Knowledge Management Lawyer

Job Description

AirTrunk is seeking a Knowledge Management Lawyer to join their team in North Sydney. The Knowledge Management Lawyer will play a crucial role in enhancing the legal knowledge function, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and compliance across legal and business teams.

The candidate will report to the Senior Director, Legal - Operations and will be responsible for developing precedents, maintaining legal resources, and supporting learning and development initiatives within the legal function. The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders in legal, risk, compliance, and operations to ensure that the legal team has the tools, resources and knowledge needed.

AirTrunk culture is one of collaboration and challenge, where employees are encouraged to grow and make a significant impact.

Role involves:

• Developing a library of legal precedents, templates, playbooks, negotiation guides, automated documents, practice notes, checklists, toolkits and resources.
• Overseeing the legal knowledge management system, ensuring all materials are accessible, up-to-date, and well organised.
• Facilitate and lead internal training sessions for the legal team and other relevant business units.
• Drafting, reviewing, and updating internal policies and procedures to reflect current regulatory compliance standards.

Requirements:

• Law degree from an accredited law school and passed the bar/hold a license to practice law and at least 8 years PQE.
• Strong background in legal knowledge management, with experience in managing and evolving a knowledge management function.
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining legal precedents and templates.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks relevant to the business and ability to monitor and interpret legal changes.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage a large volume of resources.
• Effective communicator, capable of delivering training and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the business.
• The ability to digest, analyse and succinctly communicate complex issues with clarity to both internal and external clients.
• Interest in or experience of legal technology, including document automation, AI based tools and document execution tools
• To be self-initiating and take a pro-active approach towards projects; seek direction and advice as needed but also prepared to take ownership and progress tasks independently.
• The ability to communicate effectively and clearly in a multi-cultural environment.