KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ATTORNEY at Paul Hastings LLP (WASHINGTON, D.C., NEW YORK NY, LOS ANGELES CA)

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  • In coordination with practice area 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 assigned 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:
  • We are seeking candidates who have:

    • Expert legal knowledge and practice skills in the assigned 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 assigned 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;

    • Advanced knowledge of business practices and philosophies;

    • Law degree and current bar admission in the jurisdiction of the Firm office;

    • At least 5 years of law firm practitioner experience in the assigned area of law; and,

    • At least 3 years of training experience;
    • Apply