Knowledge Management Attorney

Premier, global, law firm is currently seeking a Knowledge Management Attorney for the Firm’s Real Estate practice in our New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles offices.

Responsibilities

• In coordination with Real Estate lawyers: draft, update and manage standard forms, internal memoranda on practice legal issues, and practice process checklists; Identify work product precedents (exemplar documents);
• Contribute content to internal and external Firm publications, presentations and training;
• Initiate and coordinate legal knowledge projects and systems in the Real Estate practice area;
• Coordinate with the IT Department and other Knowledge Management Department staff regarding content management and access systems; Develop and manage legal knowledge information collections and databases;
• Train and assist practice area lawyers and Paralegals in use of the Firm’s relevant knowledge tools and information resources; Coordinate with peers in other practice areas to exchange best practices in knowledge resources developed by each area; Monitor and share with practitioners recent, relevant legal developments and current market practice developments and trends;
• Work beyond scheduled hours as necessary and travel as required; and
• Handle additional related projects as necessary.
• The Knowledge Management Attorney will not perform client legal work. 

Qualifications

• Law degree and current bar admission in the jurisdiction of the Firm office;
• At least 5 years of law firm practitioner experience in the Real Estate practice area;
• At least 3 years of training experience;
• Expert legal knowledge and practice skills in the Real Estate practice area;
• Expert proficiency in the English language, including punctuation, spelling, grammar and writing skills;
• Expert proficiency in training skills and best practices;
• Advanced proficiency in researching and drafting legal documents and content, such as transactional documents, legal memoranda, pleadings, and/or motions;
• Advanced proficiency in legal research techniques, online research and legal research databases;
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications;
• Expert knowledge of the workflows and the core needs of lawyers in the Real Estate practice area;
• Advanced knowledge of Inter/Intra/Extranet technologies, particularly for legal-specific uses (portals);
• Advanced proficiency in document management search functionality and systems;
• Advanced knowledge of database structure and theory; and
• Advanced knowledge of business practices and philosophies.