementing (on an ongoing basis) process improvements and efficiencies (utilising, where relevant, legal technology solutions).
Experience of or interest in applying document automation solutions to template legal documents.
Experience of delivering training (internal and client facing).
Ability to present legal developments in a practical manner, which will be easily absorbed and used by fee-earners.
Ability to leverage knowledge for the benefit of the finance group's clients and lawyers, including assisting with the production of knowledge-based marketing materials.
Ability to operate professionally and proactively at all times.
Ability to acquire, consolidate and apply fundamental and up-to-date knowledge of the law.
Active participant in self-development.

This role offers an attractive salary band to reflect your experience, minimum £125K, but could go considerably higher.

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Chadwick Nott Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.