Knowledge Development Lawyer - Corporate in London

We are looking for a Knowledge Development Lawyer (KDL) to join our established Corporate team in London. The successful candidate will ideally be an experienced Corporate lawyer of at least Senior Associate level or equivalent with strong transactional experience across a wide spectrum of matters at an international firm.

Key Responsibilities

• To keep and have responsibility for keeping the London Corporate team on top of relevant legal changes.
• To play an integral part in getting our precedents up to date and maintaining them to anticipate or respond to market or legal developments.
• To assist in the preparation and delivery of client seminars and client training sessions.
• To support in the development and use of legal tech in the corporate practice, both in the UK and internationally, and to help spread best practice.
• To provide trainees with training on the types of work they will be exposed to during their corporate seats.
• To provide basic training on English corporate law to lawyers in other international offices and to our company secretarial team.

What you'll bring

• Strong theoretical, practical and up to date knowledge of UK company law and corporate practice with suitable post qualification fee earning experience with a leading law firm or in house.
• Knowledge and experience of at least two of the following areas will be required: mergers and acquisitions (public or private), equity capital markets and PE/venture capital.
• Client-orientated and international approach - ability to think laterally and to develop ideas in relation to business opportunities and training.
• Highly competent in Word, Excel and PPT and ideally with some experience of legal AI technologies, such as Harvey or Legora.
• Applicants who wish to work part time will be considered and the role is equally suited to part time work.

What's in it for you

• Our agile approach to office and remote working enables you to find the right balance to deliver at your best.
• Supporting you, our business and our clients in a flexible way.
• Progress your career and personal development with our award-winning development programmes, from our global mentoring scheme to our bespoke coaching opportunities.
• Equip yourself with a broad range of technical and business skills as well as a deep understanding of business issues through our skills-based curriculum.
• Competitive, market-led salary and bonus structure.
• Family friendly policies as well as health schemes and wellbeing support.
• A flexible benefits package which allows you to tailor your benefits to your current needs and lifestyle.

The main responsibilities of this role are outlined above; however, this description is not exhaustive, and the job holder may be required to undertake additional duties from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the department. The role may require some working outside our normal working hours of 9:30am-5:30pm.

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, Bird & Bird operates two discretionary bonus schemes. We offer a performance related bonus that reflects the contributions you make to the firm. We know an inclusive culture, alongside a diverse workforce, makes us more innovative and agile, so whilst some of the criteria for being awarded a bonus is based on chargeable hours, we also include an allowance for hours spent contributing to Diversity & Inclusion, ESG, and Pro Bono work. We see 'winning work' as significantly different to the day-to-day business development activities you carry out as part of your role as an Associate, so in addition to the Performance Bonus, Bird & Bird are keen to reward Associates for winning work. Winning Work Bonuses are paid in addition to the Performance Bonus and are intended to be a thank you for your contribution to introducing a client or generating additional work from an existing client.

If you require any assistance, please email us at talentacquisitionlondon@twobirds.com. To apply, click on the 'apply' button to submit your details. Bird & Bird opens up a world of possible for lawyers everywhere. Here you can advise major enterprises and high-growth businesses on matters that are often transformative in nature, and alongside people who are truly collegiate in the way they work with everyone at Bird & Bird. We are one international firm, where over 70% of our work involves teams from across our firm. And that is only going to increase. It is this common purpose and shared approach that makes for a more productive, and collaborative place to work.

If you want to find out more, visit www.twobirds.com. As a disability and neurodiversity inclusive employer we want to ensure that you have a barrier-free recruitment experience at Bird & Bird. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please provide details to your recruitment contact who will be in touch to discuss any details provided and understand more about your individual adjustment needs.