Description:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Knowledge Paralegal to join our team of Knowledge Lawyers. You’ll work with the Knowledge team and wider Charity and Social Enterprise department to produce know-how resources, contributing to internal and external communications and delivering excellence in legal support. You’ll be part of a firm shaping positive change in the legal landscape.
The role
To thrive in this role you will have a commitment to supporting fee earners by providing them with the resources they need to give excellent advice to clients.
About you
- You are a graduate with relevant experience as a paralegal and/or a Law Degree, or graduate level legal qualification (such as the Graduate Diploma in Law or equivalent).
- You have excellent technical legal knowledge and an interest in learning about charity law.
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills including a focus on attention to detail.
- You understand the importance of good knowledge management and knowledge sharing processes in a law firm.
- You are a team player – there is a place for individual effort but we value a collaborative approach.
- You share our values and want to make a difference.
- You want to feel that you are a part of the Bates Wells experience and ‘belong’.
- You are not afraid to test assumptions and challenge.
- You want exposure to a variety of challenges that will allow you to innovate.
- You are technically excellent, commercially minded and have great people skills.
Key responsibilities
Supporting the other members of the Charity and Social Enterprise Knowledge team, your responsibilities will include:
- Updating existing Practice Notes and creating new Practice Notes on specialist areas of law affecting our charity and social enterprise clients
- Updating existing precedents and creating new precedents
- Maintaining the charity and social enterprise section of the firm-wide knowledge bank and contributing to strategies for improving knowhow sharing
- Contributing to dissemination of knowledge via departmental knowhow meetings and other internal training sessions, particularly in planning and taking minutes from these sessions
- Providing high quality support to other fee earners by carrying out legal research and responding to queries
- Assisting with and participating in client events when required
- Coordinating and contributing to newsletters and briefings for clients and wider publication