Professional Support Lawyer

I am looking for a dedicated Professional Support Lawyer to join a Market Affairs team, providing legal and market support to an Insurance Segment within this business. Reporting to the Business Change, Knowledge & Market Affairs Director and your Segment Head, you will play a key role in promoting and enhancing legal services and market expertise both internally and externally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively assist our lawyers in raising external profile and promoting our expertise.
• Lead the promotion and recognition of our legal services in the market.
• Conduct market awareness research, identifying key trends and future developments within the next 3 years.
• Write articles and thought leadership reports on pertinent changes and trends.
• Coordinate and draft responses to industry consultations.
• Build and maintain relationships with professional bodies, organisations, and focus groups.
• Provide training on legal, regulatory, and market awareness developments.
• Develop and deliver annual legal and market awareness training plans, and manage ‘new starter’ inductions for your segment.
• Collaborate with teams such as Data Services, Product & Innovation, and Marketing to ensure we collect and utilise data effectively to identify trends and insights.
• Propose use cases for new technology and tools that could benefit our clients.
• Offer legal and technical advice, research, and market support.
• Maintain and enhance the firm’s knowledge resources, writing guidance notes, updating templates, and promoting best practices.
• Collaborate with other PSLs and key stakeholders to ensure access to the right library resources.
• Support various projects as needed, including promoting adherence to taxonomies and information classification.
• Maintain your own professional development and stay informed about market and legal changes.

This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on both the firm and its clients by fostering market expertise, promoting legal services, and providing professional support to the team.

Why this firm?
A Top 40 law firm with offices across the UK. As a leading legal employer, recognised as a Britain’s Top Employer 2024, they pride themselves on nurturing and developing talent at every level. Their culture is rooted in equality, diversity, and respect for every individual in the firm.

What is on offer:

• 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working, including home office equipment
• Healthcare cover/Medicash
• Pension plan
• Life insurance (4x salary)
• Interest-free travel loan scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (counselling, legal, consumer advice)
• Discounted gym membership and dental scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Great reward and recognition schemes