Ranked a Best Employer in Canada for 23 years, Bennett Jones is one of Canada’s premier business law firms and home to 500 lawyers and business advisors. With deep experience in complex transactions and litigation matters, and offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and New York, the firm is well equipped to advise businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world. Serving clients since 1922, we are proud to be the firm that businesses trust with their most complex legal matters.
 
We are currently recruiting for the following role in our Toronto office:

Knowledge Management Coordinator

Essential Functions:

  • Responsible for publishing new precedents and KM resources, working closely with the Knowledge Management Lawyers to ensure content is published in an accurate and timely manner
  • Contribute to the development, and lead the execution of, a KM governance model and supporting plans to ensure consistency and clarity across all KM content
  • Assist with the upkeep of various Corporate How Do I? pages and other Knowledge pages on BenNet
  • Takes an active role in the team to maintain expertise in key KM tools and resources
  • Be the KM expert for key systems and contribute to the ongoing design, development and testing of our platforms ensuring that they are meeting the needs of contributors
  • Conduct first-level technology troubleshooting for our knowledge-based systems and tools and act as liaison between KM and IT
  • Identify opportunities for new technologies, support processes and protocols for our knowledge-based systems and tools
  • Conduct regular analysis, benchmarking and research for our Knowledge Bank and Insight Search to identify gaps and opportunities
  • Responsible for updating and coordinating the training materials and protocols for the Knowledge Bank and Insight Search system
  • Provides administrative support to KM lawyers including but not limited to: expense management, filing, travel and meeting bookings, taking minutes and managing departmental documentation

Qualifications:

  • A strong background in a corporate legal practice, preferably at a large law firm and includes knowledge of the closing process in corporate transactions
  • Strong technical aptitude and a natural problem-solver for on-the-spot troubleshooting
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail and superior organization skills
  • Actively enjoys using and exploring new and innovative technologies to find efficiencies and improve the value in our workflows
  • Knowledge of formatting and schemes in Word is a must to ensure model documents are formatted to firm standard
  • Knowledge of Aderant or other time/billing platforms in legal
  • Flexible and adaptable with a willingness to learn and share those learnings
  • Knowledge of legal and technical procedures in a high-pressure environment
  • Demonstrated willingness to continuously improve and learn from others
  • Service-oriented and a willingness to help – a team-oriented approach
  • Enjoy executing on ideas to create positive impact
  • Ability to be self-directed and to take the initiative

Apply To:

Human Resources
Bennett Jones Services Limited Partnership
3400 One First Canadian Place
P.O. Box 130
Toronto, ON M5X 1A4
E-mail: hrdepttor@bennettjones.com
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All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory verification of a Canadian criminal record check. Determination of the factors that constitute satisfactory verification is within the sole discretion of Bennett Jones.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

Bennett Jones is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act, 2005. If you require accommodations, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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Toronto, ON

Posted on February 14, 2025