Knowledge Counsel - Finance

• Leading, advising and generating ideas on the development and delivery of the team’s knowledge management (“KM”) strategy to align with the team’s business objectives and the firm’s global KM strategy.
• Clearly and consistently communicating the KM strategy to the team.
• Regularly engaging and working with partners and fee-earners to inform priorities and strategic decisions on KM initiatives for the team.
• Leading and closely collaborating on the direction and prioritisation of workflows with the team’s current London Finance Knowledge Lawyer.

• Monitoring and keeping the team up-to-date and ahead of the curve on important developments in relevant law or business environment.
• Leading on the drafting, updating and maintenance of the team’s knowledge resources, in particular standard forms and precedent documents, to ensure the team has access to first rate materials.
• Developing materials to assist the team in making deal processes more efficient and streamlined.
• Capturing, curating and maintaining, via the firm’s “Global Knowledge Bank” (GKB) and the team’s intranet site, market-leading knowledge resources, which include in particular standard forms, precedent documents, best practices, how-to memos, legal research documents and other relevant resources.
• Advising and acting as a “sounding board” for partners and fee-earners on technical legal queries and, where appropriate, giving advice directly to clients.
• Advising on and mitigating risk for the team by keeping abreast of legal and regulatory developments that may impact the team’s practice, working closely with its risk partners and the firm’s Legal Risk Management team.
• Working with partners and fee-earners to create new and improve existing processes to capture practice-related knowledge content and promote the sharing of information, knowledge and experience generally across the team.

• Working with partners and fee-earners in collaboration with the London Learning and Development team to identify and plan training for trainees, newly qualified lawyers and core practice-related training at all levels of seniority, including ideas for the utilisation of technology and different formats to deliver an engaging training programme for the team.
• Capturing valuable training materials and making them easily accessible to the team.
• Developing and delivering legal training for fee-earners to assist them with locating practice-related internal and external team knowledge.
• Supporting partners and fee-earners with their preparation of materials for internal and external client training.
• Where appropriate, delivering training to clients directly in conjunction with partners and fee-earners.

• Monitoring and analysing key legal, market and industry developments and trends and clearly communicating to the team how these will impact the practice and its clients.
• Identifying “hot topics” and opportunities for the team to use its internal know-how, expertise and insights to deepen client relationships and sharpen its profile with key clients.
• Drafting, researching and assisting partners and fee-earners with the legal content for tailored client alerts, articles, thought leadership pieces, webinars, seminars and other client-facing products.
• Working with the Business Development & Marketing team and the Client Development, Industries & Markets team to identify client-facing opportunities and initiatives.

• Identifying and supporting the team to identify and implement internal efficiencies through the use of legal technology.
• Working with the firm’s Legal Innovation & Strategy team to explore cutting edge approaches and legal tech (including the use of AI/data) to drive more efficient client service delivery for the team.
• Engaging with the firm’s Legal Project Management team on legal process improvement and project management initiatives for the team.
• Where relevant, working with the firm’s Document Automation team, to identify suitable knowledge resources for automation.

• Participating in regular meetings of the firm’s KM function and liaising regularly with other Knowledge Counsel/Lawyers supporting other practices/industry sectors at the firm to facilitate the sharing of best practice and knowledge.
• Pro-actively develop relationships and collaborate with lawyers and business services teams across the firm, connecting legal and practical expertise relevant to the team.
• Providing other knowledge support to the team as may be assigned by the London Finance partners or the Director of Knowledge Management (Europe & Asia).

• Considerable experience practicing as a finance lawyer for an international top-ranked law firm.
• Excellent technical legal knowledge and expertise in a broad range of finance matters.
• High professional standards with a passion for delivering a quality product.
• Excellent drafting and research skills.
• Well-developed organisation skills and attention to detail.
• Understanding of different learning processes and methods of training.
• Excellent people skills and a good, clear communication style.
• Ability to work effectively within an established, close-knit team.
• Ability to confidently interact with people at all levels and build credibility and relationships in all areas of the business.
• A commercial and pragmatic outlook.
• Self-motivated and possesses a very pro-active, independent attitude to owning and progressing workflows.

Mayer Brown