Mid-Senior Knowledge Lawyer: Banking and Finance at Norton Rose Fulbright

Mid‑Senior Knowledge Lawyer – Banking and Finance (SG)

This full‑time on‑site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Practice Group / Department

Knowledge – Singapore

Role Summary

We are recruiting a Knowledge Lawyer to support the Banking and Finance teams in Singapore and across Asia.

Responsibilities

• Drafting materials for external or internal publications and identifying topics of interest and likely candidates for articles.
• Carrying out analysis of the latest and most important developments in law (especially banking and finance) and the business environment, ensuring dissemination of knowledge internally and externally.
• Providing knowledge support to business development initiatives, including supporting client campaigns and initiatives.
• Advising lawyers on legal issues in their transactions and matters (including structuring advice), and assisting in research.
• Maintaining existing precedents and drafting new precedents (e.g., APLMA and security documents) to reflect changes in law, regulation, market standards, firm policy and best practice.
• Maintaining existing practice notes, drafting new practice notes and assisting in their drafting.
• Supporting the team with research and publications on legal developments or new areas of law and drafting or maintaining client guides.
• Planning, organising, preparing and delivering legal and industry‑focused training to trainees, fee‑earners and clients.
• Supporting strategy and business group meetings and taking an active role in supporting the activities of those groups.
• Promoting the use of and keeping up to date systems for knowledge collection and dissemination (research notes, transactional documents/bibles, training material, etc.).
• Promoting the use of new technologies and tools to fee‑earners.
• Supporting the delivery of the central Knowledge strategy, including relevant departmental and pillar strategies.
• Managing and implementing the relevant team Knowledge Plan(s) and the Knowledge Investment Hours policy.

Skills and Experience Required

• Qualified lawyer with significant legal experience in Banking and Finance; we are open to candidates from different areas of expertise within Banking and Finance.
• 5 years of UK equivalent PQE.
• Qualification in England & Wales and/or Singapore preferred.
• Experience in designing and delivering successful, interesting and innovative training programmes, targeted at the audience.
• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work with a variety of personalities across all levels.
• Experience in or strong interest in collation, storage, creation and delivery of knowledge.
• Project management experience and demonstrated creativity in problem solving.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent drafting and legal research skills (including new/unfamiliar areas of law).
• Commercial awareness and business/client‑orientated approach.
• Self‑motivated and committed to high professional standards and excellent work quality.
• Strong IT skills with interest and aptitude for learning and rolling out new tools and technology.

Competencies

• Engages in business development, including supporting client relationships and client‑facing initiatives.
• Exceptional organisational skills with initiative and flexibility in adapting to changing priorities.
• Identifies opportunities to develop thought‑leadership and insightful training materials.
• Strong client focus and demonstrated commitment to outstanding service delivery.
• Strong IT skills and familiarity with document management software.
• Ability to exercise commercial judgement, maintain a high level of confidentiality and diplomacy at all times.
• Ability to work under pressure, both autonomously and as a team member.
• Demonstrates a high level of initiative, problem‑solving and decision‑making, and, where required, tenacity.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know.

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