Job Description

Private Client Knowledge Development Lawyer 6-month FTC
London or Guildford
Our client, a highly regarded international law firm, is seeking a Knowledge Development Lawyer (KDL) to join their Private Client team on a 6-month fixed-term contract which can be based in London or Guildford.
About Our Client
Our client is a leading law firm, consistently ranked in top legal directories for their Private Client work. They are renowned for:

• Market-leading expertise in tax, trusts, and succession planning for high-net-worth individuals, families, and business owners.
• A collaborative and innovative culture, where knowledge sharing is a key driver of success.
• A forward-thinking approach, combining technical excellence with a personal and commercial mindset.

The Role
As a Knowledge Development Lawyer, you will play a key role in shaping and managing the firms Private Client knowledge strategy both internally and externally.

• Drafting, reviewing, maintaining and updating key internal resources (precedents, practice notes, checklists, toolkits, clause banks, internal knowledge pages.
• Providing technical guidance to lawyers across the team, ensuring best practices and high standards.
• Collecting and reviewing know-how from lawyers, making it available via the Knowledge systems.
• Preparing regular current awareness updates and bulletins on developments in tax, trusts, succession
• Identifying and exploiting opportunities to deliver advice and guidance on Private Client legal issues to the Firms clients e.g. through client briefings, client training and other value add services
• Identifying opportunities to use Knowledge to enhance the Firms reputation within the market including supporting individuals to develop their profiles as thought leaders by assisting them with the drafting of sector commentary articles, technical briefings and short online posts, liaising with the firms PR team to spot opportunities for thought leadership pieces
• Producing thought leadership content, including client briefings and sector commentary.
• Leading knowledge-sharing initiatives, such as internal training sessions and current awareness updates.
• Supporting the migration of Private Client knowledge content to a new Knowledge Management System.

About You
The successful candidate will have:

• Ideally 5+ years PQE in Private Client, tax, trusts, international trusts, and succession planning for private clients, HNWIs and related trusts/structures (ideally including charities although this isnt essential).
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Strong analytical and research skills
• Excellent drafting skills, capable of producing high-quality internal and client-facing content.

To apply for this excellent Private Client KDL role, please send your CV ASAP!
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