What are the responsibilities and job description for the Knowledge Management Attorney position at MSI Recruiting?
Seeking a highly motivated and experienced Knowledge Management (KM) Attorney to join our dynamic team and support our Practice Group. The KM Attorney will work closely with the Practice Group to manage the organization and efficient delivery of knowledge assets. The KM attorney will be responsible to create and implement systems and processes that will allow the members of our Practice group to efficiently and readily access forms, precedent documents, and research materials to ensure that the information available to the lawyers in the group is up to date, consistent, and of the quality commensurate with its world leading reputation. The KM attorney will be expected to suggest and implement innovations in the way our lawyers retain and share information and materials and be responsible for collecting, indexing, storing, and updating the precedents, forms, and research materials our real estate lawyers use and ensuring that the material is easily and efficiently shared and accessed. Reporting directly to the Director of Knowledge Management and the Co-Chairs of the Company, the KM Attorney will also collaborate closely with the Innovation and Research teams to leverage collective knowledge effectively and enhance efficiency.
Duties & Responsibilities :
- Coordinates with attorneys to identify areas where innovation can improve the materials that our lawyers use and the systems and processes for making that information easily and efficiently available and accessible.
- Participates in, and coordinates with lawyers and paralegals the review of, changes to documents, tools and transactional procedures as needed.
- Independently and collaboratively selects, collects, and organizes valuable reference materials on internal sites and databases.
- Designs and optimizes processes for creating, capturing, processing, tagging, archiving, and organizing legal knowledge.
- Implements consistent and effective means of communicating the availability, latest updates, and location of Practice resources (e.g., form documents and market update resources).
- Integrates knowledge management processes seamlessly into the daily activities of attorneys and staff.
- Participates in training initiatives, including internal training sessions and other educational programs.
- Collaborates with the KM Department to develop solutions that increase efficiency, enables legal project management, and improves legal service delivery, such as document assembly packages, expert systems, and client-facing applications.
- Participates in KM Department meetings to share best practices and knowledge.
- Assists in business development efforts, including thought leadership initiatives, client seminars, and pitches, to elevate the practice and the firm’s KM Department.
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