Job Description

What we will offer

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We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

Team Structure

The Information Officer is part of the wider Legal Information Services team. The team also works closely with Knowledge Development Lawyers to support critical business and legal initiatives throughout the firm. The team is collaborative and supportive, valuing knowledge sharing, innovation, and strong working relationships - all aimed at delivering the best outcomes for our clients and the firm.

This role is embedded in the Finance practice group and the Employment, Pensions, Private Wealth, Immigration, Contentious Trusts and Pensions, and Corporate Tax practice group (EPPICC).

Main Responsibilities

• Provide in-depth commercial and legal research to the practice groups and beyond, varying in topic and complexity.
• Collaborate effectively with the Legal Information Services team to deliver high-quality research and information services, sharing knowledge.
• Develop strong working relations within the practice groups, seeking feedback on services and resources and acting upon it.
• Identify training opportunities for fee-earners and new joiners and contribute to the development and delivery of relevant training sessions.
• Liaise with Knowledge Development Lawyers and assist with key knowledge initiatives and projects across the firm.
• Assess information products and services against fee-earners’ needs - advising on purchases and renewal negotiations of subscriptions.
• Raise awareness of the Legal Information Services team and its services, driving initiatives that promote the team’s value and contributions.
• Support the ongoing development of the LIS team’s services and resources, always seeking ways to improve and innovate.

Attributes/Skills Required

• Expertly navigate Lexis+, Westlaw, Practical Law, and online research databases to deliver precise and relevant information.
• Transform complex research into practical, business-focused insights that drive decision-making.
• Engage and collaborate confidently with colleagues across teams, building strong professional relationships.
• Create and lead impactful training sessions that boost the research skills of fee-earners.
• Manage competing priorities with agility, ensuring deadlines are met and projects run smoothly.
• Advise proactively on information products and subscriptions, adding value through commercial awareness.
• Anticipate and respond to the research needs of clients and the Legal Information Services team, demonstrating empathy and initiative.
• Monitor legal developments and maintain current awareness, keeping the team informed and responsive.
• Embody our values—go far, go together; experts in more than law; can-do personalities; always ready.

About the Firm

Stephenson Harwood is an international law firm, and we're committed to creating 'positive partnerships' with our clients. We represent listed and private companies, institutions and individuals, building lasting relationships to help them succeed in a complex and ever-changing world.

Our focus is on five core sectors: Energy Transition, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Private Capital and Funds, Technology, and Transportation and Trade.

With more than 1,500 people, including 220+ partners, across ten offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we combine deep legal capabilities and broad commercial expertise. We have also forged close ties with high quality law firms around the world, blending local knowledge with global savvy for clients in over 100 countries.

We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.

• 220+ PARTNERS
• 10 OFFICES
• 45+ LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY OUR PEOPLE

Offices in Al Khobar, Athens, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Paris, Riyadh, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore and associated office in Guangzhou.

Our brand strengths:

GO FAR, GO TOGETHER

EXPERTS IN MORE THAN LAW

CAN DO PERSONALITIES

ALWAYS READY