Trowers & Hamlins is a City-led, international and national law firm with over 160 partners and 950 staff. With offices across the UK, Middle East and Asia, we provide a full-service integrated offering.

Our clients operate in diverse industry sectors such as construction, transport and infrastructure, banking and financial services, distribution and logistics, education and health, hotels and leisure, defence, engineering and surveying, charities, retail and energy and natural resources. We also act for many high net worth individuals.

We are different and we believe it is our people that make us unique. We expect and respect that you and your talents are too. The truth is we don't prescribe who you are or how you ought to be. It's what you can do that interests us most.

While the work on offer is rewarding and often complex, the qualities we look for are simple. The ability to get on with people from all walks of life, for example. To talk and to listen. To develop the sorts of relationships that mean you win the friendship and loyalty of clients and colleagues alike. In short, to connect. These are the characteristics our people all have in common. They are vital, as is the drive and imagination to use your unique talents to the full. We will help you in this. In fact, we will support you in every way we can.

The opportunity
We are looking for a Professional Support Lawyer to assist the Corporate team in the areas of information management, research, training & development, and business development. The successful candidate will ensure that professional staff are properly equipped with information and knowledge to allow them to provide a quality service to clients. You will play an important role in maintaining and developing existing precedents, together with creating new ones.

What you'll be doing

Know-how

• Assisting in the organisation and maintenance of electronic know-how on relevant subjects and in the expansion and development of information banks for the team
• Reviewing the suitability for know-how of materials submitted by lawyers
• Profiling relevant information (key words, inserting editorial comments, hyperlinks, and abstracts etc) on the Document Management System and intranet (as appropriate)
• Monitoring and editing know-how to ensure that its quality and relevance is maintained
• Sourcing new legislation, case reports and developments and circulating to the team
• Acting as a sounding board for fee-earners looking for ideas about how to solve legal problems
• Drafting technical legal updates

General drafting

• Reviewing existing and creating new precedents and crib sheets and keeping the precedent system up to date
• Helping to draft such other know-how materials as may be required e.g., house views and client specific advice papers

Training and development

• Preparing and delivering training courses both internal and external (for example, on technical legal issues or accessing know-how generally)
• Organising and delivering internal training sessions (such as trainee training and junior training – including training on precedent documents and discussion on current market trends/positions)
• Delivering external talks to clients (where required) e.g. on directors' duties.

Business development

• Preparing client updates, client alerts, briefings etc.
• Writing summaries of legal developments / issues for the firm’s website and editing submissions from others
• Assisting lawyers in writing articles / preparing seminars, including carrying out research and, if required, helping to prepare content of slides / handouts
• Attending client events, as required.

Other general responsibilities

• Providing client chargeable support to fee earners
• Giving support to the various teams within the firm and to ad hoc groups which arise from time to time to review developments in the law.

What you'll need

The firm has a Career Development Framework which sets out the competencies we expect of those at this grade. In particular for this role we require:
• Solid drafting skills
• Computer proficiency including a working knowledge of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other web-based search engines such as PLC, FromCounsel etc
• Excellent organisational skills & ability to use own initiative
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Versatile and team player
• Calm under pressure and able to deal with conflicting timescales whilst meeting deadlines
• Approachable, friendly and conscientious

As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.

Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity and inclusion. All applications will be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role and will be treated equally irrespective of Ethnicity, Gender (including Trans and non-binary) Race, Disability, Religion and sexual orientation.