Overview
Knowledge Management Counsel Jobs in Kitchener, Canada at DLA Piper
Position: Knowledge Management Counsel – Employment
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Summary
The Knowledge Management Counsel – Employment is a senior, independently operating professional with strategic ownership of the Employment KM function, direct leadership engagement and client‑facing responsibilities. This role combines substantive Employment law insight with content strategy, cross‑border coordination and GenAI‑driven innovation to support the practice and its clients.
Location
This position can sit in any of our U.S. offices and offers a hybrid work schedule.
Responsibilities
- Independently formulate and regularly assess, prioritize, and update the Employment practice’s KM plan in consultation with practice leadership and partners.
- Ideate, design, and execute KM projects and initiatives that drive measurable improvements in practice efficiency and knowledge sharing.
- Develop Employment‑specific GenAI workflows, prompts, and knowledge resources.
- Engage directly with clients, including presenting on Employment‑related GenAI use cases and KM capabilities.
- Curate and maintain Employment‑specific forms, precedents, and knowledge assets.
- Identify and analyze legal, regulatory, and market developments in Employment law, including cross‑border developments.
- Capture and analyze market trends and proactively identify opportunities for thought leadership.
- Draft and manage Employment‑focused client alerts, articles, and thought leadership pieces.
- Coordinate with international colleagues on cross‑border Employment projects.
- Optimize collaboration across Employment lawyers, offices, and jurisdictions.
- Develop and deliver training programs for Employment attorneys and clients.
- Act as an ambassador for the Knowledge Department within the Employment practice.
- Collaborate with innovation, IT, BD/marketing, and international knowledge teams.
- Serve as a direct interface with senior firm leadership, Employment practice group leaders, and business group heads on KM strategy, resource allocation, and cross‑functional initiatives.
- Perform additional duties as required.
Desired Skills
- Deep familiarity with Employment law workflows, including cross‑border and transactional considerations.
- Strong ability to generate thought leadership and translate developments into client‑facing content.
- Experience with GenAI tools and prompt development (strongly preferred).
- Excellent communication, editorial judgment, and project management skills.
Minimum Education
- JD from an ABA‑accredited law school. Admission to state bar.
Minimum Years of Experience
- 10+ years’ experience in Employment law combined with meaningful experience in knowledge management and legal practice innovation.
Essential Job Expectations
- Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.
- Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence efficiently and responsively.
- Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.
- Successfully meet deadlines and 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 as required by the nature of the work.
- Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast‑paced environment.
- Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.
Physical Demands
Sedentary work:
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount 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.
Work Environment
The individual selected for this position may have the opportunity for a hybrid work arrangement comprised of remote and in‑office work, determined in coordination with the hiring manager or…
Title: Knowledge Management Counsel
Company: DLA Piper
Location: Kitchener, Canada
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