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About the Role

This role is an opportunity to join our global Knowledge and Training (K&T) function as a Knowledge Lawyer supporting our global fintech practice, with a focus on regulatory developments in the UK and EU. The K&T function drives quality, consistency, efficiency, and innovation across Clifford Chance, producing better-trained fee earners, supported by gold-standard knowledge resources.

Responsibilities

Monitor and analyze fintech legal and regulatory developments to update lawyers and clients on their impact, with a focus on UK and EU developments.
Respond to fintech and digital assets regulatory queries from lawyers and teams across the firm's network.
Provide ad hoc fintech input into wider internal knowledge resources.
Supervise and provide strategic input into internal and client-facing fintech resources.
Identify opportunities to improve the capture, organization and sharing of fintech knowhow across the firm.
Encourage and engage with fee earners to share and submit knowhow to the firm's knowledge database.
Prepare and support client briefings, blog posts, webinars, and other client-facing materials on market trends and regulatory developments.
Lead or contribute to thought leadership publications on key fintech topics.
Draft, coordinate, and contribute to consultation responses and policy submissions on fintech and digital assets regulation.
Participate in relevant working groups of trade associations, external committees, and Knowledge Lawyer community discussions.
Work alongside business development leads and key partners on fintech business planning.
Review and contribute to fintech capability statements, marketing materials, and strategic client panels.
Prepare bespoke materials to support targeted client outreach and client-facing training.
Prepare and deliver regular internal training on key fintech developments.
Coordinate, support, and/or deliver internal global fintech training.
Support client and internal training initiatives by identifying relevant themes and preparing materials.
Support the development, adoption, and effective use of legal technology tools, including AI tools.
Support the responsible use of the firm's legal technology tools.
Participate in regular fintech, finance cluster Product Group, and wider K&T coordination calls.
Support coordination across the Tech Group knowledge team.
Contribute to Tech Group delivery calls with marketing, PR, business development, and other stakeholders.
Provide strategic knowledge input into Clifford Chance-hosted and external fintech events.
Attend strategic external events for networking and knowledge-building purposes.
Review and contribute to ranking submissions, award submissions, and related profile-raising materials.
Liaise with PR and communications teams on key fintech topics for media outreach.
Help ensure that client-facing fintech content on the firm’s website remains current, accurate, and aligned with legal and market developments.

Requirements

Senior level lawyer or existing Knowledge Lawyer/professional support lawyer (PSL) with fintech and digital assets regulatory expertise.
Strong track record of keeping abreast of legal developments in this fast-evolving space.
An interest in knowledge management and legal training is critical.
Excellent academic background.
Strong research and drafting skills.
Good attention to detail and robust organizational skills.
Proactive and committed to providing a first-class service to fee earners and clients.
Excellent interpersonal and communication and analytical skills.
High level of commercial awareness.
Ability to engage effectively with key stakeholders, including partners, clients, and industry leaders.
Strong interest in engaging with legal technology, AI and innovation.

Skills

Fintech legal and regulatory expertise
Knowledge management
Legal training
Research
Drafting
Organizational skills
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills
Analytical skills
Commercial awareness
Legal technology
AI
Innovation

Location

London

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior level

Education Level

Excellent academic background

Benefits

Financial benefits
Wellbeing benefits
Lifestyle benefits
Family friendly benefits

About the Company

As a global law firm our work spans jurisdictions, cultures, and languages – and so do our people.
Our culture is collaborative and inclusive, where diverse perspectives are recognised and valued.
We combine deep legal expertise and commercial intelligence to grow, transform, protect, and defend our clients' businesses, across every critical moment.
We operate in the sectors and regions that matter to our clients.
Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms.
Clifford Chance's vision is to be one of the elite global law firms and we aim to achieve this through a focus on client service excellence.
Clifford Chance’s fintech practice is recognised as a global leader, guiding clients through some of the most innovative and complex transactions in the market.
Our client base is as diverse as it is distinguished.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.
This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.
Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.