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About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.

About The Role

The Innovation Attorney is an integral part of Latham’s Technology & Information Services team. This role will be responsible for serving as a connection point and conduit between the firm’s lawyers, clients, and the Technology & Information Services Department. This role will be located in our Londonoffice. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring the firm’s technology systems, tools, and services are effectively meeting the needs of Latham’s practicing attorneys and clients , while working with practice group leadership and those directly supporting the practice (e.g., Knowledge Management Lawyers, Practice Development Managers, etc.), with a particular focus on the Asia region, to understand the technology needs of the firm’s lawyers and their clients at the practice group level, assisting in developing technical strategies to improve efficiency, and making recommendations for how to integrate applications and technology solutions into the practice group’s workflow
• Staying abreast of emerging technologies and innovative new offerings, both legal and non-legal, to ensure a state-of-the-art technology platform is available to and fully exploited by the firm’s lawyers
• Providing updates and analysis of these new technologies and industry trends to firm management and practice group leadership
• Looking for opportunities to leverage existing and emerging technologies into specific practices, as applicable, and coordinating pilot and proof of concept programs, including drafting specifications, evaluating software objectively and versus peer or incumbent products, and testing products and services
• Working with the Technology & Information Services Department management and firm leadership to make recommendations for strategic deployment of efficient processes, technology-related policies, software tools, and other technology-assisted solutions for Latham attorneys and clients
• Communicating with third-party vendors to foster strong relationships and an ongoing information exchange related to new and existing products and services, as well as fostering strategic relationships with industry organizations and innovation thought leaders
• Assisting with communications between practicing lawyers, local technology teams, and the global technology support services group, as necessary, ensuring support efforts are being managed and resolved by the apropriate parties
• Participating in, and contributing to, various technology-related working groups and committees as necessary, such as the Technology Committee and the Security Committee
• Communicating with the attorney population by preparing and delivering technology presentations and technology training related to strategic technology deployments and projects, collaborating with key attorneys on service initiatives, and by working with practice leadership to understand how emerging technologies can support the provision of legal services to clients
  
  
  

• Possess an understanding of product development and management, including user personas, user stories, scoping, requirements documentation, roadmap planning, UI/UX concepts, and user testing
• Demonstrate proficiency in enterprise PC applications, including MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio
• Display knowledge of LegalTech product categories
  
  
  

• A JD, LLB or equivalent
• Completion of an intensive software development/coding bootcamp, preferably
• Experience as a practicing lawyer in a law firm or in a legal operations role
• Experience in a technology role, preferably
  
  
  

• Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance
• A pension plan
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!
  
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

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