Knowledge Management Senior Associate in Sydney

Clayton Utz is seeking a Knowledge Lawyer to join its National KM team supporting the Corporate, M&A & Capital Markets practice on a full-time basis. This role offers a unique opportunity for a current or recent fee-earner to stay close to substantive legal work while stepping aside from fee-earning. The role is based in Sydney, however we are open to applications from professionals in Brisbane or Melbourne.

The role combines legal expertise with knowledge management to directly improve the quality and efficiency of Clayton Utz’s Corporate practice. You will be instrumental in ensuring our Corporate lawyers continue to have access to best-in-class precedents, know-how and research, and maintaining a strong knowledge-sharing culture in the Corporate practice.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Developing, curating and maintaining high-quality precedents, practice notes and know-how resources for the Corporate practice.
• Monitoring legal and regulatory developments relevant to corporate practice (including M&A, capital markets, private equity and general corporate advisory) and preparing concise updates for the Corporate practice.
• Partnering with Corporate partners and senior associates to continuously improve knowledge resources with the latest transactional and legal developments.
• Supporting complex transactions by providing expert responses to ad-hoc queries.
• Working with multiple cross-functional teams reimagining legal work and driving the adoption of AI-augmented tools and legal technology within the Corporate practice.
• Contributing to firm-wide knowledge and transformation initiatives, including training programs, legal technology pilots and thought leadership.
• Delivering practical training and guidance to lawyers on precedent systems, know-how databases and best-practice use of knowledge management tools, including formal presentations, workshops and one-on-one training sessions for practitioners at different levels of seniority.

About you

You are an admitted Australian lawyer with a minimum of 10 years of post-qualification experience in corporate practice with impeccable legal fundamentals, attention to detail, intellectual curiosity and a commitment to excellence. You have a genuine interest in knowledge management, legal innovation and improving how lawyers work. Experience in or exposure to a knowledge, professional support or practice development role is highly regarded but not essential.

Skills and experience

• Deep understanding of corporate transactional work, including the underlying documents, market practice and precedent needs.
• Excellent legal research and analytical skills, with the ability to distil complex legal concepts into clear, practical drafting.
• Genuine interest in legal technology, AI-augmented tools and their application to legal practice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an eye for detail and plain language.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Tact and an ability to deal constructively with competing interests and priorities across a large national practice group.
• Experience with precedent management, know-how systems or legal knowledge platforms is an advantage.

What we offer

• A unique role that combines substantive legal expertise with knowledge leadership.
• The opportunity to shape how a leading Australian law firm captures, shares and leverages its collective knowledge.
• Exposure to cutting-edge legal technology and AI tools.
• A supportive and collaborative national Knowledge team.
• Competitive remuneration and benefits, with flexible working arrangements. This is a full-time position. Part-time arrangements may be considered for the right candidate.

About our Corporate, M&A & Capital Markets team

Clayton Utz maintains a top-tier multi-disciplinary Corporate M&A practice. Acting for many of Australia’s top 100 companies and leading multinationals, we provide corporate clients with the tools needed to manage all the issues that arise in a successful company. Whether it’s capital raising, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions or commercial contract negotiation, we offer leading-edge expertise, second-to-none execution skills and commercial judgment born from years of experience in the Australian corporate environment.

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application?

For more information on Clayton Utz, please visit www.claytonutz.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

As Australia’s leading independent law firm, our culture has been built by innovative thinkers. They are the driving force behind our firm and if you choose to be part of the team your expectations will be challenged every step of the way.

As part of this innovative team you will be working across major national, government, and global clients. All the while collaborating with some of the sharpest legal minds in the industry.

Clayton Utz has also been a powerful force in Australian pro-bono practice, striving to deliver justice for those who need it and not just those who can afford it. In your time here you’ll be constantly surprised by the projects you get to work on and what you can accomplish.

We’re looking for individuals who will thrive under our spirit of independence. Built around independent thinkers we believe surrounding ourselves with dynamic, ambitious and collaborative individuals is key to creating an environment of success.

In return we’re committed to fostering a career path that’s unique to each individual. Imagine what you could achieve at a top law firm that actually values independent thinking. Are you up for the challenge? We are committed to an inclusive culture in which all of our people are recognised for their unique contributions and are encouraged and supported to achieve their full potential.