What’s in it for you?

• The Knowledge Group is uniquely positioned in the firm, and works with a diverse range of departments and roles. You will gain exposure to all aspects of our business, and gain a great insight into how international law firms work.
• You will work alongside qualified lawyers, legal technologists/data architects, skilled project managers and legal researchers, and have the opportunity to develop a multidisciplinary skillset.
• You will gain valuable exposure to, and have the opportunity to work directly with, emerging technologies and tools (including GenAI) which are re-shaping the legal landscape.

Responsibilities

Your CFT Knowledge and Innovation responsibilities will include assisting with:

• embedding the use of AI and technology generally within the work of CFT;
• maintaining and creating templates, practice notes, intranet pages and other guidance, updating knowledge content to reflect legal, procedural and market changes;
• preparing, and managing the approval process for, internal and external newsletters, blogs and guides (including creating summaries of legal developments);
• running and organising internal CFT technical and trainee training programmes and know-how sessions;
• undertaking legal research; and
• assisting on a range of other knowledge projects on-going in the CFT Department from time to time to keep the group and its clients up-to-date on procedural, legal and market developments and facilitate efficient working practices.

Your Knowledge & AI Enablement responsibilities include:

• assisting with the implementation and evaluation of new technology and tools;
• working alongside lawyers to audit the knowledge content on our firm’s Knowledge systems, including BCLP Discover;
• actively monitoring lawyer engagement with our systems/processes by collecting usage data and helping to create visualized data reports;
• testing new Knowledge systems and providing feedback on functionality;
• helping maintain Knowledge intranet pages and training resources; and
• providing other support as needed to colleagues across the Knowledge Solutions team.

Essential experience and qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Undergraduate degree, ideally in Law
• Strong interest in legal technology and innovation
• AI literacy, ideally with experience of prompt engineering
• Excellent IT skills including Excel and Word
• Attention to detail and good organisational skills
• A great team player
• A proactive self-starter who takes initiative and tries to anticipate needs
• Willingness to learn, with a can-do attitude
• Ability to manage and prioritise numerous workstreams at the same time
• Good drafting skills, together with strong written and oral communication skills generally

Travel

This position requires hybrid working with a minimum of four days working in the London office per week.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent in the position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills of the employee. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

At Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner we understand the value of a diverse workforce and we believe people perform at their best when they can truly be themselves at work. We aim to create an inclusive environment where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to be themselves. In order to provide the best possible service to our diverse client base, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing our people with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, political belief, disability or any other protected characteristic.