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. The Research Team also help manage TLT’s extensive programme of current awareness and horizon scanning, as well as a wide variety of digital resources.
This is a permanent full-time role attached to a TLT Office in the Research Team, which sits within the Managed Legal Services group. We are open to Bristol and Manchester locations.
Your Role
Working as part of the Research Team, reporting to the Head of Research:
- As an experienced and expert business intelligence researcher, you will lead on the delivery of complex research including scoping, assigning, agreeing deliverables and managing stakeholder expectations.
- You will undertake 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 sector and market research, company profiles, and competitive intelligence research.
- You will liaise with and support our Marketing & Business Development colleagues and Knowledge Lawyers in their research and information needs.
- You will provide research support to the Head of Research 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.
- You will provide research support to the Research Manager (Legal) to assist with current awareness and horizon scanning when required.
- As a Senior Researcher you will value research quality and review and quality check Researcher outputs effectively and provide thoughtful and actionable feedback.
- You are competent to step up and lead in the absence of a Research Manager.
- You proactively seek opportunities for service, process and template improvements within the team.
- You are a confident communicator at all levels and are able to lead key stakeholder meetings and presentations.
- You are a confident trainer in both research skills and research tools, to empower our end-users and ensure effective return on investment in firm resources.
- You mentor and train Researchers and foster a collaborative working environment.
- You role model TLT values and research best practices within the team.
- Be a champion for Research, our projects and products and maintain and update knowledge resources.
- Any other task as directed by Research Management team and/or MLS Management.
Professional Skills & Experience
- A degree or equivalent professional experience in Business, Research, Information/Knowledge Management, Librarianship, or a relevant discipline.
- Highly experienced in business research in a professional services environment.
- Experienced in running successful research projects end to end.
- 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. A can-do mentality and practical approach to problem solving.
- Strong time management, planning, and organisational skills with attention to detail.
- Committed to high-quality customer service with excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Enthusiastic about new technologies and ways of working, has a wide range of experience in using research databases and tools.
- Produces high quality written outputs, identifying salient points, summarising and drafting effectively.
- Excellent written and technical skills to deliver results in relevant formats including data driven, written reports, slide-deck presentations, visualisations. Experience with contributing to professional reports / written material desirable
- Ability to work flexibly both as a collaborative team member and independently, maintaining a positive, solutions-focused attitude.
- Ability to build a credible reputation as a trusted adviser on business research matters, both within the immediate team and amongst internal clients.
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
