Corporate Lawyer/Senior Lawyer in Guildford, Surrey

Job Description As a Corporate Knowledge Lawyer in Guildford, you'll play a key role in supporting the legal team by providing expert insights and maintaining up-to-date knowledge resources. This role is essential for ensuring the smooth delivery of legal services within the professional services industry. Our client is a highly regarded UK law firm with a market-leading corporate practice recognised by the leading legal directories. The team advises a broad range of clients, from multinational corporates and private equity-backed businesses to owner-managed companies, high-growth ventures and high-net-worth individuals. The corporate group is one of the largest and most respected teams outside London, handling high-quality domestic and cross-border matters across private M&A, private equity, venture capital, corporate reorganisations, joint ventures and general corporate advisory work. The firm is known for combining sophisticated transaction work with a collaborative and supportive culture, alongside a significant focus on legal technology and innovation. An exciting opportunity for an experienced Corporate Knowledge Lawyer, or a senior corporate fee earner looking to move into knowledge management, to support a leading corporate practice. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will drive training, knowledge development and legal innovation initiatives while helping embed AI and legal technology into the team's day-to-day delivery. Working alongside an established senior knowledge lawyer and the head of the corporate practice, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the team's know-how, training programmes and knowledge resources. You will act as a trusted adviser to lawyers across the team, providing technical support on complex corporate matters and helping ensure the practice remains at the forefront of legal and market developments. A key aspect of the position will involve supporting the firm's innovation agenda, including the adoption of legal technology, AI tools and modern knowledge management processes to enhance client service and lawyer productivity. Monitoring legal and market developments and disseminating key updates Delivering technical and skills training across all levels of the team Acting as a technical resource for lawyers on corporate law and market practice Leading or supporting legal technology and AI implementation projects An established Corporate Knowledge Lawyer; A qualified corporate solicitor with around 5+ years' PQE looking to transition into a knowledge-focused role. Strong technical corporate law expertise, particularly in M&A and general corporate matters Excellent legal research and drafting skills Experience delivering engaging training programmes A genuine interest in legal technology, AI and innovation High-quality corporate work within a market-leading team The opportunity to shape AI and legal technology adoption Flexible and hybrid working arrangements Strong investment in learning, development and career progression Competitive salary and bonus potential Private medical insurance Pension contribution Life assurance and income protection Enhanced family leave benefits Flexible benefits package, including holiday trading and wellbeing benefits Long-term career prospects within a highly regarded and growing firm Guildford, with an expectation to work in the office two days per week..