Operate Litera Foundation and comparable experience and knowledge management systems day to day, including configuration, data quality, and platform administration, within the platform strategy the Associate Director of Intelligence Strategy & Transformation owns
Oversee management of trackers and dashboards, cross-checking multiple resources to eliminate redundancies and suggest improvements
Performance Monitoring and Reporting
Design and implement data validation and verification procedures to ensure data accuracy and reliability. Document data enhancement and stewardship processes and conduct root cause analysis to resolve data issues
Partner with the Intelligence Transformation Manager to identify and prioritize opportunities for automating data enhancement and stewardship functions, providing Matter Intelligence subject matter input into the firm's transformation backlog
Produce and curate knowledge management reports to facilitate insights into practice group and deal study metrics for statistical analysis, post deal assessments, and benchmarking
Stakeholder Engagement
Liaise with Practice Innovation, Innovation Counsel, and Practice Engineering on collaborative projects where knowledge of matter data and practice group data needs is required, including AI use cases and practice group data collection
Act as the Matter Intelligence subject matter contact for the Intelligence Transformation Manager on technical delivery team initiatives affecting matter data
Liaise with practice group leadership, resource attorneys, marketing and client development, and pricing colleagues on data needs. Review and assess service delivery against those needs on an ongoing basis
People Leadership
Serve as direct supervisor and mentor to direct reports
Provide day-to-day supervision of direct reports, ensure compliance with assigned work hours and monitor for compliance with all firm and department policies. Manage staffing coverage, review and process time logs/time off requests
Support business professional development and continued educational opportunities
In collaboration with immediate supervisor and central HR, participate in hiring, performance appraisals, counseling, termination and other employee lifecycle events
All other duties as assigned or required
Skills and experience
Required
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
5+ years of applicable experience in the field (e.g., legal knowledge resource management, experience management, practice management solutions, or legal matter data management)
Ability to translate and communicate business data needs to the broader data teams for implementing data products and solutions
Preferred
Bachelor's degree
Supervisory experience
Strong understanding of the legal industry and law firm business needs as they relate to knowledge and experience management, including the management of related project and product lifecycles
Experience with tracking data in Litera Foundation and searching for and using data from Salesforce and PitchBook platforms
Experience with data extraction from legal documentation using generative AI platforms
Working knowledge of data lakehouse concepts, including medallion architecture and how data moves through platform layers
Comfort working in an Agile or sprint-based delivery environment to provide subject matter expertise for sprint planning and delivery
Competencies
Strong analytical instincts with the ability to develop actionable insights from complex matter data and identify data quality issues before they affect downstream consumers
Excellent leadership skills with the ability to drive data enhancement initiatives, influence stakeholders across practice groups and business functions and develop talent
Proactive problem-solving orientation with the ability to identify and resolve data-related issues without waiting to be directed
Excellent adaptability with the ability to adjust to changing business needs and priorities in a fast-moving legal technology environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate technical data concepts to non-technical audiences including attorneys and business professionals
Excellent attention to detail
Strong judgment
Unwavering ability to handle and maintain confidentiality regarding firm information, projects, and client data
Cooley LLP offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits program. EOE.
The expected annual pay range for this position with a full-time schedule is $140,000 - $170,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate. Senior level candidates may be considered for this position and would be eligible for a higher salary range based on experience.
We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 21 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.