Professional Support Lawyer - Corporate
28 days ago
Farnborough
Professional Support Lawyer – Corporate \n\n • Annual Salary: £75k - £85k with a bespoke Bonus Scheme\n, • Location: Blackwater Valley, on the Surrey & Hampshire Borders!\n, • Job Type: Full-time (Also open to part-time applicants and/or compressed hour applicants for this role)\n\n Join our award-winning Corporate Team at a Legal 500 ranked firm known for our ambitious approach and commitment to growth. We are seeking a Professional Support Lawyer to play a strategic role in shaping how legal knowledge is developed and delivered within our Corporate team. \n Day-to-day of the role: \n\n • Knowledge Management & Technical Excellence:\n \n, • Develop and maintain high-quality precedents, templates, and guidance aligned with market practice.\n, • Manage and enhance the firm’s corporate know-how resources.\n, • Provide practical legal support and research across corporate matters.\n, • Act as a trusted technical sounding board for complex issues.\n, • Monitor and communicate key legal and regulatory developments.\n \n, • Training & Development:\n \n, • Identify training needs across the Corporate team.\n, • Design and deliver engaging training programmes, particularly in M&A and corporate best practice.\n, • Support trainee development, induction, and ongoing learning initiatives.\n, • Contribute to the Corporate Learning & Development strategy.\n \n, • Business Development & Client Engagement:\n \n, • Support client initiatives including briefings, campaigns, and training sessions.\n, • Contribute technical input to proposals and pitches.\n, • Assist in developing thought leadership and client-facing content.\n \n, • Innovation & Change:\n \n, • Support the delivery of the Corporate innovation strategy.\n, • Identify opportunities for legal tech adoption and process improvement.\n, • Champion knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.\n, • Promote technology-driven efficiencies across the team.\n \n, • Collaboration & Strategy:\n \n, • Work closely with Corporate partners and lawyers, as well as the wider knowledge function.\n, • Support practice group strategy and key initiatives.\n, • Collaborate with specialist teams (tax, employment, banking) to ensure integrated advice.\n \n\n Required Skills & Qualifications: \n\n • 6+ years PQE as a Corporate lawyer or established Professional Support Lawyer (PSL).\n, • Strong experience in mid-market M&A and the full deal lifecycle.\n, • Excellent drafting and research skills, with the ability to produce clear, practical guidance.\n, • Confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills.\n, • Experience supporting training or developing junior lawyers.\n, • Organised, detail-oriented, and commercially aware.\n, • Collaborative, proactive, and interested in innovation and legal tech.\n\n Benefits: \n\n • Competitive salary and bespoke PSL Bonus Scheme.\n, • Free car parking.\n, • Comprehensive benefits package including a pension, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, 25 days holiday plus an additional day for Christmas closure, and Perkbox benefits.\n, • Hybrid working with defined core hours, offering flexibility to adjust start and end times as needed.\n, • The opportunity to learn and grow within a supportive and dynamic team.\n\n How to Apply: \n Reach out to Mark Watts, at Reed Legal – your Local Legal Recruitment Expert, for an informal chat or send you CV over directly!