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About the Role

The Knowledge Management Counsel – Finance is a senior professional responsible for driving adoption and delivering measurable impact within the Finance KM and innovation function. This role combines substantive Finance law insight with AI-driven innovation and cross-border coordination to support the practice and its clients.

Responsibilities

Independently formulates and regularly assesses, prioritizes, and updates the Finance practice’s KM and innovation plan in consultation with practice leadership and partners.
Collaborates with Finance practice group lawyers as the primary point of contact to solicit and capture ideas for legal innovation and to help translate those ideas into potential solutions enabled by technology with a focus on value generated.
Develops Finance-specific AI workflows, prompts, agents, playbooks, and knowledge resources.
Advises Finance attorneys on optimal AI tool selection for specific workflows and matter stages, serving as a go-to resource for practical technology guidance.
Ideates, designs, and executes KM projects and initiatives driving measurable improvements in practice efficiency, AI adoption and enablement, AI-ready knowledge assets, and knowledge sharing.
Curates and maintains Finance-specific forms, precedents, and knowledge assets.
Develops and delivers KM and innovation focused training programs for Finance attorneys and clients, including highlighting the most effective AI tools and functionality.
Captures and analyzes legal, industry, and market trends in Finance law and proactively identifies opportunities for thought leadership.
Coordinates with international colleagues on cross-border Finance projects.
Optimizes collaboration across Finance lawyers, offices, and jurisdictions.
Acts as an ambassador for the KM Team and broader Knowledge and Innovation Department within the Finance practice.
Collaborates with IT/Innovation, Legal Service Delivery, Information Governance/OGC, BD/Marketing, and international knowledge teams.
Serves as a direct interface with senior firm leadership, Finance practice group leaders, and business group heads on KM strategy, resource allocation, and cross-functional initiatives.
Performs additional duties as required.

Requirements

Deep familiarity with Finance law workflows, especially fund, private, and hybrid capital and debt market financings.
Familiarity with project and sports financing is also preferred.
Advanced proficiency and working familiarity with legal technology tools and AI platforms and how they apply to legal work, including workflow, prompt, playbook, and agent development.
Ability to translate practice needs into AI-enabled solutions and communicate technical capabilities as practical guidance for attorneys.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills.
Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.
Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.
Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.
Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.
Foster positive work relationships.
Comply with all firm policies and practices.
Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed.
Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.
Embrace and uphold firm values as a part of DLA Piper culture.
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Skills

Finance law workflows
Fund, private, and hybrid capital and debt market financings
Project financing
Sports financing
Legal technology tools
AI platforms
Workflow development
Prompt development
Playbook development
Agent development
Communication
Collaboration
Project management

Location

U.S. offices

Work Type

Hybrid work schedule
Remote
In-office

Experience Level

10+ years’ experience in assigned practice area - Finance Law
Substantive experience in KM
Legal practice innovation experience

Education Level

JD from ABA accredited law school
Admission to state bar

Salary/Compensations

$250,000 - $300,000 per year

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)

About the Company

DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive.
Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm.
Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career.
Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.

Equal Opportunity

DLA Piper is an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.