Knowledge Development Lawyer

Role Overview

• Researching, developing, producing and maintaining high‑quality, practical legal content.
• Play an active role in building and strengthening relationships with lawyers across the APAC region.
• Networking with practitioners, developing professional relationships with external contributors and advisers.
• Acting as a point of connection between the Lexology PRO team and the APAC legal market.
• Producing practical legal resources, including how‑to guides, checklists and summaries, to a high technical and editorial standard.
• Actively supporting the expansion of Lexology PRO’s resources in APAC.
• Acting as a key contact for external content suppliers and contributors.
• Working closely with the content development team to refine, edit and publish resources.
• Maintaining existing resources to ensure they remain accurate, current and commercially relevant.
• Researching and scoping new content areas and frameworks in response to market developments and user needs.
• Monitoring relevant legal, regulatory and market developments.
• Liaising closely with the wider Lexology content team and other internal departments.
• Providing additional legal research and support to the wider team as required.
• Contributing ideas for new content, tools or features aimed at improving efficiency in lawyers’ workflows.
• Working with sales and marketing colleagues to showcase new content and to feed customer insights back into content development.

Requirements

• A qualified lawyer (qualification jurisdiction flexible) with approximately 3-5 years’ PQE, gained in private practice and/or in‑house
• The right to work in Hong Kong, or eligibility to obtain a Hong Kong employment visa
• Demonstrable experience working in, or closely with, the APAC legal market, either in private practice or in‑house
• Strong, up-to-date knowledge of law and market practice in the APAC region, preferably in one or more of the following areas:
• Compliance, including data privacy, competition/antitrust, white collar crime; anti-bribery and regulatory risk; corporate; commercial; financial services; capital markets; artificial intelligence, and the legal needs of start-ups and high-growth businesses.
• Deep understanding of legal workflows and the practical needs of in‑house lawyers in particular, as well as private practice and the wider legal market
• Previous Knowledge/PSL experience is desirable but not essential
• Clear, concise and practical writing style
• Excellent written English
• Strong analytical and legal research skills, with the ability to identify and prioritise key information
• Familiarity with online legal research tools, including AI‑enabled tools, preferred
• Confident communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to engage credibly with senior lawyers
• Self‑motivated and well organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively
• A collaborative team player who is willing to prioritise team and organisational objectives
• Commitment to developing your own expertise and professional skills
• Keen attention to detail and high editorial standards

Benefits

• HoliBirthday (immediate)
• 25 days of annual leave + Public holidays (immediate – pro-rated to start date)
• Employee Assistance Programme (immediate)
• Private medical and dental care with BUA (post probation
• 3 months)
• Wellbeing allowance HK$3480 (post probation
• 3 months)