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Practice Innovation and Knowledge Attorney

Crowell & Moring

Practice Innovation and Knowledge Attorney

New York, NY +6 locations
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with offices in the United States, Europe, MENA, and Asia that represents clients in litigation and arbitration, regulatory and policy, and transactional and corporate matters. The firm is internationally recognized for its representation of Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes litigation and government-facing matters, as well as its ongoing commitment to pro bono service and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

    For the health and safety of the workforce, CROWELL & MORING LLP IS REQUIRING THAT ALL PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES PRESENT PROOF THAT THEY ARE FULLY-VACCINATED AND—IF ELIGIBLE—BOOSTED AGAINST COVID-19, OR SEEK A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR RELIGIOUS OR MEDICAL REASONS, PRIOR TO THEIR FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT.  PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE FULLY-VACCINATED BUT NOT YET ELIGIBLE FOR A BOOSTER SHOT WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A BOOSTER WITHIN ONE WEEK OF ELIGIBILITY AS A CONDITION OF CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT.  “Crowell & Moring LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Crowell & Moring LLP will engage in the interactive process with candidates who are unable to be vaccinated and/or boosted due to a sincerely held religious belief or medical reasons and explore what, if any, reasonable accommodations Crowell & Moring is able to offer.”

    JOB SUMMARY The Practice Innovation and Knowledge Attorney for Litigation applies their substantive knowledge and experience in the specified area of legal practice to strategically advise and execute on practice innovation and knowledge management initiatives within the assigned area of law. The Practice Innovation and Knowledge Attorney acts as a liaison between the Practice Innovation team and the assigned Practice Group, and manages Practice Group-specific innovation and knowledge management initiatives, including identifying and curating key practice content, documenting lawyer and paralegal workflows, leveraging the Practice Group’s intellectual capital to achieve business objectives of the Firm, identifying opportunities for innovation in legal practice that promote client value, and implementation of change management strategies to drive adoption of innovative solutions.

    JOB RESPONSIBILITIES •    Collaborate with the Firm’s lawyers to assess relevant practice area innovation and knowledge needs, and conceptualizes how to achieve stated business objectives in order to deliver exceptional client service centered on value, cost-effectiveness, efficiency, transparency, and predictability; •    In coordination with practice area lawyers: draft, update, manage, and make easily accessible standard forms and templates; •    Curate, manage, and make easily accessible “best of” work product precedents and other knowledge for relevant practice areas; •    Provide direct support to individual practitioners to assist them with locating practice-related internal and external knowledge resources, including in firm content management and access systems; •    Work with the Practice Innovation team to initiate, scope, and manage practice innovation and knowledge projects, and help develop and implement modern knowledge delivery systems in the assigned practice areas, including systems accessible by clients; •    Scope and develop matter maps, including checklists and links to relevant resources, to institutionalize best practices within the assigned practice group; •    Monitor recent, relevant legal developments and current market practice developments and trends for the relevant practice and keep attorneys and clients (via Firm platforms) informed of notable developments; •    Connect the dots across one-off e-mails in search of information to build out experience management resources and direct lawyers to such resources in a “just in time” manner; •    Identify opportunities and recommend strategies to collect and leverage structured data from unstructured repositories and databases; •    Work with the Pricing and Legal Project Management team to collect data about matters and to train lawyers to use new technologies and workflows to actively manage their matters, to create matter plans, and to document clearly-defined scopes and assumptions; capture matter metadata in knowledge management systems;  •    Work with external technology and service providers to scope and coordinate the automation of document-heavy processes; •    Work with practicing lawyers to implement innovative solutions in ways that reflect change management best practices and promote adoption; •    Scope, test, and recommend solutions to practice pain-points, including working with external technology providers to develop success criteria and set guidelines and commitments for Proof of Concept trials of innovative initiatives; •    Monitor the legal innovation landscape, including for strategic insights, to gain an understanding of how specific people, processes, and technology can solve legal practice challenges, and to bolster the business case for innovation initiatives; serve as a reliable source of legal, market and practical expertise, including in the area of legal innovation as applied to the specified practice area; •    Perform other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives; •    The Practice Innovation and Knowledge Attorney will not perform client legal work.

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    REQUIREMENTS:

    Education The position requires a Bachelor’s Degree and a J.D., and current bar admission in a jurisdiction in which the Firm has an office.

    Experience The position requires a minimum of five (5) years of increasingly responsible, practitioner experience in the assigned practice area of law, including client-facing work. Experience with knowledge management and / or legal innovation practices preferred.

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities  •    Expert substantive legal knowledge and practice skills in the assigned practice area; •    Familiarity with the legal innovation and legal technology ecosystem preferred; •    Advanced proficiency in researching and drafting legal documents and content relevant to assigned practice area, such as transactional documents, legal memoranda, pleadings, and/or motions;  •    Advanced proficiency in legal research techniques and tools, including online legal research and analytics databases;   •    Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications;  •    Expert knowledge of the workflows and the core needs of lawyers in the assigned practice areas; •    Knowledge of taxonomies, content management, database structure and theory; •    Knowledge of change management theory preferred; •    Familiarity with the business of law and relevant practices;  •    Ability to work effectively, both independently and with others, in a cooperative, enthusiastic, and friendly manner to accomplish position functions and participate in team efforts; •    Strong business analysis skills, the demonstrated ability to exceed client expectations, and strategic thinking acumen; willing to ask questions where appropriate and guide others when required; •    Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with lawyers and other professionals across the firm, clients, and service providers; •    Strong organizational and time management skills, priority setting, and problem solving, especially when responding to unanticipated business requirements; •    Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; •    Ability to provide quality client service to both internal and external contacts; requires sound judgment with respect to confidential and sensitive information; •    Proficiency with learning and adapting to new technologies.

    Additional Information

    Crowell & Moring LLP offers a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package which includes progressive options such as back up child care, wellness programs, cultural events and social activities. We take great pride in our positive, friendly culture that rewards hard work and success, at the same time recognizing the importance of family and community service.

    EOE m/f/d/v Crowell & Moring LLP participates in the E-Verify program.

  • Locations
    Los Angeles, CA • Irvine, CA • San Francisco, CA • Denver, CO • Washington, DC • Chicago, IL • New York, NY