Jobs · New Jersey

Senior Solutions Analyst, Legal Business Consulting

Reed Smith LLP · Princeton, NJ · 1 wk ago
$154k–$173k/yrFull-time

Senior leader and trusted advisor bridging client business needs, legal practice demands, and advanced technology solutions. This role combines expertise in solutions architecture, sales engineering, and business transformation with a strong grounding in litigation support and corporate legal projects.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a senior advisor to litigation and corporate legal teams, aligning business challenges with practical, technology-enabled solutions.
  • Lead client-facing workshops on AI, litigation management, matter lifecycle optimization, e-discovery, CLM, and legal operations strategy.
  • Facilitate client feedback loops to ensure insights from litigation and corporate legal users inform product design and service delivery.
  • Support business development efforts as a sales engineer, demonstrating solution capabilities for litigation support, regulatory risk, and transactional efficiency.
  • Design and deliver advanced, tailored demonstrations of legal technology platforms—including litigation management tools, CLM systems, e-discovery platforms, and AI-enabled applications.
  • Lead global training initiatives for attorneys, litigation support staff, and corporate legal professionals.
  • Partner with product vendors to refine offerings based on litigation and corporate law client requirements.
  • Collaborate with client legal departments and law firm practice groups to map and optimize litigation workflows, corporate contracting processes, and matter management systems.
  • Apply expertise in process mapping methodologies to design scalable, repeatable solutions for corporate and litigation functions.
  • Develop best practice frameworks for e-discovery readiness, contract lifecycle optimization, and corporate governance compliance.
  • Oversee complex, multi-workstream engagements across litigation and corporate legal projects.
  • Provide leadership to cross-functional project teams, including Analysts, Architects, and Managers.
  • Deliver executive-level communications and updates to senior client stakeholders, including GCs, CLOs, and litigation department heads.
  • Drive implementation of AI and GenAI platforms tailored to litigation and corporate legal use cases.
  • Identify opportunities for AI-assisted litigation strategy, workflow automation, and corporate transaction support.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of team methodologies, playbooks, and delivery frameworks.
  • Mentor junior team members and foster a culture of collaboration and legal domain excellence.
  • Represent the firm as a thought leader at client events, industry conferences, and forums on legal technology in litigation and corporate practice.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Data Analysis, or related field required. JD preferred.
  • Advanced degree or certifications (e.g., PMP, Lean Six Sigma, AI/ML, e-discovery certifications, IACCM for CLM) strongly preferred.
  • 7–10 years of professional experience in consulting, legal technology, or business transformation roles.
  • Significant experience delivering litigation technology solutions (e-discovery, case/matter management, analytics) and corporate legal technology solutions (CLM, governance, compliance).
  • Demonstrated expertise in sales engineering, client training, process mapping, and leadership.
  • Track record of implementing and scaling AI, CLM, and legal operations technology platforms.

Skills

  • Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills; comfortable engaging with executive and attorney audiences.
  • Deep knowledge of litigation workflows, corporate contracting processes, and legal operations best practices.
  • Expertise in workshop facilitation, client engagement, and global training delivery.
  • Strong analytical, project management, and leadership capabilities.
  • Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment, maintaining composure under pressure.
  • Independent judgment and discretion in complex decision-making, adapting to changing work situations and shifting priorities.
  • Ability to self-manage tasks and deadlines in a remote or hybrid work environment.
  • Capacity for sustained mental effort and concentration to analyze complex situations.
  • Ability to learn and navigate complex, technical legal technology platforms and tools, including those powered by advanced analytics or AI.
  • Ability to synthesize complex project information and produce written documentation, including client-facing status updates and reports.
  • Maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive legal and client data.

Additional Information

  • May lead cross-functional teams and provide mentorship to junior staff.
  • Required to work in the office a minimum of 4 days per week; may occasionally require extended hours.
  • Travel for meetings and training as required.
  • Ability to sit or stand for extended periods and perform tasks requiring prolonged and/or extensive computer use.

Pay

Actual pay may vary based on location and experience:

  • Pittsburgh, Miami, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta: $154,000 - $173,000
  • Chicago, Philadelphia: $164,500 - $185,000
  • Princeton, NJ; Washington, DC: $175,000 - $197,000

Benefits

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Medical Insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Virtual Health Services
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Accident Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability Coverage
  • Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Lyra Health Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Paid Family Leave (for eligible Exempt and Non-Exempt staff)
  • Transportation Benefit
  • Back-up Child Care Services
  • College Coach Program
  • Pet Insurance
  • Paid Sick Time (for Exempt staff)
  • Paid Time Off (available to all full-time, non-temporary employees)
  • Tuition assistance

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