Knowledge Management Lawyer- Litigation

Summary: The Litigation Knowledge Management Lawyer (Litigation KM Lawyer) will be responsible for leading and supporting the development of the knowledge strategy for the Complex Commercial Litigation (CLD) Practice Area Team (PAT) and supporting other PATs within the Litigation Global Practice Group (Litigation GPG). The Litigation KM Lawyer will work with the KM Litigation Lead Lawyer and other KM lawyers in a collaborative Litigation KM Lawyer will be a resource to enable the Litigation GPG to operate more efficiently which will produce both time and cost savings and provide additional value-add for clients.

The Litigation KM Lawyer will coordinate the implementation of firm-wide KM efforts to create best practices to achieve consensus on standards of operational efficiency and to develop measures of success for the Litigation KM program while promoting a culture of knowledge-sharing and practice innovation.

Duties and Responsibilities:Depending on how the needs of the practices evolve the duties and responsibilities of the Litigation KM Lawyer may include but not be limited to:

Strategy and Analysis

• Work closely with the CLD PAT leaders and GPG leadership to analyze and create strategic initiatives to establish goals and objectives for optimal results.
• Develop define and implement procedures to meet those needs and establish a method for consistent review of the strategy.
• Communicate regularly with other KM Lawyers and Specialists at the firm to share best practices.

Organization and Dissemination of Knowledge.

• Improve the design and functionality of the Litigation GPGs and PATs collaboration site(s) and facilitate the creation and maintenance of the collaboration sites searchable knowledge repositories including exemplar forms templates for policies and procedures precedents memos research business development materials and other helpful content including industry updates and client alerts.
• Work with the Litigation GPGs and PATs lawyers to generate knowledge content and facilitate the sharing of knowledge and information in general.
• Implement procedures for generating maintaining updating accessing and disseminating information (including forms and precedent) and other materials to ensure consistent advice and reflect the most up-to-date changes in applicable laws regulations and best practices.
• Develop and implement consistent and effective means of communicating the availability and location of the Litigation knowledge resources.

Management of Legal Processes

• Work with the KM Litigation Lead Lawyer KM Lawyers KM Partners and members of the GPG and PATs to evaluate the practices current KM-related efforts to identify and prioritize new projects that will contribute to the efficiency of the practices.
• Develop and promote workflow improvements for common legal processes within the Litigation GPG and PATs.
• Assist in business development efforts for the Litigation GPG and PATs including compiling organizing and making available client pitch materials identifying relevant issues and developments for clients and preparing contributions to client-facing publications (e.g. bulletins newsletters etc.).
• Regularly communicate with the lawyers to establish legal project management processes to track information at all stages of a matter and conduct post-matter reviews of lessons learned to update knowledge content and to obtain information in determining what knowledge resources are most relevant.

Identification of Current Developments and Trends

• Monitor inform and update the Litigation GPG and PATs regarding important legal and industry developments and trends through training advisories email updates and other processes.
• Identify legal or business trends and suggest innovative methods to deliver services to clients more effectively.
• Draft and collect thought leadership materials and presentations including training materials memos alerts practice notes industry updates and reports from attendance at CLEs and conferences.

Lawyer Training/CLEs and Technology Evaluation

• Develop and present training for the Litigation GPG and PATs on the firms various technology platforms including but not limited to practice specific collaboration sites that tailor the technology for the unique needs of the groups.
• Identify possible gaps in substantive training relevant to the Litigation GPG and PATs and coordinate with Learning and Development to develop organize and deliver (individually or with others) training which may include workshops and off-site training.
• Assist in efforts to compile relevant internal and external trainings for the GPGs and PATs.
• Work with Sidleys KM and Data & AI departments to evaluate test and deploy innovative technology including AI solutions.
• Other duties as required by the practices.