Job Description

We are recruiting for a Knowledge Lawyer to join our Banking & Lender Services Group. This is a fully flexible working opportunity, offered on a full or part-time basis and would best suit a qualified lawyer already in a similar role or looking to branch into this space from a fee earning background.

Your Role

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You will sit within the Banking & Lender Services Group (BLSG) and primarily provide support to the Financial Services Disputes & Investigations Team. Day to day you can expect to be involved with:


Creating and maintaining precedents, as well as directing fee earners to external resources, which you will collate and annotate Creating and delivering internal training to our fee earners. This will include trainee programmes, training for junior lawyers, as well as regular practice area and market updates Creating and, where appropriate, delivering training to clients. Client facing training will involve the delivery of virtual training, the preparation of written updates where necessary and the provision of in-person training, which may require travel (and include presenting at events tailored for specific clients and conferences with audiences including a wide selection of invitees) Keeping up to date with legal developments and notifying fee earners of the impact of these on their practice, as well as ensuring that any impacts are dealt with in precedents, and practice notes Dealing with complex legal queries from fee earners Ensuring that all relevant materials created by you and the fee earners are captured, up to date, monitored and included in TLT's internal knowledge database and promoting the use of this with fee earners Identifying potential risks and working with the Risk team to address these Identifying opportunities for efficiencies, either through process optimisation, legal project management or technology, and working with FutureLaw and MLS to trial, promote adoption and implement these Writing legal insights for our website, as well as articles for external publications. Drafting responses to specific questions or parts of tenders Liaising closely with our wider team of Knowledge Lawyers who service other groups across the firm Mentoring and/or otherwise supporting the trainees in the team with developing their knowledge application and research skills

Your Skills & Experience

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You must be a Qualified Solicitor, with at least 5 years' PQE Experience in financial services disputes and/or investigations is preferable, though not essential Strong legal drafting skills and attention to detail Ability to digest, analyse and succinctly communicate large amounts of legal and industry information to both internal and external clients Ability to work effectively independently and to work well as part of a team Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including strong presentation skills Proactive and self-motivated with a strong client focused approach. You will work alongside a small number of other knowledge lawyers and will be responsible for identifying workstreams and opportunities to support the business. It is expected that you will be able to work with a large degree of autonomy Awareness and familiarity with different tools available to support delivery of projects and matters

Your Team

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TLT has one of the largest dedicated Financial Services Disputes practices in the UK, with partner led teams in all jurisdictions. We act for a range of financial institutions including large UK banks, international banks, challenger banks and fintechs, giving commercial and practical advice to resolve disputes.


We advise across the whole spectrum of contentious issues associated with commercial, business and consumer finance, including dispute resolution, pre-litigation management and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

About TLT

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Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.


We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023. This marks the third year in a row the firm has taken away this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022.


Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it's essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.

Our Benefits

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We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You'll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.


At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We're happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role.


TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.


We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on Recruitment.Operations@TLT.com