Practice Innovation Attorney – Litigation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +20 more states.

📋 Description

• Act as the main liaison for Practice Innovation within the Litigation Practice Specialty Centers.

• Offer strategic guidance on matters related to innovation and knowledge management.

• Cultivate relationships with attorneys and practice leaders to pinpoint opportunities for enhancing legal service delivery, knowledge sharing, productivity, and client value.

• Convert practice and client requirements into actionable knowledge, innovation, workflow, and technology initiatives.

• Encourage collaboration between attorneys and business teams to devise and execute practical solutions.

• Create, prototype, test, refine, maintain, and govern knowledge assets specific to the practice, including playbooks, knowledge repositories, precedents, databases, workflows, templates, prompts, skills, and other reusable solutions.

• Capture attorney experiences, institutional knowledge, and best practices into scalable assets.

• Assess legal workflows and deliverables for automation, AI enablement, workflow enhancement, and client-facing solutions.

• Evaluate and pilot legal technology and AI tools, providing recommendations regarding acquisitions, expansions, and retirements.

• Collaborate with technology and business teams to ensure that solutions are secure, scalable, sustainable, and compliant with firm governance standards.

• Develop and present training sessions, workshops, demonstrations, and support materials.

• Advise attorneys and business professionals on the effective use of firm tools, knowledge assets, and workflows.

• Foster adoption through use cases, demonstrations, pilot programs, and continuous engagement with practice groups.

• Monitor adoption rates, usage, feedback, and implementation challenges, adjusting training, communications, and solution designs accordingly.

• Lead projects focused on innovation, knowledge management, and workflow enhancement from inception to implementation.

• Contribute to client-facing solutions, alternative service delivery models, and strategic innovation initiatives.

• Assist with client presentations, demonstrations, feedback sessions, proposals, and business development efforts.

• Evaluate and consistently enhance the impact of initiatives through metrics on adoption, stakeholder feedback, lessons learned, and outcome assessments.

• Document and share successful use cases, lessons from implementations, and stories of innovation success.

• Stay updated on advancements in legal technology, knowledge management, artificial intelligence, and legal service delivery.

• Engage in relevant firm, client, and industry events.

⛳️ Requirements

• A J.D. and a 4-year degree in a relevant field are mandatory.

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a practicing attorney or in knowledge management, innovation, or legal operations is required.

• Demonstrated experience with legal technology, generative AI, knowledge management principles, and process improvement.

• Proven ability to identify business challenges, develop practical, scalable solutions, and facilitate organizational change.

• Exceptional communication skills, capable of effectively collaborating with diverse teams and conveying complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Outstanding relationship-building, consulting, and stakeholder management skills, with the capacity to influence and drive change without direct authority.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, combined with a proactive and innovative mindset.

• Proven experience in the Litigation industry, with a strong grasp of relevant concepts and terminology.

• Candidates should include a cover letter and resume when applying.

• Principal Applicants Only.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.

• Life insurance.

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Pre-tax flexible spending account for specific medical and dependent care expenses.

• Employee assistance program.

• Paid Time Off.

• Paid holidays.

• Eligibility for participation in a retirement plan program after meeting specified requirements.

• Opportunities for discretionary bonuses, based on individual and firm performance.