To manage and execute legal content projects, training, and knowledge
initiatives for the Group within the context of the Firm's knowledge
strategy. The role-holder will make first-class tax knowledge easily
available to lawyers, economists, and tax practitioners (collectively
called "lawyers"), increasing the quality, consistency,
and/or cost-effectiveness of Baker McKenzie's advice to its clients.
Main responsibilities
Knowledge and Expertise:
Client-facing knowledge: Provide legal input into client-facing
and demand-generating initiatives, including client training and
legal content for proposals and other business development
resources. Identify Tax hot topics and write, commission, and
deliver content such as alerts, thought leadership reports, and
talking points
Current awareness and commercial/industry know-how: Swift
identification, curation, and explanation of key changes in tax
legislation and case law of significance to our client base. Apply
an understanding of key clients' industries and businesses to all
activities. Work with other Practice Groups ("PG") and
Industry Groups ("IG") to provide the most holistic legal,
commercial, and industry know-how possible. Leverage industry
periodicals and media to enhance industry knowledge. Involve
yourself with industry bodies, including by coordinating attendance
at meetings and calls and by joining working groups and subcommittees
Client-facing sessions: Guidance on agenda formation for
client-facing sessions and conferences, as well as providing
baseline presentations for speakers.
Lawyer requests: Respond to ad hoc inquiries from lawyers. Develop
a reputation as a go-to expert on firm and Group resources
Precedents. Review, draft, develop, and automate the Group's
precedents including for EU-wide tax filings, advice or
presentations, and other legal content
Know-how development: Collect and input the Group's know-how into
the firm's global repository of knowledge and populate global,
multi-jurisdictional databases and resources. Identify gaps in
know-how and work to fill them, ensuring content development is progressive
Training: Identify the Group's training needs and meet them by
delivering, participating in, and promoting training. Leverage firm
resources and processes to produce training materials and courses
efficiently and of the highest possible quality
Policy initiatives and capacity-building: Participate in and
respond to policy consultations and regulatory developments
Service Orientation:
Relationships: Promote and identify ways to strengthen the Group's
knowledge culture. Build lasting relationships throughout the firm
through collaboration, mutual respect, and a reputation for
competence. Advocate and be a positive spokesperson for Knowledge.
Nurture relationships with trainees and junior lawyers. Support
diversity and inclusion, CSR, and pro bono activities
Work Management:
Operations and innovation: Proactively seek ways to improve your
own and your team's service and efficiency and contribute to best
practices. Actively participate in Knowledge projects
Systems: Support and drive the adoption of Knowledge systems. Take
ownership of delivery. Schedule one-on-one meetings and
presentations to promote Knowledge systems
Strategy, alignment, and integration: Understand and promote the
Group's business and Knowledge plans. Structure time and priorities
per the Group's business and Knowledge plans and provide input into them
Travel requirements: Some travel may be required.
About the team
Function
The Knowledge function is a Firm-wide team of nearly 300
professionals, including Knowledge Lawyers, Information & Research
professionals, and various other functional specialists. The Knowledge
function helps the Firm deliver better legal solutions by producing
and providing easy access to high-quality, relevant legal information
for lawyers and clients. The focus is on the following areas:
Content - creating, collecting, and providing access to
market-leading precedents, sample documents, practice notes,
training materials, and other know-how for our lawyers and clients,
reviewing and updating regularly, to ensure that the content is
current and market-leading.
Systems - working with the Technology function to design, develop,
and build user-friendly and flexible platforms to store know-how and
deliver it intuitively to lawyers and clients, adopting common
systems across all offices and practice/industry groups.
Culture - striving to establish Knowledge as a core part of every
lawyer's role, engaging actively with all lawyers in the firm and
encouraging them to share their knowhow and expertise with
colleagues as openly as possible; embracing a "one team"
culture within the Firm's Knowledge community ensuring that all team
members create and develop high-quality local content while being
aligned with our global strategy and approach.
You will report to: Lead Knowledge Lawyer for the Tax
Group (noting key relationships below)
Your direct reports, if any: N/A
Key relationships:
Your clients are the partners, lawyers, economists, tax practitioners
in the Group, and practice group lawyers with expertise relevant to
the Group. You will receive day-to-day project assignments and overall
direction from the Group's Lead Knowledge Lawyer, Senior Knowledge
Lawyer(s), and the Group's chair and steering committee.
You must liaise closely with other members of the Business
Professional team, especially within the Knowledge function to ensure
that Knowledge projects and initiatives are carried out consistently
with the firm's overall business objectives and its Knowledge strategy.
About the candidate
Technical skills, qualifications and experience:
Law degree
Current license to practice law (or eligibility for one)
Substantial experience as a practicing lawyer with a high level of
tax technical ability in key areas of corporate tax, international
tax, and transfer pricing
Excellent English language skills (verbal and written) and the
confidence to communicate in a multi-cultural, multi-level environment
Experience working directly with senior counterparts on strategy
and execution
Excellent time management and organizing skills; ability to
prioritize and manage time to meet deadlines
Strong word processing and spreadsheet skills
Experience in, or willingness to learn legal technology, including
AI/GenAI, document automation, and other legal tech
Personal qualities
These personal qualities represent the shared characteristics of high
performers across Baker McKenzie, regardless of job level and location.
Know-how
Demonstrates the ability to identify the real issue, and to
anticipate requirements and potential consequences; distills a range
of possibilities by thinking in a considered, prudent manner
Has the capacity to take on new ideas and develop knowledge and
think holistically about business and address media, analyst,
employee, and client audiences
Able to move through various tasks requiring different approaches,
knowledge, and expertise, with the agility of mind and capacity for
analysis and synthesis
Dedication
Driven by a strong personal sense of integrity and upholds
exemplary quality standards
Prepares thoroughly, takes responsibility, uses initiative, and is
self-reliant to ensure work progresses to the fullest extent possible
Hardworking and diligent with a keen understanding of client demands
Demonstrates composure when dealing with difficult situations
Personal Impact
Uses complex, coordinated influencing/negotiation strategies,
adapted to people, organizations, and/or the situation, e.g. networks
Leverages direct reports to facilitate increased collaboration
across the organization
Builds partnerships based on a common agreement that acknowledges
individual differences but creates a new commonality beyond root
belief large-scale
Creates a positive impression at all times; develops relationships
through collaboration and reciprocity
Negotiates to achieve mutually satisfactory outcomes; shows good
judgment on when to stand strong and when to compromise
Invests in, nurtures, and builds a network of productive relationships
Humanity
Respectful to others, regardless of their position, and earns the
respect of others by being transparent
Has care and concern for others and a genuine interest in others
as people
Treats delicate or confidential issues with discretion
Why Join Us?
Baker McKenzie is a truly global law firm. Founded in 1949, we advise
many of the world's most dynamic and successful business organisations
through our 13,200 people in 74 offices in 45 countries. Yet big does
not mean impersonal. We work hard to ensure that everyone knows their
role and has the support they need to perform it to the highest
standard. Our culture encourages this - how we work, think and behave
in a collaborative and fulfilling way.
In London you will be part of a 1,000 person office, which is also
our largest office globally. Originally opened in 1961, Baker McKenzie
London is well established in the UK as a leading international law
firm and is regularly involved in some of the country's most
high-profile legal matters. We can offer you the work, pride and
experience of being part of a leading law firm but in a local office
environment that is hardworking, friendly and supportive.
The strength of the firm and our culture is evidenced by a number of
recent awards, including:
Ranked in Law.com's 2024 UK A-List of best firms to work at
Included in The Times 2024 list of Best Law Firms
Ranked in the Financial Times Most Innovative Law Firms in Europe
2024 list
Listed in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2024-2025
Winner: Pro Bono Initiative of the Year - The Lawyer Awards 2024
Winner: Finance Team of the Year - Legal Business Awards 2024
Ranked as one of the top 5 largest US law firms in London in The
Lawyer's 2024 US 50.
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To Apply
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process for this role. We will then be in touch with you once we have
reviewed your application.
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adjustments you may require during the process please contact in
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Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity
As the first truly global law firm, diversity and inclusion are
foundational to our culture and strategic vision. We are a Firm of
individuals from across the globe with different backgrounds, ideas,
and points of view who collegially work together to solve complex
problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple
perspectives come from many sources, including the diverse ethnicity,
culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity and expression, disability, parental status, education,
social background and life experience of our people.
Our global strategy is focused on our people, our culture, our
clients and the communities where we operate. In 2019 we enacted
ambitious new targets related to gender, racial and ethnic diversity
at the Firm. These targets are viewed as a floor, not a ceiling, to
advancing underrepresented groups, and they are backed by a variety of
strategic initiatives aimed at achieving our goals. Our strategic
vision is supported in London by six active employee led networks
which champion diversity, lead on a number of internal campaigns and
deliver a range of activity to celebrate differences in identity,
inclusion, and key dates throughout the year including: LGBT+ History
Month, International Women's Day, International Trans Day of
Visibility, Mental Health Awareness Week, Pride, Black History Month,
Social Mobility Week, International Day of Disabled Persons and many more!
Baker McKenzie London has been accredited by Disability Confident,
joining over 18,000 organisations that have signed up to help change
behaviours and cultures in businesses, networks and communities and
reap the benefits of inclusive recruitment practices.
