Associate Director of Knowledge Management, Senior KM Counsel – Litigation/Tax/DTT/P&C

Overview

In this role, you lead the Knowledge Management (KM) function for Practice Groups, shaping and delivering KM strategy to drive value for litigation, regulatory, or tax teams. You manage a KM team and coordinate with Practice Group Chairs to align initiatives with the firm’s priorities. You develop scalable processes, oversee workflow allocation between lawyers and KM staff, and advance data-driven insights from deal datasets. You will partner with Technology & IS to implement AI-enabled workflows that streamline extraction and analysis of deal provisions. This is a strategic, cross-functional leadership role at a top global firm with a strong focus on innovation and growth.

Pay / Benefits

• Health insurance
• Group income protection
• Life assurance
• Pension plan
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop KM team members (KM Counsel and KM Lawyers) and guide their growth
• Design and implement involvement framework for practicing lawyers in KM activities and allocate workflow
• Distill and translate extensive internal deal datasets into market insights
• Monitor deal landscape and communicate trends to leadership, clients, and prospects
• Collaborate with Technology & IS leadership and Legal Innovation to build AI-based workflows for extracting and analyzing provisions from deals and documents

Key requirements

• JD or equivalent
• Admission to at least one US State Bar or firm-operated jurisdiction
• Progressively responsible practice management experience in legal or professional services
• Experience as a practicing attorney with a leading international law firm in litigation, regulatory, or tax

• Strategic thinking
• Leadership and people management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• AI-enabled workflows for legal analytics
• Data extraction and analysis from deal databases
• Knowledge management in a legal context

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