Responsibilities
- Developing, drafting and maintaining precedents, legal guides and practice notes
- Researching, monitoring and analysing legal and market developments and trends
- Preparing concise briefings for internal teams and external clients, including alerts and topical emails
- In conjunction with the L&D team, coordinating internal and external training sessions on relevant legal and regulatory matters. This might include preparing and delivering training, where appropriate
- Assisting with client development and marketing initiatives, including creating, producing and delivering thought leadership content, presentations, podcasts and webinars
- Participating in client meetings and events, providing technical and commercial support to further enhance and develop relationships
- Reviewing and updating checklists, other standardised and automated documents to ensure new joiners and transactional lawyers operate in an efficient and consistent manner
- Liaising with lawyers to gather feedback, raise awareness and promote participation in knowledge management initiatives
- Promoting knowledge systems and platforms and working with professional support teams to share knowledge in a uniform way across global teams
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer with a minimum of six years' experience in a recognised leading law firm with a funds focused background
- Indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy
- Outstanding analytical, drafting and technical skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A strong academic background
- Responsiveness to the needs of fee-earners
Nice to Have
- Experience working as a PSL is preferred but not essential
- Current experience of knowledge management technology and document automation systems would be an advantage
- Enthusiasm for developing knowledge systems, improving access and promoting awareness across global teams
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
- Flexible hybrid working options
- Competitive vacation packages
- Educational assistance and professional development programmes
- Savings or pension plan
- Life insurance
- Travel insurance
- Global mental wellness programme
- Sports clubs and social events
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — Ireland
Additional Information
- The Maples Group is committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity.
- We are flexible regarding the scope of the role, which could range from producing regulatory updates on a part-time basis to a full-time knowledge lawyer role.
- We welcome applications from candidates interested in this opportunity and invite you to set out your preferred working pattern and arrangements when applying.
- Maples’ standard policy to undertake various background screening checks, including criminal records checks, on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made.
- Maples will only ask applicants to disclose a past criminal conviction when a conditional job offer is made.
- If you have a criminal record it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. Maples will make all job offer decisions on a case by case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence.
- You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with Maples before a decision is made.
- All personal information collected during the application process will be used for recruitment-related purposes only.
- Please refer to our Job Applicant Privacy Notice at maples.com/privacy for details on how we handle personal information relating to job applicants.
