Knowledge Support Executive

CMS has a rare and exciting opening for a Senior Knowledge Support Executive in London. Join a collaborative team and gain valuable experience and insight into the creation and management of know-how and the use of innovation and technology.

About the role The successful applicant will be working with the Banking Knowledge Team (BKT), supporting busy and diverse practice areas that include corporate and leveraged finance, real estate finance, infrastructure, project, energy and asset finance, restructuring and insolvency, fintech and digital assets.

You will provide dependable, detail-oriented, proactive and responsive administrative and organisational support, ensuring efficient and accurate management of their schedules, communications, and knowledge project workflows. The role requires anticipating needs and effectively prioritising competing tasks with minimal supervision, enabling the BKT to focus fully on their legal expertise and strategic knowledge management objectives.

In this role, you can expect to get involved in a variety of work including:

• Knowledge Bulletin & Briefings: Lead the weekly production of the Banking knowledge bulletin, coordinating content updates, formatting, and distribution across internal platforms.

• Training & Events Support: Coordinate all aspects of internal Banking training sessions, know-how meetings, drop-ins, and trainee programmes. This includes logistics, calendar invites, presentation materials, attendance tracking, and post-session documentation.

• Document Management & Templating: Assist in the creation, updating and formatting of standard forms, guidance notes, and training materials, ensuring consistency with firm-wide templates and house style.

• Knowledge Systems Maintenance: Upload and manage content across internal knowledge platforms (Horizon, iManage), ensuring cross-linking, tagging, and version control for accessibility and accuracy.

• Trainee & New Joiner Support: Coordinate knowledge training and access for trainee intakes and new joiners, including training logistics, materials, recording attendance, and maintaining distribution lists.

• Monitoring & Updating External Resources: Track developments in key external resources (e.g. LMA, JIBFL), uploading relevant updates to internal systems and bulletins as required.

• Meetings & Committee Coordination: Schedule and support Know-How and Innovation committee meetings, maintain task tracking documents, and provide workflow updates.

• External Publications: Support the approval and publication process for external briefings and ensure visibility across internal knowledge platforms.

• Team & Administrative Support: Provide general administrative assistance, manage shared inboxes, maintain training calendars, and ensure consistency in team procedures and documentation.

About you We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:

• Self-motivated with strong time management, able to work independently and meet deadlines under pressure.

• Detail-oriented with high accuracy in document typing and formatting.

• Skilled in IT and Microsoft Office; confident using business tools.

• Strong organisational and planning abilities.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to build relationships at all levels.

• Professional, dependable, and team-oriented with a positive, solutions-focused mindset.

• Demonstrates integrity, reliability, and commitment to team and organisational goals.

What's in it for you? We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:

* Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)* Flexible, hybrid working policy* Generous bonus scheme* Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)* Holiday exchange scheme* Private medical insurance* Enhanced parental leave

If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.