Knowledge & Innovation Lawyer (Executive Compensation & ERISA)

Join Goodwin’s Global Operations Team, and make a real impact on a global scale. At Goodwin, we work with some of the world’s most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries, and where they converge. As part of the Global Operations Team – all business professionals at the firm – you’ll collaborate with colleagues from varied backgrounds and experiences, fostering an environment where cross-functional learning, networking, and collaboration are at the core of what we do.

Here, we’re not just supporting a law firm; we’re partnering with attorneys and clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions in high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions. Our commitment to integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition drives us, and we’re proud to have been recognised as the “Best Business Team” by The American Lawyer.

This is your opportunity to grow professionally in a dynamic, global environment, surrounded by forward-thinking peers.

The Knowledge & Innovation Lawyer is a subject matter legal expert within the designated legal practice area(s), primarily responsible for creating and maintaining substantive legal know-how for such practice area(s); this includes model forms and precedents, checklists, market trend reports and deal terms tracking, and other substantive knowledge resources. The Knowledge & Innovation Lawyer will also be responsible for monitoring developments in the law and applicable industries, preparing internal and external alerts, updating relevant knowledge sharing platforms, participating in and developing curriculum for attorney training programs, responding to internal requests for information in relevant legal subject areas, and promoting firm best practices and technologies to increase efficiency and improve the delivery of legal services.  This role is an integral member of the Knowledge Management team, who works closely with designated practice area leadership to advance knowledge management and client service driven initiatives.

What You Will Do:

•  Drafting, updating and managing models, precedents, checklists, benchmarking surveys, market trend reports, and other substantive content in designated subject areas to ensure such content is up-to-date and reflects market practice.

• Monitoring and proactively alerting legal practice area(s) on developments in legal subject areas and applicable industries and supporting the preparation of external client alerts on such developments.

• Updating internal knowledge sharing platforms in designated legal subject areas, such as the firm’s Knowledge Tree and the applicable legal practice area folders, to ensure know how is readily accessible.

• Responding to internal requests for information relating to relevant legal subject areas. 

•  Participating in deal term tracking initiatives for their practice and analyzing the data to leverage relevant trends and market intelligence.

• Supporting the development of practice-specific solutions to increase efficiency, enable legal project management and improve legal service delivery, such as, developing document assembly packages, expert systems or client-facing applications, and serving as a legal workflow expert to support such development. 

• Monitoring, recommending and assisting with the evaluation of new technologies that promote efficiency, legal project management and legal service delivery within relevant legal subject area(s); and participating in the implementation, roll-out and adoption phases of such new technology offerings. 

• Promoting firm best practices and procedures; including advising and training attorneys and legal staff on effective of use of knowledge management platforms and technology within relevant legal subject area(s).

• Collaborating with Business Unit leadership and Learning & Professional Development to develop curriculum for, and participate in, training initiatives, including legal practice area meetings, client workshops, and other firm educational training programs. 

• Supporting Marketing and Client Development in responding to client RFPs and other client-related pitch activities. 

• Serving as legal subject matter expert for the firm’s experience management processes for designated legal practice area(s); including interpreting deal information, consulting on matter coding and promoting closed deal collection efforts.  

Who You Are:

• Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school (U.S.)

•  7+ years of practice in a large law firm or inhouse legal department within the designated legal practice area(s).  

• Prior experience as a knowledge and innovation lawyer or professional support lawyer supporting the designated legal practice areas(s) preferred. 

• Ability to develop subject area know-how, including models, precedents, client alerts and the like. 

• Ability to track legislative, regulatory and case law developments in area of subject matter expertise and to translate those developments into client alerts, internal notices and other work product. 

• Knowledge of technologies, research tools and other practice-related products in subject matter area. 

• Technical aptitude for learning new applications, systems and procedures to enhance the delivery of legal services.

• Ability to work quickly, prioritize work product and meet deadlines and manage a complex workload in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to take initiative and work independently as well as to work in a team

• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. 

• Strong presentation skills.

• Occasional travel

• Hybrid work environment, 3 days a week in-office.

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Benefits and More

At Goodwin, you will discover your next career opportunity with a rewarding compensation package and comprehensive benefits, including:

• Flexible work arrangements and hybrid work schedule

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Life and disability insurance

• Retirement & Savings Plan

• Emergency back-up child and adult care

• Paid vacation, sick time off, and holidays

• Professional development and career advancement opportunities

• Employee recognition and reward programs

• Employee wellness and assistance programs

• Employee discounts and perks

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