Content Team Lead

Join our Insight team at Chambers and Partners as a Content Team Lead, based at our Birmingham office.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Insight. 2025 promises to be an exciting year for the team, as we seek to build on the progress of the last year and deliver even more value to our customers and the business.

Reporting to the Insight Research Director, you would be responsible for the day-to-day management of a team of up to 9 Insight writers and editors.

This includes managing their training, pastoral care and production targets, so leadership qualities, excellent communication skills and the enthusiasm and resilience needed to manage a team under tight deadlines are essential.

You would also be responsible for helping the Insight Research Director and the Insight leadership team manage and monitor its workflow, ensuring reports are delivered on time to a high standard and that any customer queries or concerns are addressed appropriately.

You will have excellent writing and editorial skills, pay close attention to details and deadlines

Reporting to the Insight Research Director, you would be responsible for the day-to-day management of a team of up to 9 Insight writers and editors.

This includes managing their training, pastoral care and production targets, so leadership qualities, excellent communication skills and the enthusiasm and resilience needed to manage a team under tight deadlines are essential.

You would also be responsible for helping the Insight Research Director and the Insight leadership team manage and monitor its workflow, ensuring reports are delivered on time to a high standard and that any customer queries or concerns are addressed appropriately.

You will have excellent writing and editorial skills, pay close attention to details and deadlines and be able to keep sight of the big picture when making decisions over what to prioritise. You will also remain up to date with developments in the legal market and have an optimistic outlook that welcomes opportunities to take on new tasks and responsibilities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

You will have responsibility for helping ensure that Insight’s delivery targets are met and that the product meets our customer’s high standards. This includes:

• Overseeing the production of Insight reports from writing through to delivery
• Editing Insight reports
• Ensuring the high quality of all Insight reports
• Monitoring the Insight workflow and responding to unforeseen pressures and bottlenecks
• Liaising with sales and customers to ensure the product accommodates their specific needs and requests and responding to queries and other delivery issues.
• Keeping on top of updates and developments in the legal market
• Working actively to implement and promote the D&I initiatives of the company

You will be the line manager of a team of up to 9 researchers

• Managing a team of your own and maintaining an atmosphere of ambitious, high achievement throughout the team
• Training and monitoring of new starters
• Taking an active role in career-long training and development of team members, monitoring and developing of team performance, and support and mentoring of those who aim to progress.
• Conducting performance reviews twice a year.
• Addressing performance concerns together with the Head of Insight and where necessary the People team
• Managing deadlines

Pro-actively collaborating with other teams e.g. Marketing, Sales, People, Events, Operations, GPG and Technology

Skills and experience:

• Excellent editing skills
• Thorough understanding of common legal practice areas
• Strong communication skills
• Good leadership skills
• Strong understanding of different cultures
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work under pressure

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to fostering and promoting an inclusive professional environment for all of our employees, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion are integral values of Chambers and Partners and are key in our culture. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. This commitment applies across all of our employment policies and practices, from recruiting and hiring to training and career development. We support our employees through our internal INSPIRE committee with Executive Sponsors, Chairs and Ambassadors throughout the business promoting knowledge and effecting change. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.