Professional Support Lawyer - Funds Team

About the role

Greenberg Traurig LLP's London office is hiring a Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) to support its Funds team in a general corporate advisory capacity. The Funds team covers equity and credit funds, joint ventures, M&A, GP-led secondaries and GP stakes and platform investments. The role helps implement the team's knowledge strategy, keeps the team and clients up to date on legal and business developments, and supports the practice through legal technology and innovation.

Key responsibilities

• Help fee-earners incorporate legal, market and innovation developments into their practice
• Work with shareholders and the team to maintain precedents and build reusable automation patterns, templates and documentation with the innovation team
• Maintain electronic collections of practice knowledge, using AI and technology to improve data quality
• Map end-to-end workflows with senior team leaders and identify inefficiencies and innovation opportunities
• Support client-facing knowledge initiatives such as thought leadership, seminars and workshops, and prepare know-how materials for business development
• Write or coordinate articles for publication and keep the team informed on law, caselaw, regulations and market practice
• Identify training needs and help develop and deliver training on practice updates and know-how briefings
• Take part in regular team meetings

Required profile

• Admitted to practice as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales
• Undergraduate degree with a minimum of a 2:1 or equivalent
• Experience at a top-tier law firm as a qualified lawyer, with exposure to private equity and corporate transactions
• Experience drafting and negotiating equity, JV and transaction documentation
• Demonstrated interest in legal technology, knowledge management and training
• PSL experience is desirable but not essential

Required skills

• Horizon scanning and market intelligence, able to turn trends into practice strategy and workflows
• Ability to turn unstructured data into structured technical and operational solutions
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and systems-thinking abilities
• Excellent drafting, communication, research and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and proactively with senior stakeholders