Content Development Lawyer, Corporate Specialism

Location:

Belfast

Workplace:

Hybrid

The opportunity:

The Content Development Lawyer, Corporate specialism will manage and execute legal content development projects and Knowledge initiatives for the practice and industry groups and the Knowledge function, within the context of the Firm's Knowledge services and strategy. Through the Knowledge services, the role-holder will create and make first-class knowledge easily available increasing the quality, consistency, and cost-effectiveness of the advice, service, and products that Baker McKenzie gives its clients.

Working at Baker McKenzie:

Baker McKenzie is the world’s leading law firm with offices all over the world. Our Belfast Centre is home to over 400 colleagues in both legal and professional services.

We offer one of the best workplace benefits packages in the business with comprehensive private health cover, income protection, life assurance and a full employee assistance plan. These and a host of other benefits make us one of the most desirable companies to work for in Belfast.

We are committed to promoting inclusion, diversity, and equity for all and are confident we can provide a career as individual and as exceptional as you.

Responsibilities:

Knowledge and Expertise:

• Directly support or by coordination, and in collaboration with relevant lawyers or Knowledge Lawyers, undertake the following tasks as appropriate:
• Precedents. Draft, develop, and automate precedents and other legal content
• Current awareness and commercial/industry know-how. Keep abreast and provide regular updates on key developments. Apply an understanding of key clients' industries and businesses to all activities. Work with other PGs and Sectors to provide the most holistic legal, commercial, and industry know-how possible. Leverage industry periodicals and media to enhance sector knowledge and identify opportunities for involvement in sector meetings
• Requests. Respond to ad hoc inquiries from Knowledge Lawyers and Lawyers with on-point, thorough, and timely answers. Develop a reputation as a go-to expert
• Know-how development. Collect and input PG know-how into the firm's global knowledge repositories and populate global, multi-jurisdictional databases and resources. Identify gaps in core know-how and work to fill them, identifying opportunities for leveraging and localizing content elsewhere
• Training. Identify the training needs of the lawyers and knowledge lawyers. Leverage firm resources and processes to produce training materials and courses efficiently and of the highest possible quality
• Client-facing knowledge. Provide legal input into client-facing initiatives and other business development resources and products and coordinate their delivery as required
• Identify and lead content development Knowledge projects and initiatives as relevant and aligned with Knowledge services and strategy
• Maintain legal expertise in the role holder's primary area(s) of practice and support such other practice areas as required

Service Orientation and Work Management:

• In line with the Knowledge services and strategy, support and work closely with:
• Lead Knowledge Lawyers including liaising with Knowledge Lawyers and other business professionals as appropriate in carrying out the main responsibilities, including content priorities
• Associate Director for Content Development and other Knowledge Content Specialists to understand and ensure that the creation, collection, and maintenance of Knowledge content takes place following policy and best practice
• Knowledge Service Owner for Content Development and the other Content Development Lawyers to ensure the consistent delivery and standard of excellent Knowledge services and aligned products to lawyers and clients
• Content Development Paralegals and Analysts(as relevant), providing legal training and guidance as required to ensure high-performing teams and that their output meets the required quality standards
• Relationships: Promote and identify ways to strengthen the Knowledge culture. Build relationships throughout the Firm through collaboration, mutual respect, and a reputation for competence. Advocate and be a positive spokesperson for Knowledge. Support inclusion, diversity, and equity, pro bono and other Functional and Center activities
• Operations and innovation: Proactively seek ways to improve the role holder's and PG/Sector service and efficiency and contribute to best practices. Actively participate in Knowledge projects and identify opportunities for innovation
• Systems and tools. Develop a comprehensive understanding, support, and drive adoption of Knowledge systems, services, and other legal technology and tools. Take ownership of delivery

Skills and Experience:

• A relevant bachelor’s degree
• Qualified as a lawyer with strong post-qualification experience or significant relevant experience working in knowledge management and learning within a law firm
• Able to work well with others and to build strong relationships with multiple stakeholders quickly
• Experience in facilitating groups and training
• Outstanding communicator who can deal confidently, tactfully, and appropriately with people at all levels of the organization
• Credible and persuasive with excellent presentation skills
• Experience in leading and managing projects and people
• Comfortable working within a large and complex, matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders and interest groups
• Demonstrated ability to drive results and a sense of urgency in setting strategies and executing against the objectives
• Significant experience in designing and implementing legal training solutions in a law firm environment is desirable
• Fluent written and spoken English is required