Description:
About the role:The Innovation and Technology Solutions 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 to ensure the firm's technology systems, tools and services are effectively meeting the needs of our practicing attorneys and our clients, while providing updates and analysis of new technologies and industry trends to firm management and practice group leadership. This role will be located in either our Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, or Silicon Valley office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
The ideal candidate:
- Is an experienced legaltech and general technology user, with demonstrable examples;
- Is passionate about emerging technologies generally, and excited by the prospect of learning about them and developing expertise in them, including where necessary hands on and deeper technical understanding;
- Possesses, and can evidence, some level of advanced technology or technology adjacent skills, e.g. coding, product management, design thinking, process optimization or similar skills and experiences, ideally applied in their employment;
- Is able to demonstrate examples of where they have innovated a process, product or service, either in their current or former employment, or via activities outside of work; and
- Keeps abreast of emerging technologies and innovative new offerings – both legal and non-legal – in order to ensure a state-of-the art technology platform is available to and fully exploited by the firm's lawyers.
- Working with practice group leadership and those directly supporting the practice (e.g., Knowledge Management Lawyers, Practice Development Managers, etc.) 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 new technologies that could impact legal service delivery
- 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 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 in order to foster strong relationships and an ongoing information exchange related to new and existing products and services, while fostering strategic relationships with industry organizations and innovation thought leaders
We'd love to hear from you if you:
- Display knowledge and experience with a scripting language, e.g. Python, JavaScript etc.
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience with Front-end technologies, e.g. HTML / CSS
- Exhibit knowledge and experience with a database language, e.g. SQL
- A minimum of four (4) years of experience as a practicing lawyer in a law firm or in a legal operations role
- A JD or an equivalent, and admission to the California state bar
- Experience in a technology role, preferably
- Completion of an intensive software development/coding bootcamp, preferably
