Knowledge Management Team Director

Essential Functions

• Responsible for leading the KM team in content creation and development related to all practice and industry groups and as pertains to legislative updates, case law updates, industry/practice trends and legal analysis of same.
• Accountable for review, editing and contributions to content (e.g. writing and publishing speeches, articles, blogs, presentations and webinars) as generated by other firm resources (e.g. marketing and business development, attorney training and development) as relates to specific industries and practices.
• Ensures practice and industry groups’ intranet content is current, and accurate.
• Builds and maintains a content library(s) across all industry and practice groups, to include model documents, forms, precedents, checklists, and related resources.
• Responsible for ensuring practice and industry group leadership and general attorney membership is continually up to date on all strategic shifts and evolutions of practice approach, strategy and execution.
• Leverages enterprise investments in technologies and innovations at the practice and industry group level.
• Leverages firm-wide practice support resources, such as attorney training and coaching, Talent resources and communication platforms.
• Provides strategic insights and direction to practice and industry group initiatives and other special projects.
• Effective management and leadership of the KMA and Practice Coordination Team.
• Partner with National Practice and Industry Heads, Practice Group Leaders, Industry Group Leaders, administrative leaders, and firm leadership to align KMA efforts with firmwide goals.
• Develops and maintains a collaborative and high-performance culture within the team and amongst the practice and industry groups.
• Creates and maintains key performance indicators for the team, monitoring and reporting on the impact of KMA work for the firm and its clients to firm leadership.
• Serves as a liaison between the team and other departments (e.g., IT, Innovation, Marketing, Talent) to support broader firm initiatives.
• Partners with the team, practice innovation attorney and innovation team to set strategic plan to implement new technologies for attorneys through practice groups.
• Maintain a strong understanding of trends in legal practice support, content development, and knowledge strategy.

Qualifications/Skills Required

• J.D. degree required
• Minimum of 10-12+ years’ experience as an employment litigator and/or knowledge management attorney, preferably with balance of experience as a practicing litigator.
• Minimum of 3+ years’ experience leading a team of attorneys with strong leadership and people management skills or leading large cross-departmental project implementations.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Passion for knowledge-sharing, organizational skills, proficiency with technology and an aptitude for innovation, efficiency, and excellence in legal work.

Pay

The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law. Jackson Lewis offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
• firm-paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Employee assistance program and other benefits

Benefits

This position is also eligible for annual bonuses.