Knowledge and Information Officer - Law
A prestigious international law firm has a 12 month fixed term requirement for a Knowledge and Information Officer. This is a role that will be almost entirely based remotely but will require some travel to London from time to time. The role is 80% embedded into a practice area (competition) and with one day per week spent assisting a more centralised function. The role is initially a fixed term contract, but there is a strong possibility of this being extended or becoming permanent in the longer term.
Key responsibilities and objectives:
- To work with and support Partners, Lawyers and PSL's. Other stakeholders will include the wider knowledge and innovation team
- Support a broad range of knowledge management work, current awareness activity, and provide research support to fee earners and other Business Services functions
- Knowledge Management - collect, summarise and publish to the firms Knowledge Management database and Intranet
- Managing research and enquiries - providing support, responding to enquiries and supply specific research as required
- Managing and evaluation of the available research resources and databases
- Undertaking current awareness activities including flagging of legal and regulatory change
- The provision of training
Suitable candidates will need the following experience and skills
- Previous experience in a Knowledge or Information management role
- Preferably experience in the legal or professional services industry, but this is not a pre-requisite
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ideally an LIS qualification
- Strong research skills and experience with electronic databases - preferably legal
- The ability to get to Central London from time to time