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Regulatory & Innovation Knowledge Manager

City of London Permanent View Job Description
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.
  • Shape how AI is harnessed at a leading regulatory practice
  • High-impact role with genuine scope to innovate and influence

About Our Client

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.

Job 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

The Successful Applicant

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

What's on 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
Contact
Tom Mastin-Lee
Quote job ref
JN-042026-7000312
Phone number
+442072692143

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Business Services
Sector
Business Services
Location
City of London
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Tom Mastin-Lee
Consultant phone
+442072692143
Job reference
JN-042026-7000312