Support and provide attorney-level input on targeted legal technology adoption initiatives impacting the firm’s practice groups
Design and prepare meaningful playbooks to help practice groups understand and implement best practices around the use of innovation technologies and processes
Organize presentations, status reports, and executive briefings
Collaborate closely with leadership in the innovation, firm operations, technology and practice groups in the request/initiative prioritization process
Collaborative closely with other innovation teams to develop objectives, success metrics, and timelines related to legal technology adoption initiatives in the practice groups
Collaborate closely with practice management teams, legal project management and pricing teams to understand and analyze current practice group operational workflows
Work with other innovation teams to drive legal technology pilots, deployments, proofs of concept, experiments, and continuous improvements within the firm’s practice groups
Work closely with the change management team to develop effective communication campaigns for practice groups and meaningful change measurement processes
Develop and maintain practice group-specific resources, and work with Practice Engineering and other firm departments to automate and/or scale such efforts

4+ years direct applicable experience (e.g., legal practice experience, hands-on experience with legal technology use and adoption efforts)
Juris Doctor(ate) or non-US equivalent
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
Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required
Ability to travel, as required
After orientation at Cooley LLP, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications.
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.

Innovation Counsel

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