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Senior Lawyer

Job in Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, SY7, England, UK
Listing for: Kennedys
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-16
Job specializations:
  • Law/Legal
    Lawyer, Legal Counsel
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Senior Knowledge Lawyer
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Kennedys is looking for a Senior Knowledge Lawyer to join our Knowledge Management team. This is an exciting opportunity to work at a growing, global law firm.

Flexible on location within the UK.

Team

Kennedys Knowledge Team is comprised of Knowledge Lawyers (“KLs”), Knowledge Managers (“KMs”), Knowledge Advisors (“KAs”), Information Services professionals, and Knowledge Assistants.

Key responsibilities
  • Acts as a senior member of the team driving the development of the Knowledge Management strategy in the context of firmwide objectives
  • Supports the Chief Knowledge Officer in the delivery of a global Knowledge Management offering
  • Drafting, reviewing and maintaining precedents, models documents, templates, forms, checklists, and other know-how and knowledge assets
  • Overseeing the delivery of legal training, webinars and podcasts for our lawyers and our clients
  • Direct liaison with clients to deliver legal learning and content solutions

    Coordinating practice group specific Knowledge team projects to meet identified needs
Required experience
  • An evident passion for knowledge management and technology
  • An experienced (around 8 years PQE) lawyer (either a Knowledge Lawyer or PSL, or someone who is currently fee-earning and looking to step into a knowledge and innovation role)
    Expertise in insurance law and litigation is preferred, but not required
  • Excellent communication, written and presentation skills, with strong analytical, research, and drafting skills, and attention to detail
  • Ability to articulate complex legal issues clearly and concisely
  • Ability to build and develop relationships at all levels of the organization, including at a partnership level
  • Ability to operate with credibility at a partnership level with a high level of professionalism and integrity
  • Ability to instil confidence in the team and business community in capabilities and work product
  • Motivated self-starter, with a proven ability to demonstrate proactivity and use of initiative
  • Ability to manage multiple deliverables within a tight timeframe
  • Understanding and experience of working within legal teams to best support them to deliver and meet client needs

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential…

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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