Researcher

We are recruiting for a Researcher in our Research Team, based at one of the following offices (Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow or Belfast) with flexible working.

Our Researchers work closely with colleagues across all parts of our business, helping to turn data and information into insight to support our clients. The Research Team, with the firm’s Knowledge Lawyers, deliver both legal and business research to support client activity, business development and sector and strategic research.

This is a permanent full-time role attached to a TLT Office in the Research Team, which sits within the Managed Legal Services group.

Your Role:

As a Researcher, your day-to-day remit includes:

• Undertaking a full range of business research to help our lawyers and colleagues across the business better understand our clients and the sectors and markets they operate in. Working with Researcher colleagues this may include producing company profiles, sector and market research, and competitive intelligence research.
• Liaising with and supporting our Marketing & Business Development colleagues in their research and information needs.
• Providing research support to the Research Manager (Business Intelligence) to assist with business development activities and firm strategic projects as required. You will help develop regular business research insights and analysis to support decision making and commercial opportunities.
• Providing research support to the Research Manager (Legal) to assist with current awareness and horizon scanning when required.
• Using technology to regularly monitor economic, business and industry news to identify developments and trends that impact the legal market, our clients, sectors, and markets of interest.
• Empowering end users across TLT to engage with and maximise usage of our business and company research resources effectively through trialling, promotion and training.
• Supporting and advising on knowledge sharing behaviours amongst the wider firm.

Your Skills and Experience

• A degree or equivalent professional experience in Business, Research, or Information / Knowledge Management (or relevant discipline); 
• Understands B2B / secondary / desktop research and has relevant experience of knowledge, information and research in a professional services environment. Knowledge of and experience applying business and competitive intelligence analysis frameworks is desirable.
• Highly experienced and confident in undertaking online research using a wide variety of business databases and news sources. 
• Ability to develop a good understanding of the work of TLT’s sectors and groups to appreciate internal clients' information needs, to identify relevant knowledge and effectively draft/edit summaries and disseminate such content.
• Ability to build a credible reputation as a trusted adviser on business research matters, both within the immediate team and amongst internal clients.
• Ability to manage demanding workloads with strict deadlines.
• Exceptional time management, planning and organisational skills, a methodical approach and attention to detail.
• Strong inter-personal communication skills with the ability to effectively scope research requests from clients, negotiate deadlines, and present research results at all levels of the organisation.
• Excellent written and technical skills to deliver results in relevant formats including data-driven analysis, written reports and presentations.  Experience contributing to professional reports and/or written content is desirable.
• Analytical ability, in particular an ability to summarise and analyse large amounts of information and draw out key insights.  Experience with infographics, data analytics or visualisations is desirable.
• Ability to work flexibly as a collaborative and supportive team member and able to work independently using own initiative when required, maintaining a positive, solutions-focused attitude.

About TLT 

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023. This marks the third year in a row the firm has taken away this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022.

Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.

Our Benefits

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance. 

At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We’re happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role. 

TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on Recruitment.Operations@TLT.com