Knowledge Development Lawyer

DLA Piper

  • Sydney, NSW
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
We now have an opportunity to appoint an experienced lawyer to join our Litigation & Regulatory Knowledge Management team as a Knowledge Development Lawyer with a focuson supporting our Global Construction Disputes Practice Group.The main purpose of the role is to:
  • Support the construction disputes team
  • Support the Global construction disputes team
  • Play a leadership role in the development and growth of the Global construction disputes business
  • Support the Litigation & Regulatory Group's Knowledge strategy and the firm's overarching Knowledge approach
  • Enhance the quality of the team's legal practice and to be a role model for technical knowledge, skill,and advisory techniques in the Group
  • Champion the firm's vision for Knowledge across the Group providing structure, support and insight to help grow the team
While prior experience as a Knowledge Lawyer is desirable, we also welcome applications from individuals with the appropriate background who are transitioning from a fee-earning role into the Knowledge environment.We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of background and work within an agile working policy to allow flexibility across home and office working.Main duties and responsibilitiesThe local element of the role includes:
  • Working with the construction disputes team, via a training committee, to design and deliver a training programme of monthly internal training, including junior and whole team training
  • Delivering a twice-yearly programme of construction trainee training and presenting several of the sessions
  • Organising construction disputes training days a year, one in London, one in Manchester
  • Assisting with queries on construction law, contract law, construction contracts, adjudication and construction dispute resolution generally
  • Providing internal updates - including review of recent cases, regulatory developments and external training offers
  • Assisting partners and associates with ideas for and materials for conferences and client training, updating client training menu and storing materials for re-use
  • Advising on negotiation of Terms and Conditions with expert witnesses
  • Liaising with external experts and Barristers on training opportunities
  • Drafting, managing, and updating construction disputes Knowledge documents on various internal platforms
  • Working with the firms' Trainee Lawyers to produce and edit a monthly Case Law update
  • Collaborating with sector groups and knowledge lawyers from other teams including Real Estate
  • Construction, Projects, and Planning. Including providing Knowledge input to the ICT leadership
  • Maintaining relationships with external bodies
  • Managing construction disputes library, journal resources and memberships
The international element of this role includes:
  • Working with the Co-Chairs of Global Construction Disputes group and Marketing & Business
  • Development to plan and deliver global construction activities
  • Working as part of the Litigation and Regulatory Knowledge team, assisting with Litigation and
  • Arbitration queries
  • Working as part of a team to deliver client-facing Global Construction newsletter
  • Attending and providing updates at monthly Global Construction team meetings
  • Assisting with organisation and delivery of global training day, including suggesting topics, attending,and presenting
  • Contributing to thought leadership pieces including proposing, drafting, and editing articles
  • Liaising with other jurisdictions (particularly Middle East) re training, experts database, articles and completion of CLPD forms
  • Involvement in other global construction activities including DLA Piper conferences, suggesting
  • international conferences, international journals
  • Sharing knowledge, best practice and training across the Group and the DLA Knowledge community.
  • Working, as relevant with the professionals in our Electronic Data Management, Law & and AI teams to help develop and promote best practice in legal disputes process and in use of disputes tools and technology
  • Attending external training conferences to keep up to date with relevant developments in the law, business environment and Knowledge
About you
  • Qualified lawyer
  • Extensive contentious construction dispute experience
  • Preferably arbitration experience
  • Excellent technical academic credentials and broad in-depth relevant practical experience
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to connect, influence and collaborate in a multi-cultural
  • environment across multiple geographies
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Highly organised and able to co-ordinate and deliver projects
  • Experience of developing knowledge resources and delivering training
  • Strong construction disputes experience
  • Knowledge of black letter law
  • A pro-active self-starter
  • Ability to work with the Head of Knowledge, other Knowledge Development Lawyers, the Partners and
  • Marketing & Business Development teams to identify and develop new client products, insights, and training
  • Highly organised and able to co-ordinate and deliver projects in a timely way
  • Ability to assess competing priorities and provide solutions to address them
  • Ability to demonstrate experience of developing knowledge resources and delivering training
  • We would be pleased to consider applications from individuals from a private practice or in-house
  • background as well as established Professional Support/Knowledge professionals

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