Advanced Delivery Team Lawyer

Description ADVANCED DELIVERY TEAM LAWYER – EDINBURGH About the Firm Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm, with over 3,400 employees operating out of 26 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. We have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our global reach ensures that we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines. The firm has significant multinational credentials in the financial services, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and advanced manufacturing and technology sectors. Services provided across these sectors include asset management and investment funds, corporate and M&A, commercial, competition, litigation and arbitration, banking, restructuring, insurance, regulatory, construction, projects, pensions, property, planning and environmental, procurement, outsourcing, employment, share plans and incentives, technology and tax advice. We champion change and promote progress to make business work better for people. Pinsent Masons has embedded a range of diversity and inclusion initiatives to create an environment in which its people can flourish. We operate an agile working scheme, which offers our employees flexibility in terms of where, and how, they work. We stand out for our innovative approach to service delivery. For example, the firm has developed a number of in-house legal technology and project management solutions, operates a hub of freelance lawyers, called Vario, and a global Diversity and Inclusion consultancy, Brook Graham. Put simply, we offer a range of professional disciplines to our clients, enabled by our people, process and technology. Awards Pinsent Masons has achieved more tier 1 rankings in The Legal 500 UK guide than any other firm, won the "Law Firm of the Year Award 2019 – Legal Business" for the second time and is recognised among the most innovative law firms in Europe by the Financial Times. Pinsent Masons was also named Law Firm of the Year 2018 by The Lawyer, and is ranked No 1 on the UK Stonewall Workplace Equality Index 2019 and named Stonewall’s Top Global Employers 2019. Brief We are looking to recruit a junior (newly qualified up to 2 years PQE) lawyer to support the Advanced Delivery Team (ADT) in Edinburgh to sell and deliver technology-led legal services to our financial services and infrastructure clients, including banks, insurers, funds, asset managers and construction and energy clients. This is an exciting new role which offers the successful candidate the opportunity to develop new skills in a cutting edge area of legal services whilst working across our UK offices in a multi-disciplinary team. Specifically the candidate will: apply their knowledge of the FS/Infra Sector to contribute to the creation, development and delivery of technology-led services for our clients in that sector. support bids, scoping, setup and management of technology-led services for FS/ Infra clients. as a member of the team, play an important part in delivering the overall objectives of the ADT. We have set out below the key aspects of the role. Technology To support the development of our technology-led business by: applying practical and technical legal knowledge of the FS/Infra Sector to contribute to the creation, development, piloting and implementation of technology-led solutions for FS/Infra clients. collaborate in identifying new opportunities for technology solutions and evaluating opportunities with the wider ADT and, where relevant, with client relationship teams and sector teams. participating in pitches, bids and presentations on technology-led services, for the F&P Group and FS and Infra Sectors. Transactions To operate as a member of the ADT in its delivery of technology-led instructions by: support in the preparation of bids / proposals for technology-led solutions, with appropriate support, for our bank clients (expanding to other clients in the FS and Infra Sectors). liaising with central technology team throughout transactions. understanding client requirements throughout transactions, from scoping to reporting. taking an appropriate role in the successful delivery of transactions. Client relationships To operate as a member of the ADT to expand the range and type clients to whom we offer technology-led services by: supporting the development of client relationships relating to technology-led services. This will involve supporting client relationship teams and sector teams as well as direct interaction with existing clients. developing resources and materials to support the growth of technology-led services for F&P and FS/Infra clients, including working with the BD team. Team Background Innovation is at the heart of Pinsent Masons' strategy and the Finance & Projects Group has invested significantly in the development of technology-led services for clients. These services deploy people, process and technology to deliver "new law" services to clients. The ADT works closely with the Technology Services to create, develop and deploy these solutions for clients. The ADT is a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers, paralegals, project managers and technologists who combine to deliver innovative solutions for clients. The ADT sits within our global Finance & Projects Group and aims to: design, implement and sell new solutions and services that are innovative in their use of people and technology, and which generate profitable revenue; be champions for change, promoting innovation and challenging the status quo, particularly through thought leadership and communication of its work and the achievements; and support colleagues to help them engage with clients to develop and deliver innovative solutions. Candidate Summary The successful candidate will: have gained experience in a large commercial practice. Previous experience working with finance or construction/infrastructure clients would be advantageous (but not essential);have previous experience of working wit