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    Practice Development Executive - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Pinsent Masons

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    Job Title: Practice Development Executive

    Location:Any Regional UK office (excluding London)
    Departments: Energy Sector; Projects; Consenting

    Reports to: EnergyPractice Development Lawyers (PDLs)

    Purpose and Highlights
    • To principally support to our Energy PDLs on knowledge and practice developments in addition to providing support to the Projects and Consenting teams, the Energy Sector and client relationship teams to enhance efficiency and consistency across the firm-wide network.
    • The role will include maintaining internal and client-based knowledge management systems, managing and coordinating sector, team and client training programmes, monitoring and providing updates on procedure and legislative changes within the energy industry and undertaking various research tasks including drafting and assisting with client updates and bulletins.
    • Some of our recent Practice Development Executives have used the hands-on experience gained in their role to excel in their role as Trainee Solicitors.
    Main Duties and Responsibilities
    Knowledge Management
    • Liaising and collaborating with fee earners across global offices to collect and share knowhow, training and best practice.
    • Collating and uploading knowhow, training materials, precedents, templates and agreements into a knowledge management system.
    • Horizon scanning, monitoring and reporting on regulatory, legal, policy and industry developments and legislation (including public and private bills) that support the delivery of team, sector and client initiatives; summarising such developments within the energy industry in an accurate and timely manner.
    • Undertaking various research tasks including drafting and assisting with research papers.
    • Developing and maintaining the Energy Sector intranet site, databases and platforms.
    • Assisting in creating and maintaining knowhow and report templates.
    • Assisting fee earners in locating internal and external knowhow.
    Training
    • Supporting the development and delivery of internal training programmes (online and in person events) including liaising with speakers, compiling necessary materials and obtaining feedback.
    • Supporting the development and delivery of bespoke client training programmes including liaising with speakers, compiling necessary materials and obtaining feedback.
    • Assisting with the preparation of internal and external training materials.
    • Maintaining our online training portal to ensure all training films and materials are uploaded and categorised appropriately.
    Client & Sector Initiatives
    • Assisting with the preparation and delivery of regular legal and industry updates and publications (including circulation via multiple client-facing hubs and portals), with responsibility for collating team submissions for monthly sector and client newsletters, formatting the newsletters as appropriate and circulating within a specified deadline.
    • Attending, supporting at and participating in Energy Market meetings (for example taking notes, following up on relevant actions, conducting research, monitoring relevant conferences and events).
    • Supporting business development and thought leadership campaigns connected to the team, the Energy Sector and clients.
    • Supporting the preparation of regular Out-Law articles, practice team, Energy Sector and client briefings.
    • Supporting the Energy PDLs on the development and maintenance of client initiatives and value add services and assisting Energy Sector and client relationship teams.
    Personal Specification
    Qualifications and Relevant Experience
    • Preferably educated to degree level or equivalent.
    • Previous experience in paralegal, legal, research or professional service environment preferred.
    • Previous experience of SharePoint, document management systems, intranets, extranets and data site management advantageous.
    Key Skills
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
    • Excellent organisational skills with acute attention to detail.
    • Proactive approach and able to drive forward a programme of activities.
    • Ability to achieve deadlines with a practical approach to workload and priorities.
    • Ability and an interest in creating managing and editing intranet/hub sites, databases and document management systems, or to be trained to do so.
    • An interest in learning about new software and a willingness to keep on top of new developments as they arise (with a view to improving processes).
    • Strong research skills.
    • IT literate with a good knowledge and high degree of competency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
    Personal Qualities / Behaviours Skills
    • Professional appearance and manner.
    • Good communication skills.
    • Flexible and able to use own initiative, requiring limited guidance.
    • A motivated self-starter who is a good team player.
    • Must be flexible, adaptable and have a professional attitude to work.
    Please note we only accept applications made via our recruitment portal.Should you require further details, please contact our in-house Lateral Recruitment Advisor Steffy Lam who can discuss the role and requirements.

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    At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract, retain and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/ long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

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