Real Estate Disputes Knowledge Lawyer

This is a strategic Knowledge Lawyer role within a leading Real Estate Disputes team, focused on driving technical excellence, consistency and innovation across contentious property work. You will act as a central point of expertise, shaping how the team delivers legal advice and responds to market developments.

Client Details

Our client is a highly regarded international law firm with a strong reputation for combining technical excellence with commercial insight. The firm is known for its collaborative culture, investment in people and forward-thinking approach to innovation, including a clear focus on technology and knowledge management as part of its long-term growth strategy.

Description

As a Knowledge Lawyer, you will play a key role in supporting a high-performing disputes practice by developing, managing and sharing the team's legal know-how. Working closely with partners and fee-earners, you will help ensure that advice remains technically robust, commercially focused and delivered efficiently.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as a technical advisor on complex real estate disputes and civil procedure issues
• Monitoring and analysing legal and market developments, and translating these into practical guidance, precedents and updates
• Producing and maintaining standard documents, playbooks and know-how resources
• Designing and delivering internal and client-facing training
• Supporting the development of litigation strategies and consistent approaches across key work types
• Driving improvements in knowledge management through legal technology and AI tools
• Contributing to thought leadership and client-facing materials in collaboration with BD and marketing teams
• Working closely with the wider Knowledge Lawyer community to support a firmwide KM strategy

The team advises a broad client base including developers, investors, landlords, tenants, financial institutions and corporate occupiers.

They work on a full range of contentious property matters, including:

• Dilapidations
• Lease renewals
• Rent review and service charge disputes
• Break options, forfeiture and possession
• Development and property management disputes
• Professional negligence relating to property

Profile

• UK-qualified solicitor with circa 5+ years' PQE in Real Estate Disputes, or an experienced PSL/Knowledge Lawyer
• Strong technical experience across contentious property work
• Excellent drafting skills, with the ability to produce clear, practical and commercially focused materials
• Confident communicator, able to deliver training and engage stakeholders at all levels
• Highly organised, proactive and collaborative, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Interest in legal innovation, knowledge management and technology

Job Offer

• A strategic, non-fee-earning role with real influence across a leading disputes practice
• Opportunity to become a recognised subject matter expert in real estate disputes
• Exposure to high-quality, complex and high-profile work
• Strong emphasis on training, development and career progression
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• The chance to play a key role in legal innovation and AI adoption