Description
We are seeking a Knowledge Lawyer to focus on pensions law, working principally with pensions lawyers in the UK practice to deliver pensions knowhow to maximise efficiency and minimise risk in line with business priorities.
The role involves integrating Freshfields’ proprietary knowledge into client service, deploying knowledge to drive client engagement and thought leadership, and developing the legal skills of the lawyers in the practice.
Key responsibilities include:
- Monitoring and analysing key legal and regulatory developments in the pensions legal field
- Creating and updating internal knowledge products
- Working with partners and other senior stakeholders to identify priority areas of focus within the evolving pensions regulatory landscape
- Capturing insights from client mandates and sharing internally
- Engaging lawyers in the practice at all levels to encourage knowhow contribution and collaboration on knowledge projects
- Seeking opportunities for innovation in the delivery of Knowledge services
- Providing technical support to the broader Knowledge team
- Providing ad hoc technical legal support on client projects and guidance to fee earners
The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background, a high level of relevant successful experience as a fee earner or a knowledge lawyer/professional support lawyer in pensions law, regulation and practice, and experience working with or for The UK Pensions Regulator.
We offer a flexible working environment, with the possibility of up to 3 days per week, and potentially further reduced hours with a corresponding adjustment to the scope of work.