Innovation Attorney, TCG

Overview

This position supports the organization’s innovation efforts to improve the delivery of legal services through people, process, and technology—specifically for the Technology Companies Group (TCG) practice.

The Innovation Attorney is part of the Innovation team and collaborates across offices, practice groups, and departments to execute on projects and initiatives. Reporting is to the Managing Director of Practice Innovation, with close collaboration with members and leadership of the TCG practice.

This role may be based in any U.S. office and consideration is given for 100% remote U.S. locations.

Responsibilities

Support, coordinate, and lead projects to streamline and improve the delivery of legal services, including:

• Understanding available firm resources and technology, and developing best practices and programs to align teams and tasks with the “right” resources (people, process, or technology)
• Leading projects to digitalize the practice, including automation
• Supporting the firm’s data strategy by tracking matter and deal data and monitoring usage of practice content and resources
• Serving as a one-on-one resource for practice resource questions and issues

Support, coordinate, and lead projects to integrate technology (including generative AI) into the practice of law, including:

• Vetting, piloting, and supporting onboarding of technology to support legal practice
• Serving as product manager for select technology, including rollout, promotion and adoption, communications, gathering feedback, collaboration with vendor, and measuring ROI
• Driving promotion, adoption, and utilization of legal technology (including generative AI) within the practice group
• Identifying, developing, promoting, and training on generative AI use cases for the practice
• Acting as a one-on-one resource for lawyers incorporating generative AI and other legal technology, including individual training, answering questions, identifying workflows suitable for technology, troubleshooting, and ideation

Coordinate and support the design, development, and creation of AI-powered workflow agents and solutions to streamline and enhance the practice, including:

• Identifying and scoping multi-step TCG workflows suitable for agentic automation
• Partnering with TCG lawyers and Innovation team members to design, configure, test, and iterate on workflow agents (including prompt and process design, knowledge source integration, and quality controls)
• Establishing guardrails, review protocols, and success metrics to ensure accuracy, confidentiality, and responsible use
• Supporting rollout, training, adoption, and ongoing maintenance and enhancement of deployed agents

Advance and support the TCG deal data dashboard as a strategic tool for the practice, including:

• Contributing to ongoing enhancement of the dashboard for internal and external audiences
• Overseeing data capture, quality, and maintenance processes to keep the dashboard accurate, complete, and current
• Promoting use of the dashboard by TCG lawyers and leadership to inform market positioning, strategy, and client advice
• Translating deal data into insights, benchmarks, and reports for internal stakeholders and clients

Improve the use of practice content to streamline delivery of legal services, including:

• Creating and automating knowledge and precedent libraries
• Identifying relevant practice content in collaboration with the Research & Information team (including third-party resources and forms) and integrating it into practice workflows
• Identifying additional opportunities for practice content and knowledge sharing, as well as process improvements
• Regularly evaluating efficient delivery of legal services through internal data, external benchmarking, and monitoring market trends; identifying additional and creative opportunities to improve client service and support TCG teams

Educate and consult with legal professionals and related stakeholders, including:

• Educating lawyers and legal professionals on client-facing solutions, firm resources, technology, and other initiatives to improve legal services, and leading efforts to improve utilization as needed
• Communicating and consulting with administrators, lawyers, paralegals, and staff on efficiency, client solutions, legal service initiatives, technology, and projects

Develop innovation and client-facing materials, including:

• Developing and maintaining case studies for marketing and business development
• Developing and maintaining innovation materials and other resources for the TCG practice

Qualifications

• Juris doctorate (J.D.) from an accredited university or college and admission to practice in good standing in a US jurisdiction required
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a large law firm, focusing on private offerings, venture capital, and transactions for emerging companies
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, including presenting complex ideas to attorneys, managers, clients, and the public in layman’s terms
• Ability to solve practical problems and address concrete variables in situations with limited standardization and/or specific direction
• Familiarity with best practices and technology to manage workflows, documents, and communications
• Familiarity with and enthusiasm about legal technology, including opportunities to leverage AI and generative AI in legal services
• Experience designing AI-powered workflows or agents
• Understanding of the importance and relevance of knowledge management, practice and project management, and efficiency in support of the organization’s overall business plan
• Excellent analytical, project management, prioritization, and organization skills
• Self-starter who can work independently with good judgment, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and quickly prioritize projects
• Ability to work collaboratively at all organizational levels
• Flexible team player who approaches problems with a sense of ownership, enthusiasm, and innovation
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills; public relations and diplomacy skills must be excellent
• Availability to travel as necessary
• Desire and ability to work beyond the position’s written duties to assist on other projects and initiatives as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• None listed

Compensation & Benefits

Expected salary range

• New York City, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco: $275,000 - $340,000
• Washington DC, Los Angeles, Orange County, Santa Monica, Sacramento, Boston, and Seattle: $265,000 - $325,000
• All Other US Locations: $250,000 - $300,000

Compensation is based on job-related factors such as qualifications, relevant experience or education, skills or expertise, and geography. Other compensation may include an annual discretionary merit bonus determined by firm and individual performance.

Benefits

• Elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life
• Mental well-being programs
• Child, family, elder, and pet care benefits
• Short- and long-term disability
• Industry leading parental leave benefits
• Health savings account contributions (when applicable)
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401K program
• Compensated time off through a Flexible Time Off program and paid holidays

Location

• Any U.S. office location
• 100% remote U.S. locations considered