Description

KMI Associate Attorney

HIGHLIGHTS
Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid)
Position Type: Direct hire
Hourly / Salary: BOE
Residency Status: US Citizen or Green Card Holder ONLY

Overview:

The KM&I Associate Attorney will focus on drafting and maintaining precedents and templates, supporting practice technology projects, and helping attorneys make better use of firm knowledge and technology resources. The role requires strong communication skills and an aptitude for engaging lawyers in new ways of working -from using model documents to adopting new platforms.

Responsibilities:

Knowledge Development

• Collaborate with Corporate KM&I leadership to curate, draft, and maintain model documents, templates, checklists, practice notes, and precedent databases.
• Maintain and enhance internal knowledge repositories and resource sites, including policies, procedures, and practice guidance.
• Capture matter learnings with attorneys to ensure resources reflect market practice and firm experience.
• Identify and design practice support materials that improve consistency and efficiency in transaction workflows.

Technology & Innovation

• Evaluate, test, and help roll out practice technologies (e.G., document automation, AI-enabled review/search), including platforms such as Copilot, iManage, Litera, Foundation, Kira, Closing Folders, Harvey, Carta, and Athennian;provide demonstrations, answer questions, and surface best practices relevant to the Corporate Section.

Training & Engagement

• Partner with Professional Development to assess training needs, align curricula, and update materials.
• Design and deliver trainings, quick-reference guides, and playbooks;track attendance, feedback, and follow-ups.
• Present KM updates and demos at practice group meetings and other attorney forums.
• Co-produce the KM newsletter (topic planning, drafting/editing content, usage tips, tool updates, links to resources).

Process & Adoption

• Standardize workflows and contribute checklists that drive consistency and quality.
• Drive adoption through communications, office hours, and targeted outreach;monitor usage and iterate based on feedback.

General

• Provide ongoing support to attorneys (resource questions, document searches, tool walk-throughs).
• Align with BD, PD, and IT to connect KM resources with experience capture, training, and business development priorities.
• Provide light project management (timelines, status updates, issue/risk tracking).
• Perform other KM&I responsibilities as assigned
• This role requires 60% in-office presence;remote work is permissible 40% of the time.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years'corporate practice (M&A/VC/PE/securities) in a law firm or equivalent.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to influence attorneys.
• Strong planning, project management and organizational skills;comfortable juggling multiple matters.
• Excellent computer skills, such as Microsoft 365 and core legal tools (e.G., Copilot, iManage, Kira, Litera, Harvey). Ability to quickly get up to speed and master new applications and software is critical.
• Analytical and practical: distills legal concepts into clear resources and workflows. Facility analyzing, working with and presenting data.
• Service-oriented and responsive: builds trust with attorneys, follows through, and provides practical, on-the-spot support, and adjust to shifting priorities.
• Strong sense of urgency.
• Ability to collaborate and gain the respect, trust, and confidence of the Firm's attorneys and professional staff.
• Possess a "hands-on"tactical approach.
• Creative and proactive approach to problem solving.
• Facilitate teamwork and identify opportunities to develop new processes/infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to grasp and implement new concepts quickly.
• Strong analytical abilities, resourcefulness, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team with a proactive and positive style that fosters collaborative working relationships.
• Outstanding sense of customer service.
• Deep personal commitment to integrity, excellent judgment, and the highest standards of ethics.
• Must display the highest level of diplomacy, tact and discretion, with comfort in handling and maintaining confidential information.

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