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Date: 25 Sep 2024

Location: Jersey, JE, JE4 8PN Guernsey, GG, GY1 1AR

Company: Walkers Global

 

Walkers is a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the jurisdictions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.

Walkers treat everyone as the intelligent grown-ups they are. We take a grown-up approach to getting the job done – trusting and empowering our people to deliver consistently, and enabling them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world we operate in.

Overview of role

To work as part of a team leading the delivery of legal and professional knowledge management services to a high standard and in line with our mission and vision statements.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

  1. Support as directed the strategies and processes to develop and maintain legal and professional resources for specified jurisdictions and Walkers offices, with a focus on funds and corporate law in the Channel Islands. This includes:
    1. precedents;
    2. know-how;
    3. client facing memos;
    4. practice notes;
    5. management of knowledge dissemination to Walkers lawyers; and
    6. familiarity with Walkers external resources (for example library, journal subscriptions and online resources), and may delegated as required.

Additional Duties

  • Support as directed the appropriate global harmonisation of legal resources across all Walkers' offices.
  • Support as directed the review and appropriate dissemination of new and proposed legislation and regulatory updates.
  • Support as directed the circulation of industry and case law updates to the law firm and professional services teams.
  • Train as directed new lawyers, secretaries and corporate services executives on the availability of legal resources.
  • Support as directed the development and/or reinforcement of relationships with stakeholder practice groups and offices through a variety of channels including face-to-face meetings, regular group calls, attending wider practice group meetings, social events and incentive-driven projects).
  • Support as directed the development and/or reinforcement of relationships with other business services departments (for example, preparing first drafts of thought leadership pieces/directory entries with the marketing and business development teams).
  • Support as directed the activities of the various Precedents and Know-How Committees and/or the Global Opinion Committee, as applicable, as well as other working groups and committees by specific request.
  • Support as directed the Legal and Technical Training Manager and the relevant practice groups/professional services departments as required in the development and delivery of training.
  • Support as directed Law Firm Steering Committee projects and other office/regional/global projects, (which may be delegated as required).
  • Support the implementation of KM strategy.
  • Support other projects or perform other related duties by request from the relevant partners or directors.

Education, Skills & Experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

Windows – Microsoft Word – Microsoft Excel – Outlook.

Knowledge of SharePoint, document management and document automation software an advantage.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

A qualified lawyer with a minimum of three - five years' PQE with a funds and/or corporate law background. Previous law firm knowledge management or offshore experience an advantage.

Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the types of resources for which KM is responsible (for example, library resources, journals and online resources).

Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.