Senior Knowledge Lawyer - US

Kennedys is seeking a Senior Knowledge Lawyer to join our global Practice Innovation and Knowledge Solutions team. This role offers the opportunity to shape how legal knowledge, training and innovation are delivered across our US practices, working closely with partners and senior stakeholders to drive quality, consistency and client value. You will act as a trusted adviser to legal teams, supporting the development of high-quality knowledge resources, delivering impactful training, and contributing to the firm's broader innovation agenda. The Practice Innovation and Knowledge Solutions team brings together Knowledge Management and Information Services professionals, and legal innovation specialists to deliver high-quality, market-leading knowledge and innovation solutions across the firm. The team works closely with practice groups, Business Development, IT and Risk & Compliance to support the firm's strategic priorities.

Role can be based out of Miami, New York, or New Jersey offices. The position is hybrid. Salary range: $150,000-$200,000, depending on experience. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of model and template documents, checklists, prompt libraries and core knowledge resources
• Design and deliver high-impact legal training programmes for attorneys and clients
• Work closely with partners and client teams to develop tailored legal training and content solutions
• Lead and coordinate knowledge initiatives aligned with practice group priorities and firm strategy
• Act as a trusted adviser to legal teams, translating business needs into practical, scalable knowledge solutions
• Drive adoption of legal technology, including AI tools, to enhance legal delivery and efficiency
• Collaborate with Business Development, IT and Risk & Compliance on strategic, firmwide initiatives

Experience and Skills

• A qualified attorney with significant post-qualification experience (typically 7–10+ years), gained in private practice
• Experience as a Knowledge Lawyer or equivalent role, or a strong interest in transitioning into a knowledge and innovation role
• Expertise in insurance law and litigation is preferred, but not required
• Strong understanding of how knowledge, training and innovation support high-performing legal teams and clients

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 48 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles.  A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.  We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority.  We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work.  Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.