Head of Tax Knowledge

Are you an outstanding tax lawyer looking for a change of direction? Do you want a better work life balance and yet remain at the cutting edge of legal developments?

FromCounsel, a leading online legal intelligence service for law firms and in-house lawyers, is looking for a top quality senior Tax lawyer to join its Knowledge Team as Head of Tax Knowledge.

Since its launch in 2017, FromCounsel has developed a reputation for offering an unmatched knowledge service to corporate lawyers. Our aim is to make our legal content more comprehensive, more insightful and more accessible than anyone else in the market. With over 85% of the top 100 corporate law firms as just some of our clients in corporate law, FromCounsel is expanding into other areas of law and has recently launched its Employment service, bringing FC’s unique approach to the employment law market. We will shortly be announcing a partnership with a leading Tax Chambers and work is already underway on scoping our new Tax service.

The opportunity

This is an unrivalled opportunity to join a dynamic and rapidly expanding digital business in a key senior role. We are in an exciting phase of our ongoing development and you will play an integral part in the development, launch and growth of FC Tax, with support from expert barristers from leading chambers, our talented team of experienced in-house knowledge lawyers and our excellent legal editorial team.

Job description

You will be responsible for managing the Tax team and the Tax Knowledge service, and writing, reviewing, editing and maintaining first class informative content. The role is varied with significant scope and autonomy to input into the development of the service and its interaction with other content streams and existing and new product lines.

Key responsibilities

• Leading on the development of FC Tax
• Managing the scoping, writing, reviewing and editing of top quality content and its maintenance, consistently applying FromCounsel’s unique approach and style
• Coordinating on close collaboration with barristers and external experts and specialists
• Supporting customer engagement, assessing customer needs and market requirements
• Managing and supporting team members, recruitment and dealing with training and development needs
• Liaising with other Team Heads on the development of cross-over content and the review and testing of tax content in new products.
• Working with senior management on project plans and timescales, targets, schedules and reports.
• Liaising with our Development Team on technical solutions and enhancements to our site for the service.

 

Key requirements

Together with strong technical tax law knowledge, candidates must have at least 6 years’ PQE and broad experience of tax law in the UK (whether at the Bar or within a law firm).

A demonstrable aptitude for writing high quality legal copy in an engaging and accessible way, and a genuine interest in communicating legal developments to others, is essential. Candidates should be focused, efficient and confident in working on their own initiative to deadlines. At the same time, they should enjoy working as part of a team, collaborating with knowledge lawyers and barristers to ensure content meets FromCounsel’s premium standards.

We are looking for:

• Exceptional writing skills and attention to detail
• Excellent managerial, organisational and inter-personal skills
• A keen interest in contributing to an innovative product and delivering an exceptional, market-leading service
• Flexibility to work in a dynamic and fast-moving environment and to react quickly to developments

Applications

This role is based at our central London office with full flexibility for remote working. Both full and part-time applicants will be considered. Salary is dependent on experience.

If you are interested in finding out more about, or in applying for, this opportunity, please send your CV, together with a covering letter, to jobs@fromcounsel.com.

FromCounsel Ltd is committed to protecting your privacy, we will process and hold your CV for 6 months.

FromCounsel is an equal opportunities employer and a member of the Disability Confident scheme. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without any restrictions.