Regulatory & Innovation Knowledge Manager

This is a strategic Knowledge Manager role focused on regulatory law, combining core KM expertise with AI, legal tech and product thinking. It offers the opportunity to play a central role in shaping how modern knowledge solutions support lawyers and clients in a complex, evolving practice area.

Client Details

Our client is a well-established, high-quality law firm known for its strength in complex regulatory work and its forward-thinking approach to legal services delivery. The firm places real emphasis on collaboration, innovation and practical excellence, and invests meaningfully in knowledge, technology and its people.

Description

• Partner with the regulatory legal team and central Knowledge & Innovation function to identify needs and deliver new knowledge products and services
• Curate, maintain and improve high-quality know-how, including precedents, playbooks, workflows and automated content
• Enhance and optimise AI and knowledge tools by:
• Designing and refining prompts
• Improving search and usability through metadata and taxonomy
• Supporting document automation initiatives
• Contribute to AI pilots and adoption projects, ensuring tools complement legal expertise rather than replace it
• Apply product thinking to KM solutions, including roadmaps, user testing, feedback loops and usage analytics
• Promote collaboration, reuse and innovation within the regulatory team
• Work closely with PSLs and Knowledge Managers across the firm to support cross-practice initiatives and shared KM standards

Profile

Essential

• Experience in a law firm environment, ideally with exposure to regulation or regulatory-focused knowledge work
• Strong grounding in knowledge management principles (curation, taxonomy, governance)
• Hands-on interest in AI-enabled legal tools and their interaction with curated content
• Experience with templates, precedents, workflows and digital KM platforms
• Product-focused mindset with experience of iterative development and evaluation
• Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills

Personal attributes

• Curious, analytical and self-directed
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and translating complex issues clearly
• Collaborative, positive and delivery-focused
• Confident communicating with lawyers at all levels
• Committed to inclusive, collegiate ways of working

Job Offer

• A genuinely strategic Knowledge Manager role with real influence over how knowledge, AI and innovation are used in practice
• Part-time working (3 days per week) with flexibility considered, supporting long-term sustainability and work-life balance
• Close collaboration with senior lawyers, PSLs and innovation leaders, offering strong visibility and engagement across the firm
• Meaningful exposure to AI and legal tech initiatives, including pilots, tooling and product-led KM solutions
• Scope to shape and build knowledge products rather than simply maintain existing materials
• Supportive, collegiate culture that values collaboration, curiosity and practical innovation
• Opportunity to develop a niche KM/innovation profile within a high quality regulatory practice
• Competitive remuneration and benefits aligned to experience