Innovation Counsel - Litigation
ChicagoAll locationsChicagoNew YorkSanta MonicaLos AngelesPalo AltoWashington DCBostonColoradoSeattleSan FranciscoSan DiegoReston On-site
$225,000–$285,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
Innovation Counsel - Litigation Cooley is seeking an Innovation Counsel to join our Practice Innovation team. This role will be performed in collaboration with practice group leadership, resource attorneys, practice support lawyers, the legal education and professional development teams, and others to drive best practices for leveraging legal technology such that Cooley’s approach to these technologies is a key differentiator among law firms. This role will introduce new tools and processes developed and implemented by the innovation department, leveraging the Innovation Counsel’s legal understanding and experience. The Innovation Counsel will also support practice group-specific resource initiatives. Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
What you'll bring
- After orientation at Cooley LLP, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications
- Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required
- Ability to travel, as required
- 4+ years direct applicable experience (e.g., legal practice experience, hands-on experience with legal technology use and adoption efforts)
- Active member in good standing or registered in-house counsel of the bar(s) in all jurisdictions from which you regularly work, as well as the jurisdiction in which your assigned office is located, if applicable
- Juris Doctor(ate) or non-US equivalent
- Experience in supporting and driving cross-functional projects involving legal technology teams, knowledge management teams, technology teams and practice group leadership
- Understanding of large law firm financial and work allocation processes
- Knowledge and experience with distributed systems and organizations
- Experience with core large law technologies such as iManage or NetDocs, Elite 3E, Intapp products, Litera products, Thomson Reuters and Lexis products
- Experience with generative AI solutions used in legal practice
- Strong effective presentation experience and skills to varied audiences