Job Description

Innovation & Change Lawyer - Finance & Projects

London or Glasgow

Exceptional by design. A career at the forefront of Innovation, Technology and AI.

Join a team where your ideas can make a real impact. Pinsent Masons is looking for an Innovation & Change Team Member to join our Finance & Projects Group. This is your opportunity to work at the intersection of law, technology and client delivery, helping to transform how legal services are delivered for some of the firm's most significant clients. Working alongside lawyers, technologists and innovation specialists, you'll help design and implement technology-enabled solutions that drive efficiency, enhance client experience and create lasting value.

This role sits at the forefront of legal innovation, combining client-facing advisory work with cutting-edge technology, automation and AI-driven solutions. You'll work on high-profile projects across the finance and infrastructure sectors, helping clients reimagine legal processes, streamline complex workflows and unlock new ways of delivering legal services. From sophisticated legal operations platforms and document automation programmes to GenAI-enabled due diligence solutions, you'll help shape the future of legal delivery in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

The Opportunity

You will work closely with clients, lawyers, technologists and business professionals to identify opportunities for innovation and deliver transformational solutions that improve legal service delivery. This is a unique opportunity to combine legal expertise, commercial awareness and emerging technology to solve complex challenges and create meaningful impact for clients.

At Pinsent Masons, your career is exceptional by design: intentionally shaped to support high performance, meaningful development and long-term progression. You'll join a team that is helping to define the future of legal services through innovation, collaboration and client-focused thinking.

What You'll Do

Bring your legal, innovation and client engagement skills to a team delivering transformative solutions across legal technology, automation and AI. Your role will see you:

• Working directly with clients to design and deliver innovative, technology-enabled legal solutions
• Identifying opportunities to improve service delivery through automation, process optimisation, data insights and new delivery models
• Collaborating with lawyers, innovation specialists and technology teams to scope, build, test and deploy new solutions
• Supporting the delivery of AI-enabled legal services, including due diligence, document review and workflow transformation programmes
• Contributing to client proposals, pitches and business development initiatives involving innovative service offerings
• Driving adoption of legal technology and new ways of working through training, stakeholder engagement and change management activities
• Building trusted relationships across the Finance & Projects Group and acting as a key advisor on innovation opportunities
• Supporting the firm's broader innovation, automation and AI strategy through research, pilots and continuous improvement initiatives

About the Team

Our Innovation & Change Team works across a broad range of client and firm-wide initiatives, helping to deliver smarter, more efficient and technology-enabled legal services. The team collaborates closely with:

• Finance & Projects lawyers
• Knowledge and Technology Services teams
• Business development and client relationship teams
• Innovation and legal technology specialists

Together, we help clients embrace new technologies, optimise legal processes and unlock innovative approaches to legal service delivery. The team is recognised for its collaborative approach, practical mindset and commitment to shaping the future of the legal profession.

Why Pinsent Masons

At Pinsent Masons, we are a purpose led professional services business committed to creating a career experience that is exceptional by design. We offer:

• High-quality, intellectually stimulating work with market leading clients
• A supportive, inclusive and collaborative culture where people can thrive
• Clear and transparent opportunities for development and progression
• Flexible and agile working

Our Commitment

We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent and building an inclusive, fair and supportive workplace. We value the strength that comes from different experiences and strive to create an environment where everyone feels they belong.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates across jurisdictions. If you require reasonable adjustments, we will work with you to identify a suitable approach.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via our recruitment portal only .

For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor, Amanda Bower:

• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/amanda--bower
• Email: Amanda.Bower@pinsentmasons.com

A Note for Recruitment Agencies

Please do not submit CVs for this role if you are not on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL), as we are committed to supporting and protecting our existing agency partnerships. Pinsent Masons will not be bound by your terms of business in respect of any unsolicited CVs submitted to us by email, and no fee will be payable, even in the event that we progress a candidate.

If you would like to discuss a specific candidate and are not currently on our PSL, please contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor responsible for this role. Please note that this does not guarantee that the candidate will be progressed or that any fee will be payable.

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