Knowledge Lawyer, Employment- EMEA

CompanyBaker McKenzie

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Employment TypePart-time

Posted At3/30/2026

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Solicitors and lawyers

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Description

The Knowledge Lawyer, Employment- EMEA will support the Practice Group Leader (PGL) and the Practice Group Business Manager (BM) by providing Knowledge services aligned with the Group’s strategic direction, vision, and values within a highly matrixed organization.

The role‑holder will manage and execute legal content projects, training, and knowledge initiatives for the Group in line with the Firm’s strategy. The individual will operate as a Knowledge Management business professional for the PGL and BM, understanding the strategic needs of the Group’s Associates and coordinating with the appropriate business professionals to deliver aligned solutions.

Main responsibilities:

To make first-class knowledge easily available to lawyers, increasing the quality, consistency, cost-effectiveness, and/or value of the advice that Baker McKenzie gives its clients, including:

Knowledge and Expertise:

Precedents: Draft (or supervise Associates), develop, and where appropriate automate the Group's precedents and other legal content
Current Awareness and Commercial/Industry Know-how: Use primary subscriptions, their tools, and relevant technology, keep abreast of and provide regular updates on key developments impacting the Group; apply an understanding of Key Clients’ industries and businesses to all activity; work with other Practice Groups (PGs) and Industry Groups (IGs) to provide holistic legal, commercial, and industry know-how
Lawyer Requests: Develop self‑help capability and, where appropriate, respond to ad-hoc enquiries from lawyers with on‑point, thorough, and timely answers; develop a reputation as a practice expert
Know-how Development: Collect and input the Group's know-how into the Firm's global repository of knowledge and populate global, multi‑jurisdictional databases and resources; identify gaps in knowhow and work to fill them, ensuring content development is progressive

Training: Identify the Group's training needs; meet these needs by driving or helping drive the planning, delivery, and promotion of training; participate in and promote training; leverage Firm resources, technology, and processes to produce efficient, high‑quality training materials and courses

Client-Facing Knowledge in Collaboration with Business Development (BD): Supervise Associates to provide legal input into client‑facing initiatives and client alerts; where relevant, assist or supervise Associates with client training and legal content for proposals and other BD resources, and where appropriate take the lead; identify Group hot topics and write, commission, and deliver content such as alerts, thought‑leadership reports, and talking points; develop awareness of the Group’s Key Clients and collaborate with BD to recommend knowledge strategy for BD opportunities

Service Orientation:

Relationships: Promote and identify ways to strengthen the Group’s knowledge culture; build lasting relationships throughout the Firm through collaboration, mutual respect, and a reputation for competence; advocate for and be a positive spokesperson for Knowledge; nurture relationships with trainees and junior lawyers; support Diversity & Inclusion, CSR, and pro bono activities
Expectations: Share and leverage know-how and best practices in the office and region where located in addition to the Group, engaging and collaborating with Knowledge Lawyers (KLs) and Business Professionals across the Firm

Work Management:

Operations and Innovation: Proactively seek ways to improve your own and the team’s service and efficiency and contribute to best practices, including using where appropriate the latest legal technology and artificial intelligence; actively participate in Knowledge projects

Systems: Support and drive adoption of Knowledge systems; take ownership of the quality, accessibility, and usability of knowledge content and know-how contained in systems and platforms, including using where appropriate the latest legal technology and artificial intelligence; where appropriate, schedule one‑on‑one meetings and presentations to promote Knowledge systems

Strategy, Alignment, and Integration: Understand and promote the Group’s business and Knowledge plans; structure time and priorities accordingly, and provide input into these plans

Collaboration: Work with, for example, Technology, Practice Innovation Lawyers, and other Business Professionals to enable, for example, artificial intelligence and legal‑technology tools over knowledge content and know- how

Skills and responsibilities:

A law degree
A current license to practice law or eligibility for one
Extensive experience as a practicing lawyer within England and Wales
Deep knowledge of employment law
Good knowledge of English contract law
Excellent written and spoken English communication skills
Confident communicating in a multicultural, multi‑level environment
Experience working directly with senior counterparts on strategy and execution
Excellent time management and organizing skills; able to prioritize and manage time to meet deadlines
Strong word processing and spreadsheet skills
Experience in, or willingness to learn, document automation, artificial intelligence, and other legal technology

Part-Time Status: 0.9 FTE

Reports to: EMEA PGL with dotted line to EMEA BM or as to whom they delegate

Travel requirements: Some travel may occasionally be required

Position type: Regional

Development framework: Manager