Real Estate Professional Support Lawyer

The Real Estate team at Weightmans is a nationally recognised, full-service legal practice supporting clients across the entire property lifecycle. As part of a top 40 UK law firm with deep sector expertise and a collaborative culture, the team delivers pragmatic, commercially focussed advice to private individuals, businesses, public bodies, developers, landowners and estates.

Accountable to the Real Estate Head of Client Delivery for:

• Proactively seeking ways to help our lawyers raise external profile / promote our expertise.
• Playing a significant role in the promotion and recognition of our legal services / expertise externally.
• Proactively searching for ‘what’s soon’ (i.e. present day to next 12 months), ‘what’s next’ (i.e. beyond the next 12 months to 3 years) and awareness raising in its broadest sense.
• Identifying and writing articles and thought leadership reports on any pertinent changes / market awareness for internal and external use.
• Establishing, maintaining and developing a network of contacts in the market affairs / knowledge / legal professional support community.
• Creating and delivering training and guidance to your Department.
• Monitoring legal tech products and developments.
• Providing technical advice, legal and market research.
• Maintaining, developing and continually enhancing the firm’s Knowledge content on Nimbus.
• Writing and editing guidance notes, checklists and providing practical advice to the lawyers within your Department.
• Maintaining, updating and promoting the use of precedent / template documents and letters within your Department.
• Supporting on a wide range of projects as and when required.
• Maintaining personal professional development.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Degree-qualified or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and experience.
• UK-qualified lawyer and/or Real Estate specialist, with a strong academic or professional background.
• At least seven years’ experience within private practice (experience gained in other relevant environments will also be considered).
• Experience in delivering knowledge management content to legal professionals is an advantage, but not essential.
• Strong and up-to-date legal and market knowledge, with an understanding of the legal community and extensive experience in Real Estate.
• Proven ability to clearly explain, write about and present legal and market developments, including case law, legislation and procedural changes, in a way that supports learning.
• Ability to identify issues, trends and areas of relevance proactively.
• Awareness of knowledge management tools and resources, with a willingness to expand expertise in this area.
• Understanding of process and continuous improvement methodologies, or an openness to learn and apply them.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to adapt style to different audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective, collaborative working relationships across teams.
• Creative and lateral thinker, able to contribute innovative and practical solutions.
• Reliable and thorough approach to work, with strong attention to detail.
• Proven ability to manage competing demands and adapt to changing priorities.
• Effective time-management and organisational skills.
• Confident using IT systems and digital tools.
• Willingness and ability to travel to other offices, as required for the role.

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.