Knowledge Management Attorney (Leveraged Finance)

This posting from Paul Hastings, an international law firm, appeared on Indeed.com.

Position Description: 

The Knowledge Management Attorney manages development of and access to core practice content for practitioners in an assigned practice area. 

In this capacity, the Knowledge Management Attorney will: 

• In coordination with practice area lawyers: draft, update and manage standard forms, internal memoranda on practice legal issues, and practice process checklists; Identify work product precedents (exemplar documents); 

• Contribute content to internal and external Firm publications, presentations and training; 

• Initiate and coordinate legal knowledge projects and systems in the assigned practice area; 

• Coordinate with the IT Department and other Knowledge Management Department staff regarding content management and access systems; Develop and manage legal knowledge information collections and databases; 

• Train and assist practice area lawyers and Paralegals in use of the Firm’s relevant knowledge tools and information resources; Coordinate with peers in other practice areas to exchange best practices in knowledge resources developed by each area; Monitor and share with practitioners recent, relevant legal developments and current market practice developments and trends; 

• Work beyond scheduled hours as necessary and travel as required; and 

• Handle additional related projects as necessary. 

• The Knowledge Management Attorney will not perform client legal work. 

Qualifications: 

We are seeking candidates who have: 

• Expert legal knowledge and practice skills in the assigned practice area; 

• Expert proficiency in the English language, including punctuation, spelling, grammar and writing skills; 

• Expert proficiency in training skills and best practices; 

• Advanced proficiency in researching and drafting legal documents and content, such as transactional documents, legal memoranda, pleadings, and/or motions; 

• Advanced proficiency in legal research techniques, online research and legal research databases;

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications; 

• Expert knowledge of the workflows and the core needs of lawyers in the assigned practice area; 

• Advanced knowledge of Inter/Intra/Extranet technologies, particularly for legal-specific uses (portals); 

• Advanced proficiency in document management search functionality and systems; 

• Advanced knowledge of database structure and theory; 

• Advanced knowledge of business practices and philosophies; 

• Law degree and current bar admission in the jurisdiction of the Firm office; 

• At least 5 years of law firm practitioner experience in the assigned area of law; and, 

• At least 3 years of training experience; 

Paul Hastings LLP is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer.