Knowledge Lawyers - Banking & Finance

An innovative legal intelligence business is seeking an experienced Banking & Finance lawyer to join its expanding Knowledge Team, helping to create and maintain premium legal content for leading law firm and in-house clients. This is a rare opportunity to move away from fee-earning while remaining at the forefront of legal and market developments, with significant influence over the growth of a market-leading knowledge platform.

Client Details

Our client is a highly regarded legal information and knowledge business that provides premium legal intelligence services to leading law firms and in-house legal teams. Recognised for its high-quality, practical and commercially focused content, the organisation is entering an exciting phase of growth and is expanding its Banking & Finance offering, creating opportunities for experienced lawyers to play a key role in shaping a market-leading product.

Description

This is an excellent opportunity for a Banking & Finance lawyer seeking a different career path while staying closely connected to complex legal developments and market trends.

Joining a collaborative team of legal specialists, editors and subject matter experts, you will help build and develop a growing Banking & Finance knowledge service. The role offers genuine variety, combining legal research, writing, analysis and content development, alongside opportunities to contribute to product innovation and subscriber engagement.

Both full-time and part-time applicants will be considered, with flexible and remote working arrangements available.

• Research, draft, review and maintain high-quality Banking & Finance legal content.
• Develop new content across key areas including legislation, precedents, practical guidance and market commentary.
• Monitor legal, regulatory and market developments to identify topics of relevance and interest to subscribers.
• Collaborate with legal experts, knowledge professionals and editorial teams to deliver market-leading content.
• Respond to subscriber enquiries and contribute to client engagement initiatives.
• Work closely with product and development teams to enhance the user experience and technical functionality of the platform.
• Support the ongoing expansion and evolution of the Banking & Finance knowledge offering.

Profile

• Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 5 years' PQE.
• Strong Banking & Finance experience gained within private practice, chambers or a comparable environment.
• Recent transactional experience would be advantageous.
• Experience in areas such as real estate finance and/or leveraged finance would be beneficial.
• Outstanding legal drafting and writing skills with the ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly and succinctly.
• Strong research and analytical capabilities.
• Highly organised, self-motivated and able to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Comfortable working independently while contributing as part of a collaborative team.
• A genuine interest in legal knowledge, content development and legal technology.

Job Offer

• The opportunity to transition from fee-earning into a strategic knowledge-focused role.
• A healthy work-life balance without sacrificing exposure to complex legal issues.
• Significant input into the development of a growing Banking & Finance knowledge service.
• Flexible working arrangements, including remote working options.
• Full-time and part-time opportunities available.
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial and intellectually stimulating environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package dependent on experience.
• Exposure to leading law firms, in-house legal teams and legal market developments.