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THE TEAM

Our client, an AmLaw 25 firm, seeks an experienced Knowledge Management Attorney to join their team.

THE ROLE

This role will support the firm's knowledge management (KM) team by developing, implementing, and maintaining KM resources for the M&A and Private Equity M&A practice groups.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Significant writing component including the creation, development, and maintenance of model documents, forms, drafting guidance, practice group resource material, and similar specifications for the M&A and Private Equity M&A Practice Groups, in alignment with Practice Group needs.
• Ensure Practice Group content, precedents, and resource materials are up-to-date and readily accessible on the Firm’s intranet and other content-sharing platforms, organize and curate practice sites to promote and make accessible the highest value content, and facilitate knowledge reuse.
• Serve as a source of legal, market, and practical expertise; regularly review internal and publicly available transaction agreements and market studies to identify market trends; keep current on relevant case law and statutes; respond timely to queries; inform the Practice Groups of substantive legal developments.
• Identify and collect key data points of the Practice Groups’ legal work for statistical analysis and post-deal assessments and benchmarking.
• Develop and maintain substantive content relevant to the Practice Groups’ marketing and business development efforts, including client presentations, case studies, and market surveys; align KM efforts with strategic business goals; develop and maintain client extranets and other client service initiatives.
• Assist practitioners in locating practice-related internal and external knowledge resources and technologies.
• Capture feedback for continuous improvement of KM products and processes.
• Develop workflows leveraging Practice Group resources and technologies to promote efficiency in common matter types.
• Provide ongoing individual and group lawyer and staff training on KM tools, resources, and best practices.
• Evaluate new and innovative KM and research tools and resources based on Practice Group needs; participate in technology pilots and assessments.
• Produce and curate knowledge management reports as needed to facilitate insights and inquiries into Practice Group and deal study metrics.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Juris Doctor required.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience in M&A and/or Private Equity M&A, ideally in a law firm setting.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint, and other legal search engines and online research tools.

LOCATION

Any of the firm's US locations

COMPENSATION

Salary range is $200,000- $260,000 DOE

ABOUT OPUSLEX PARTNERS

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