Real Estate Disputes Knowledge Lawyer

City of London Permanent View Job Description
This is a strategic Knowledge Lawyer role within a leading Real Estate Disputes team, focused on driving technical excellence, consistency and innovation across contentious property work. You will act as a central point of expertise, shaping how the team delivers legal advice and responds to market developments.
  • Play a strategic role shaping disputes delivery and legal innovation
  • High-impact PSL role with real influence across a leading practice

About Our Client

Our client is a highly regarded international law firm with a strong reputation for combining technical excellence with commercial insight. The firm is known for its collaborative culture, investment in people and forward-thinking approach to innovation, including a clear focus on technology and knowledge management as part of its long-term growth strategy.

Job Description

About the RoleAs a Knowledge Lawyer, you will play a key role in supporting a high-performing disputes practice by developing, managing and sharing the team's legal know-how. Working closely with partners and fee-earners, you will help ensure that advice remains technically robust, commercially focused and delivered efficiently.Key responsibilities include:

  • Acting as a technical advisor on complex real estate disputes and civil procedure issues
  • Monitoring and analysing legal and market developments, and translating these into practical guidance, precedents and updates
  • Producing and maintaining standard documents, playbooks and know-how resources
  • Designing and delivering internal and client-facing training
  • Supporting the development of litigation strategies and consistent approaches across key work types
  • Driving improvements in knowledge management through legal technology and AI tools
  • Contributing to thought leadership and client-facing materials in collaboration with BD and marketing teams
  • Working closely with the wider Knowledge Lawyer community to support a firmwide KM strategy



The TeamThe team advises a broad client base including developers, investors, landlords, tenants, financial institutions and corporate occupiers.

They work on a full range of contentious property matters, including:

  • Dilapidations
  • Lease renewals
  • Rent review and service charge disputes
  • Break options, forfeiture and possession
  • Development and property management disputes
  • Professional negligence relating to property

The Successful Applicant

  • UK-qualified solicitor with circa 5+ years' PQE in Real Estate Disputes, or an experienced PSL/Knowledge Lawyer
  • Strong technical experience across contentious property work
  • Excellent drafting skills, with the ability to produce clear, practical and commercially focused materials
  • Confident communicator, able to deliver training and engage stakeholders at all levels
  • Highly organised, proactive and collaborative, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Interest in legal innovation, knowledge management and technology

What's on Offer

  • A strategic, non-fee-earning role with real influence across a leading disputes practice
  • Opportunity to become a recognised subject matter expert in real estate disputes
  • Exposure to high-quality, complex and high-profile work
  • Strong emphasis on training, development and career progression
  • Collaborative and supportive team culture
  • The chance to play a key role in legal innovation and AI adoption
Contact
Tom Mastin-Lee
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7051194
Phone number
+442072692143

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Litigation
Sector
Business Services
Location
City of London
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Tom Mastin-Lee
Consultant phone
+442072692143
Job reference
JN-062026-7051194