Senior Knowledge and Information Specialist
We are seeking a Senior Knowledge and Information Specialist to join our team in a newly created role, offering an exciting opportunity to shape and enhance our knowledge and information services. The role involves delivering high‑quality knowledge, information, and insight across the firm, identifying and addressing service gaps, and developing innovative solutions to support our future Knowledge Management ambitions.
Key Responsibilities
* Establish and manage systems to deliver current awareness updates across the firm, including legal, topic, and client-related information, and support effective sharing of knowledge.
* Manage legal information resources and budgets, ensuring tools are cost‑effective and used effectively.
* Design and deliver research skills training, particularly for junior lawyers, including general research skills, tool‑specific training and onboarding support.
* Promote accurate legal research and critical thinking, particularly in the context of generative AI.
* Contribute to delivery of the wider Knowledge Management strategy and process improvement initiatives, including activities that strengthen knowledge‑sharing and embed effective KM practices across the firm.
* Work with colleagues in Business Development to deliver targeted research that improves understanding of our clients and, where relevant, the wider communities and sectors they serve.
Requirements
Essential
* Experience of managing research and information resources and budgets.
* Practical experience of managing processes for current awareness, horizon scanning and information dissemination.
* Strong research skills and curiosity about emerging AI‑enabled research technologies.
* Experience of knowledge management within a law firm or professional services environment, or of knowledge mobilisation within a research‑driven environment.
* Experience delivering legal or business research support.
* Experience designing and delivering training to a professional audience.
* Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, prioritising workload and delivering consistent, high‑quality outputs.
Desirable
* Experience of implementing document automation projects.
* Understanding data‑driven approaches to knowledge management.
* Experience of building agentic workflows or other processes using AI and other technologies.
Personal Attributes
* Clear and confident communicator, able to explain complex information and knowledge concepts to colleagues at all levels.
* Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across teams.
* Works collaboratively, with a proactive and solutions‑oriented approach and a desire to help others adopt effective knowledge‑sharing practices.
* Strong attention to detail, combined with the ability to see the wider strategic context and understand how effective knowledge management supports client service and the firm's broader goals around social impact.
* Ability to influence and encourage adoption of new tools, processes and ways of working.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Individual differences are embraced at Stone King, and we strive to create an environment in which people feel supported and able to be themselves. We are committed to promoting an inclusive working environment that supports the growth and development for all. We are proud to be signatories of the Mindful Business Charter, the Race Fairness Commitment, and the Age Friendly Employer Pledge, and we are a Disability Confident Employer.
Stone King LLP is an equal opportunities employer.
Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Profit Share Scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Private Medical Insurance
* Life assurance (4 x salary)
* Pension scheme
* 28 days holiday (in addition to statutory UK holidays)
* Additional day allocated for CSR activities per annum
Closing date: 16th June 2026
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