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About the Role

The Knowledge Management Lawyer (KML) - Tax is responsible for developing and implementing the Tax Practice Group’s knowledge strategy, leveraging legal expertise and advanced technologies like AI to enhance knowledge capture and improve efficiency in legal advice.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Knowledge & Innovation Department and practice group attorneys to develop and implement solutions and best practices.
• Collaborate with Applied Analytics and Practice Solutions teams to evaluate and pilot legal technology and AI applications.
• Monitor and inform the Tax Practice Group of key legal and market developments.
• Write and publish client alerts and articles on legal developments.
• Conduct research on legal developments or new areas of law.
• Develop and maintain practice resources, including precedents, templates, and guides.
• Ensure practice resources are readily accessible on the Firm’s intranet and other content sharing platforms.
• Identify and implement processes for capturing relevant business and matter data.
• Design and maintain visual reports and dashboards to surface insights into business and matter data.
• Stay abreast of emerging legal technology trends and tools.
• Identify and validate pain points and map them to viable AI-driven use cases.
• Assist the Tax Practice Group in adopting AI-enabled workflows through outreach and support.
• Serve as a resource for Tax attorneys seeking AI solution support, assisting with tool selection and prompt design.
• Collaborate with Practice Solutions and Applied Analytics teams to develop and deliver training programs on AI and practice technologies.
• Assist attorneys and Client Development & Engagement in preparation of RFP responses, pitch-books, and business development materials.
• Monitor and disseminate information relating to client preferences and compliance protocols.
• Collaborate with practice group attorneys and the Legal Training and Development team to identify training needs.
• Assist in the creation of materials for group trainings and CLE programs.
• Mentor associates by providing best practices and assisting them in locating knowledge resources.
• Be a source of legal, market, and practical expertise for all members of the Tax Practice Group.
• Collaborate and coordinate with other professional staff and departments to improve content, procedures, and communications.
• Provide other knowledge support to the practice group as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of Tax experience in a large law firm.
• Extensive knowledge of relevant legal practices and documents.
• Demonstrated good business judgment and analytical skills.
• Prior publication experience (e.g., law firm client alerts) a plus.

Skills

• Advanced technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered tools and solutions
• Knowledge management best practices
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal
• Self-starter and highly motivated
• Strong customer service skills
• Prompt response time to incoming requests
• Attention to detail
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to solve problems, both for technical issues and in situations involving collaboration with attorneys and non-legal staff/departments
• AI-enabled workflows
• Tool selection and prompt design and refinement
• Training program development and delivery
• RFP response preparation
• Pitch-book preparation
• Business development material preparation
• Client preference monitoring
• Compliance protocol adherence
• Training material creation
• CLE program assistance
• Mentorship
• Legal expertise
• Market expertise
• Practical expertise

Location

• NY Only

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Minimum of five years of Tax experience

Education Level

• J.D. or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• $250,000 to $300,000

About the Company

• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the world’s leading international law firms.
• The Firm was established in 1884 and has approximately 2,000 lawyers.
• Headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Palo Alto, San Francisco, São Paulo, Tokyo and Washington, D.C., the Firm provides coordinated legal advice and transactional capability to clients around the globe.

Equal Opportunity

• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is committed to a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
• The Firm prohibits discrimination or harassment based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other legally protected status.
• This Policy pertains to every aspect of an individual’s relationship with the Firm, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training and development, promotion, transfer, discipline, termination, and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment.