Knowledge Lawyer - Private Client & Tax
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£51,600
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SOC 2412 (96% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £51,600, and Fladgate LLP is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
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| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2412 Solicitors and lawyers Most likely code | £36,100 | £41,300 | £46,500 | £51,600 |
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About the role
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Knowledge Lawyer focused on private client and tax law to join Fladgate’s recently formed Knowledge department during a period of growth and transformation.
Reporting to the Head of Knowledge, you will lead the development of the Private Client & Tax (PC&T) department’s knowledge and training capabilities and play a key role in its legal innovation capability. While the role will be primarily focused on supporting the department’s Private Client team, you will also provide support across the wider PC&T department, which includes Family, Corporate Tax and Private Wealth Disputes teams. The role will help shape how the department, and the firm, uses AI, automation and other legal technology to improve the way we deliver excellent advice to clients and support our fee-earners.
You will focus on providing practical legal and technical support to the PC&T department; developing and maintaining high-quality precedents, know-how materials and research resources; monitoring legal, regulatory and market developments; designing and delivering training for lawyers at all levels; supporting thought leadership and business development; and helping design and implement legal technology, document automation and AI to improve knowledge sharing, efficiency and service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Know-how and Knowledge Management
- Develop and maintain the firm’s knowledge content, including precedents, templates, know-how and best practice.
- Monitor legal, market and regulatory developments and provide timely updates to fee-earners.
- Provide internal legal support by assisting colleagues with practical and technical queries.
- Oversee Knowledge Paralegals and fee-earners that support knowledge development.
- Support the Head of Knowledge on initiatives, tools and products, including implementing our new knowledge management system, knowledge capture, deal debriefs, and ensuring teams have access to a comprehensive suite of relevant resources.
Legal Training and Education
- Develop and manage the PC&T department’s training programme.
- Conduct internal training sessions and briefings for fee-earners.
- Plan and organise internal training led by internal and external speakers.
- Help deliver training for trainees and solicitor apprentices.
Business Development and Client Services
- Collaborate with fee-earners, Business Development and Marketing to produce client-facing alerts, publications, toolkits and other thought leadership materials, and support seminars and workshops on key practice areas and developments in law and practice.
- Prepare, coordinate and occasionally present client training on legal developments.
- Provide legal and market insights and prepare know-how materials to support pitches and business development.
- Technology and Innovation
- Support the design, development and maintenance of automated legal documents, AI workflows and playbooks, ensuring accuracy, usability, and alignment with best practice.
- Act as a change champion and support the responsible adoption of our legal tech and AI solutions.
- Identify opportunities to leverage legal technology and AI to improve knowledge sharing, efficiency and service delivery.
- Collaborate with colleagues across Knowledge, Business Development, Technology and fee-earning departments on innovation projects and client-focused legal solutions.
Person Specification
- A solicitor qualified in England and Wales.
- An established private client Knowledge Lawyer or an experienced private client fee-earner with at least six years’ PQE at a leading law firm who is looking to transition into a Knowledge Lawyer role.
- STEP qualification is desirable.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Fladgate LLP, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Solicitors and lawyers (SOC 2412) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~129k in sample- Middle half £41,392–77,584
- Median £57,304
- Going rate £51,600
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £36,100–46,500
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2412 going rate of £51,600. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.