Make a Real Impact
Bevan Brittan is a leading commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing, local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in the construction, energy and resource management, higher education and financial services sectors.
Supported by our valued business services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams provide almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate, property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal and advisory services.
As a responsible business, we embrace four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and Results. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence the decisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, they motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and the communities that we're part of.
Consistently recognised as one of The Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legal directories, we are proud of our hard-earned reputation. Our 2025/26 financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for a thirteenth consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continue investing in our people.
Looking to the future, we're targeting ambitious growth and success. And we're looking for the best people to be part of it.
Join a team of experts and progressive thinkers
This is an exciting time at Bevan Brittan as we launch our new, ambitious strategy through to 2031 building on our exceptional growth during the past 5 years. Our Client Solutions & Innovation Strategy builds on the success of our strategic business partnering with our Department Heads to drive positive change in how we deliver our legal services and offer increased value to our clients.
We recognise that knowledge fuels innovation with expert practitioner input essential in redefining how lawyers work in practice. This role works at the intersection of knowledge, innovation and technology drawing on the diverse talent within our multi-disciplinary Client Solutions & Innovation department and across the firm.
The role
Our focus is on business model innovation where we translate positive change into the right outcome for both our clients and us as a business. This role combines excellent legal technical knowledge, commercial nous and gravitas, with the ability to re-imagine how legal services are delivered to clients based on best practice, shared expertise and use of new technologies. Bevan Brittan continues to invest considerably in online resources and legal technologies and this role plays a vital part in ensuring that return on investment in these resources is fully utilised.
Fundamental to this role is the ability to build strong working relationships with key stakeholders, including:
- Knowledge & Innovation Partner (Property)
- Senior Knowledge Business Partner
- Departmental Knowledge & Innovation Champions
- Departmental Risk Partner
- K&I Paralegals
- Research Manager
- Online Resources Manager
- Business Development colleagues
In this role you will contribute to and help the CSI Director and Knowledge & Innovation Partner to formulate and deliver the Property Department's knowledge & innovation plan with your main focus being on:
- Innovation - working collaboratively with the broader CSI department colleagues to lead and deliver innovation initiatives and projects within your department providing a senior resource attuned to practitioners and able to deliver sustainable change;
- Legal technology - working closely with CSI colleagues to define the "Property Lawyer toolkit 2031" reflecting the continuing digitisation of property data and transactions, including leading on the property elements of our responsible approach to generative AI;
- Knowledge products - working collaboratively with the Senior Knowledge Business Partner and Research Manager to identify opportunities to solve complex problems for clients, whether managing legal risks due to the complex and changing legal environment and/or translating horizon scanning into actionable intelligence for via online platforms/subscription products
You will:
- Be product owner for key knowledge systems and technologies in the department including knowledge team sites and client-related portals and legal technologies HighQ, DocuSign, Orbital Witness Core/Copilot, TM, Search Acumen, Practical Law Deep Research, and Lexis+;
- Monitoring KPIs and return on investment for all property related tools currently in the Property Lawyers' toolkit;
- Work closely with our CSI Director to identify and deliver new and better approaches to legal service delivery using technology, people and processes together with knowledge resources to embed new working practices
- Help nurture our supportive and innovative knowledge-sharing culture to equip our talented people and promote an openness to positive change
- Work with BD&M and Finance to price and promote new client offerings and/or recover knowledge and technology costs where possible;
- Represent the firm at networking events and gathering useful market intelligence;
- Inform and work with the Online Resources Manager to promote usage of relevant online resources in team sites, Knowledge Bank and other online resources.
What we're looking for from you
- Experience working on service delivery projects within real estate context combining knowledge, innovation and technology to drive client value and the right outcomes for the business;
- Significant legal experience working as a lawyer in practice or in-house with +8 yrs post-qualification experience in general property transactional work and a good awareness to support property litigation and planning;
- Experience in promoting knowledge sharing activities bringing together people, processes and technology to deliver sustained improvements in working effectively;
- Excellent practical knowledge and experience of market-leading legal online resources such as Practical Law and LexisPSL supported by and working closely with the Online Resources Manager;
- Ability to build strong working relationships with key stakeholders and across all levels of the business, establish personal credibility and have the confidence to have challenging conversations where necessary;
- Can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behavioural change;
- Commercially oriented with good business acumen;
- Positive, results-focused and have a flexible approach; taking ownership of issues; and pro-active in terms of making improvements to processes;
- A collaborative team player who works with others effectively and in accordance with our values;
- A real interest in legal technology and ability to identify the art of the possible with passion and persistence to effect change;
- A good understanding and proficiency in understanding technical concepts and legal process improvement;
- Skills in process mapping and appreciation of legal design techniques;
- Good appreciation of project and change management techniques and good practice and demonstrable ability to deliver change;
- Ability to interpret and visualise data.
Work with approachable people
When we ask colleagues what makes Bevan Brittan a great place to work, the most popular thing they say is "the people". The overwhelming consensus is that we make time for each other. We welcome questions and support each other. Naturally, we look for new colleagues who align with our values.
Supported to be your best
Hybrid working
We operate a hybrid working model based on the needs of our clients, teams and people. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to Friday, but we're open to our people working more flexibly around those times and welcome a conversation with you if you have any questions about this. We try to offer you the flexibility to work your week in a way that suits you.
Learning, Development & Progression
We're committed to supporting your professional and personal development needs.This means that we offer a range of tailored training courses and you will have lots of opportunity to learn from those around you. We actively encourage progression and this is reflected in our annual review and promotion processes. You will be supported by your line manager to achieve your full potential.
Wellbeing
As a Bevan Brittan employee, you'll have access to a variety of services that support your wellbeing. We've pledged our commitment to The Mindful Business Charter and lots of our people contribute to our Wellbeing Responsible Business strand, which organises an annual calendar of wellbeing events and initiatives.
Benefits
- A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an additional 5 days)
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Generous pension scheme
- Private medical insurance through Vitality
- Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health
- Life assurance
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme
Embracing our differences and valuing inclusion
Our shared aim is that everyone is welcome and can feel comfortable being themselves at Bevan Brittan. To support this, we actively value and promote equality, diversity and inclusion in everything that we do. You'll be empowered and supported through our employee led networks, diverse colleagues, and a broad range of firmwide initiatives.
Recognising the unique contributions that a diverse workforce can bring to our business, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We take great pride in being a Disability Confident Employer. If you need any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or have any questions, please get in touch with our recruitment team by emailing [email protected]
Acting responsibly, now and for the future
To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of Bevan Brittan's identity. Our colleagues are heavily involved in shaping and delivering activity across the four pillars of our Responsible Business strategy : Community Engagement; Environmental Sustainability; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion; and Wellbeing.
Our people deliver pro bono legal work for charities and not-for-profit organisations. We play an active role in our local communities and donated £100,000 across our four regional office charities last year. We are also proudly carbon neutral. We've achieved the UN's Climate Neutral Now accreditation and our environmental sustainability plan focuses on achieving our net zero carbon target by 2040.
Collectively, the four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues' wellbeing; offer an environment in which everyone can progress on merit, give something back to the communities in which we work; and protect the environment.
