Knowledge Strategy Legal Specialist

About the role

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has forged a reputation as one of the most prestigious law firms in the world. Relying on innovation, intellect, teamwork and tenacity, our lawyers deliver the highest quality advice and novel solutions to our clients' legal issues. We are known for handling the most complex transactions, litigation/controversy issues, and regulatory matters, as well as for the strong partnerships we build with clients and each other. Our attorneys, who reflect a broad range of experiences and perspectives, work together seamlessly across 50-plus practices and 21 offices in the world's major financial centers. We are seeking a Knowledge Strategy Legal Specialist to join our Firm. This position will be based in our New York office (hybrid). The Knowledge Strategy Legal Specialist is part of the Knowledge Management & Practice Solutions ("KM") group, the KM Legal Specialist works in concert with, and supports KM counsel, KM lawyers and various practices in the development and implementation of practices' knowledge management projects and initiatives. The KM Legal Specialist provides ongoing support for solutions that leverage knowledge and information and drive a culture of innovation to improve Firm-wide productivity, operating efficiencies and strategic imperatives. The role works with KM counsel, KM lawyers and practices (i) to collect and organize know-how, (ii) to ensure that selected practice area site(s) and knowledge management tools remain up-to-date and accurate sources of reference materials for practitioners, and (iii) to implement new lawyer-facing technologies and innovative workflows in select practices at the Firm.

Responsibilities

• Works with KM group and attorneys in select practices to develop and implement solutions and best practices to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
• Provides support to KM group and practices to collect, organize and upload valuable reference material to practice sites and knowledge management tools and ensures they are aligned with the needs of practices and kept up-to-date.
• Provides direct support to practitioners to assist them with locating practice-related internal and external knowledge resources.
• Researches, monitors, and informs select practices of legal and industry developments and trends in practice.
• Assists with automating documents and solutions by coding document questionnaires using automation software to improve practice group workflows.
• Supports the use of AI driven due diligence tools, collaboration tools and other legal technologies in transactional client matters and interacts with matter team, including partners, associates and legal assistants to capture project scope and share best practices.
• Assists with the evaluation, selection and implementation of new technologies and practice workflows and coordinates feedback for project team and vendors in collaboration with other technology teams.
• Assists with documentation and promotion of best practices in the use of new technologies by the practice teams.
• Establishes relationships with attorneys to promote awareness of, and solicits participation in KM initiatives.
• Liaises with users to gather feedback on KM resources.
• Liaises with KM team members to facilitate internal knowledge sharing of best practices.
• Supports and collaborates with KM counsel and KM lawyers on new KM initiatives, as needed.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills to facilitate effective work relationships with others.
• Manages Firm resources responsibly.
• Complies with and understands Firm operation, policies and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience working in a corporate or large law Firm environment
• Understanding of transactional practice workflows and processes including due diligence review, matter/deal management, closing checklists, etc.
• Experience with GenAI tools (such as Harvey), automation tools (such as Contract Express, Neota Logic, Hot Docs) and AI-enabled due diligence review tools (such as Kira, eBrevia or Luminance) or eDiscovery tools
• Ability to learn new applications and technologies relevant to KM in a timely fashion and apply such skills to the Firm environment
• Demonstrates basic understanding of information collection and retrieval including experience with database searching
• Demonstrates strong organizational and communication skills
• Knowledge of relevant Firm computer software programs (e.g., Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), with the ability to learn new software and operating systems
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal and communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Demonstrates close attention to detail
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, and planning skills
• Ability to use discretion and exercise independent and

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