Michael Page Legal
This is a strategic Knowledge Lawyer role within a leading Real Estate Disputes team, focused on driving technical excellence, consistency and innovation across contentious property work. You will act as a central point of expertise, shaping how the team delivers legal advice and responds to market developments.
Client Details
Our client is a highly regarded international law firm with a strong reputation for combining technical excellence with commercial insight. The firm is known for its collaborative culture, investment in people and forward-thinking approach to innovation, including a clear focus on technology and knowledge management as part of its long-term growth strategy.
Description
About the Role
As a Knowledge Lawyer, you will play a key role in supporting a high-performing disputes practice by developing, managing and sharing the team's legal know-how. Working closely with partners and fee-earners, you will help ensure that advice remains technically robust, commercially focused and delivered efficiently.
Key responsibilities include:
- Acting as a technical advisor on complex real estate disputes and civil procedure issues
- Monitoring and analysing legal and market developments, and translating these into practical guidance, precedents and updates
- Producing and maintaining standard documents, playbooks and know-how resources
- Designing and delivering internal and client-facing training
- Supporting the development of litigation strategies and consistent approaches across key work types
- Driving improvements in knowledge management through legal technology and AI tools
- Contributing to thought leadership and client-facing materials in collaboration with BD and marketing teams
- Working closely with the wider Knowledge Lawyer community to support a firmwide KM strategy
The Team
The team advises a broad client base including developers, investors, landlords, tenants, financial institutions and corporate occupiers.
They work on a full range of contentious property matters, including:
- Dilapidations
- Lease renewals
- Rent review and service charge disputes
- Break options, forfeiture and possession
- Development and property management disputes
- Professional negligence relating to property
Profile
- UK-qualified solicitor with circa 5+ years' PQE in Real Estate Disputes, or an experienced PSL/Knowledge Lawyer
- Strong technical experience across contentious property work
- Excellent drafting skills, with the ability to produce clear, practical and commercially focused materials
- Confident communicator, able to deliver training and engage stakeholders at all levels
- Highly organised, proactive and collaborative, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Interest in legal innovation, knowledge management and technology
Job Offer
- A strategic, non-fee-earning role with real influence across a leading disputes practice
- Opportunity to become a recognised subject matter expert in real estate disputes
- Exposure to high-quality, complex and high-profile work
- Strong emphasis on training, development and career progression
- Collaborative and supportive team culture
- The chance to play a key role in legal innovation and AI adoption
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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