Central Knowledge Paralegal, Real Estate - 12 Month FTC

Department: Knowledge Management Office location(s): London Reports To: Co-managed by the Senior Knowledge Development Advisor and Lead Knowledge Counsel, Real Estate

Position overview

• This role sits within the Global Knowledge Group, and is one of three KM Paralegals roles located out of the London office.
• As a law firm, our greatest asset is the collective legal knowledge and expertise of our lawyers. One of the main purposes of the Global Knowledge Group is to capture, organise, disseminate and leverage BCLP’s knowledge internally.
• The Global Knowledge Group comprises three teams:
• A central Knowledge Solutions team, responsible for the development and adoption of knowledge-related technology used in the firm, as well as promoting a knowledge-sharing culture.
• A Knowledge Lawyer team, embedded within our practice groups and giving specialised knowledge support to our lawyers across a range of legal disciplines, including Litigation, Real Estate and Corporate/Finance.
• The Research, Information and Intelligence team, which provides librarian and analyst support services to our lawyers in all offices.
• This is a rare and exciting opportunity to see “behind-the-scenes” of a law firm, and get involved in a variety of knowledge projects.
• Three/four days a week, this role involves supporting Knowledge Lawyers based in our Real Estate Department (RE) under the supervision of the Lead Knowledge Counsel for RE. Knowledge Lawyers in our RE department support a broad range of legal areas, including core commercial property; planning & zoning; development and construction. This paralegal role will therefore gain a wide variety of experience.
• Approximately one day a week, this role will support our Knowledge Solutions team (under supervision of the Senior Knowledge Development Advisor in that team). This provides the opportunity to assist other practice groups from time to time, and become involved in a range of legal technology projects (including Generative AI).

What’s in it for you?

• The Knowledge Group is uniquely positioned in the firm, and works with a diverse range of departments and roles. You will gain exposure to all aspects of our business, and gain a great insight into how international law firms work.
• The successful candidate will work alongside qualified lawyers, legal technologists/data architects, skilled project managers and legal researchers, and have the opportunity to develop a multidisciplinary skillset.

Responsibilities

Your Real Estate KM responsibilities will include:

• Helping keep the group and its clients up-to-date on procedural, legal and market developments;
• Creating and amending Real Estate intranet pages and generally assisting with maintaining know-how resources/collections;
• Helping run internal RE technical and trainee training programmes and know-how sessions:
• Assisting with the creation of new templates, practice notes and standard advice, and updating that content to reflect legal, procedural and market changes;
• Helping to prepare client briefing notes/guides, including assisting with blog processes and conflict checks;
• Participating in Innovation/Technology trials relevant to RE lawyers, including testing and promoting AI products;
• Undertaking legal research;
• Assisting on a range of other knowledge projects on-going in the RE Department from time to time.

Typical central Knowledge Solutions projects and responsibilities include:

• Working alongside lawyers to audit the knowledge content on our firm’s Knowledge Systems, including BCLP Discover and Foundation;
• Actively monitoring lawyer engagement with our KM systems/processes by collecting usage data and helping to create visualized data reports;
• Testing new Knowledge systems and providing feedback on functionality;
• Helping maintain Knowledge Solutions intranet pages and training resources;
• Providing project admin support as needed to colleagues across the Knowledge Solutions team.

Essential experience and qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Undergraduate degree
• Excellent IT skills including Excel and Word
• Interest in data, information and knowledge management
• Interest in legal technology and innovation
• A good team player
• Willingness to learn, with a can-do attitude
• Ability to manage and prioritise numerous work streams at the same time
• Strong communication skills

Travel

This position requires hybrid working with a minimum of four days working in the London office per week. For three of the in-office days, you will be collocated with Knowledge Lawyers in RE, and one day a week, you will be co-located with the Knowledge Solutions team.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent in the position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills of the employee. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.