We have an exciting opportunity for a Knowledge Paralegal to join our team of Knowledge Lawyers. You’ll work with the Knowledge team and wider Charity and Social Enterprise department to produce know-how resources, contributing to internal and external communications and delivering excellence in legal support. You’ll be part of a firm shaping positive change in the legal landscape.
The Role
This role is for someone passionate about legal drafting and research, knowledge sharing, and supporting fee earners (i.e. client facing lawyers) with high-quality resources.
- Coordinating and contributing to newsletters and briefings for our team and clients Updating existing knowhow and creating new knowhow on specialist areas of law affecting our charity and social enterprise clients
- Updating existing precedents and creating new precedents
- Maintaining the charity and social enterprise section of the firm-wide knowledge database and contributing to strategies for improving knowhow sharing
- Contributing to dissemination of knowledge via departmental knowhow meetings and other internal training sessions, particularly in planning and taking minutes from these sessions, as well as presentation opportunities
- Providing high quality support to other fee earners by carrying out legal research and responding to queries
- Assisting with and participating in client events when required
Key experience
- You are a law graduate or have a legal conversion qualification. You don’t have to have studied charity law but some company law knowledge would be useful.
- Ideally you have previous paralegal experience
- You have excellent technical legal knowledge and research skills, and an interest in learning about charity law
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail
- You understand the importance of good knowledge management and knowledge sharing processes in a law firm
- Collaborate effectively with others, valuing teamwork while also contributing independently when needed
- You are not afraid to test assumptions and challenge
- You want exposure to a variety of challenges that will allow you to innovate
- Demonstrate strong technical expertise, commercial awareness, and the ability to build positive working relationships
- You share our values and want to make a difference.
- You want to feel that you are a part of the Bates Wells experience and ‘belong’
Impact-Driven Purpose
We align profit with social purpose to create lasting positive impact for our people, communities, and planet.
Committed to the Climate
Through our Climate Programme, we reduce environmental impact and drive a just transition to net zero.
Championing Inclusion
We foster a diverse, inclusive culture where creativity and innovation thrive.
Flexible and Hybrid Working
Our hybrid model supports balance, with part-time options and at least two office days weekly.
Progressive Benefits
We offer green pensions, IVF support, private healthcare, and more for your well-being and growth.
At Bates Wells, we’re not the average law firm. We believe that actions speak louder than words. We strive to do the right thing as a business and to help our clients make a positive impact on their people and society.
Recruitment at Bates Wells – The use of AI
At Bates Wells, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our recruitment processes. We understand the importance of ensuring that our methods align with best practices and respect the privacy and rights of all candidates.
We would like to clarify that we do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, sift, score, reject, or approve any recruitment decisions, at any stage of our recruitment process. Our recruitment decisions are made by hiring managers and the HR team, ensuring a personal and thoughtful approach to each candidate.
We do utilise AI technology in a limited capacity to enhance our recruitment process. Specifically, we use Metaview to record and transcribe interviews. This tool helps us maintain accurate records of interviews, to support objective scoring of answers based on evidence and ensures that we can review and reflect on the conversations held during the recruitment process. Importantly, Metaview is not used to evaluate candidates or make any decisions regarding their suitability for a role.
We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of privacy and fairness in our recruitment processes and will continue to review and update our practices to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and guidelines.
