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

Overview

In this role you help shape how knowledge is created and shared across the Practice Groups within a leading global law firm. You lead and develop the Knowledge Management team, aligning KM initiatives with group priorities and client needs. You drive data-informed insights from deal datasets and oversee AI-enabled workflows to streamline analysis. You collaborate with technology and practice leadership to scale KM programs and enable lawyers to deliver top-tier service. This is an opportunity to influence practice strategy and foster cross-functional collaboration in a dynamic, hybrid environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Health insurance
• Pension plan
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts
• Group income protection and life assurance
• Flexible and hybrid work options

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise KM Counsel and KM Lawyers, guiding their growth and performance
• Structure and oversee engagement of practicing lawyers in KM activities and allocate workflow
• Develop and execute KM strategy for Practice Group with annual priorities and resourcing
• Distill internal deal datasets to generate market insights for internal and external use
• Monitor deal landscape and communicate trends to practice leadership and clients
• Collaborate with Technology & IS leadership to implement AI-based workflows for extraction and analysis of deal provisions

Key requirements

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

• strong leadership and mentoring
• rapid strategic comprehension of practice group needs
• ability to build deep understanding of services and expertise
• AI-based workflows for document analysis
• data analysis from deal datasets
• provision extraction from operative documents

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