K&L Gates ยท 1 day ago
Practice Support Lawyer - Intellectual Property
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $300K/yr
5+ years expK&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm seeking a Practice Support Lawyer specializing in Intellectual Property. The role involves creating and managing knowledge and practice innovation assets, supporting practice areas with legal technology, and enhancing efficiency through process improvements and AI applications.
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Responsibilities
Develop, review and manage precedent and intellectual property for the practice area, which includes assisting practice lawyers and PSLs to organize and facilitate knowledge, precedents, and innovation forums and projects
Apply, contribute to, and promote the development of a firmwide KM process to drive consistency, currency and excellence in precedents and knowledge assets and systems within (and across) the practice(s)
Build close working relationships with partners, lawyers and allied professionals in the relevant practice areas; maintain a good understanding of the legal services provided by the practice areas and its clients/industries; be proactive in finding opportunities to increase efficiency through process improvement or the application of legal technology (including generative AI); and ensure knowledge, innovation and precedents services meet practice area needs
Ensure compliance with firm policies, protocols and standards relevant to KM, data governance, and generative AI use, and that applicable policies and protocols are communicated in a clear and timely way
Keep abreast of legal technology available at the firm to drive productivity, and help identify opportunities to apply solutions
Work with lawyers in the practice area to help identify use cases for AI or generative AI applications, agentic AI solutions, and automated workflow, including helping define, test, iterate and embed such solutions, both for the practice area and (where appropriate) client-facing solutions
As required, provide support for document and workflow automation and collaboration projects including design, analysis, mapping, testing and training
Collaborate with IT developers, data scientists, adoption and change management resources to help drive development and adoption of innovative practice solutions
Drafting and editing precedents, guidance notes, checklists, client growth pitches and RFPs, training materials and presentations, legal updates and any other communications
Use visual communication of legal advice and provide consultation to practice areas on visual standards, where appropriate
Answer client growth and knowledge/innovation related enquiries from partners, lawyers and allied professionals, including Client Growth team members responding to client pitches and RFPs, and assist with the review and editing of pitch related materials for client proposals
Communicate with the assigned practice areas on developments with KM resources, available legal technology solutions, and successful use cases
Keep up to date with legal developments in relevant practice area and help advance practice innovation and professional development to reflect those advancements
Assist with developing and delivering training on legal and practical knowledge and innovation topics
Provide assistance to the Directors and other PSLs on compliance tasks as required by the Office of General Counsel, which may include researching, advising and training on global and national policies and professional practice standards
Assist with facilitation of legal design sprints and hackathons and applying design thinking to legal problems
Proactively identify, communicate, develop and implement new ways to improve KM and innovation services to K&L Gates, and promote opportunities for collaboration and innovation in delivering client services
Participate in and contribute to (when requested) relevant global projects (multi regional or multi practice group)
Participate in practice area meetings, Practice Innovation team meetings, PSL meetings and any relevant project meetings
Record time if required on approved matters and projects
Attend regular CLE/CPD sessions to maintain practicing certificate
Maintain internal and external networks
Qualification
Required
Qualified lawyer with at least 5+ years post admission experience - must have a valid practicing certificate for relevant jurisdiction
Must have previously worked as a lawyer in private practice, specializing in Intellectual Property, and have maintained up to date legal knowledge in relevant practice area
Knowledge Management, process improvement and change management experience or qualifications preferred (or willingness to develop skills in these areas)
Excellent drafting skills and a demonstrated understanding of/commitment to plain language drafting and visual communication of legal advice
Demonstrated experience with emerging legal technology, especially supporting/building/promoting AI and generative AI solutions, AI Agents, document and workflow automation, to assist the practice of law, is an advantage
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Excellent problem solving, time management and delegation skills; prepared to take on tasks delegated to you as needed
Excellent communication (verbal and written) and influencing skills, including presentation, training and facilitation skills
Good relationship building and interpersonal skills, able to work across multi-disciplinary teams to achieve collective outcomes; sensitive to global cultural and diversity issues
Creative and collaborative approach to innovation; willingness to explore options for improvement; openness to productive change
Benefits
Medical/Prescription Drug Coverage (including a Health Savings Account feature)
Back-up Child/Elder Care and access to a caregiving concierge
Dental Insurance
Wellness Program
Vision Insurance
Pre-tax Commuting Benefits
401(k) Retirement Plan and Profit Sharing
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Short- and Long-term Disability Protection
Pet Insurance
Life Insurance (including Basic, Supplemental, Spouse, Child, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment)
Health Advocacy Services
Paid Time Off (25-30 days per year)
Identity Protection/Restoration and Fraud Insurance
Parental Leave (18 weeks of which 6 are paid; short-term disability may provide additional paid time off)
Student loan refinancing options and access to a student loan concierge service
Paid Holidays (12)
Addiction Resources
Family Building Benefits
Breast Milk Delivery and Lactation Support Services
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employees also may be eligible to receive bonuses and certain expense reimbursements
Employee Assistance Program
Professional Development and CLE Credit Opportunities
529 Deductions
Relocation
Accident Insurance
Employee Referral Program
Critical Illness Insurance
Hybrid/Remote Work Opportunities
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Perks including: Technology, Entertainment, and Travel Discount Programs
Bereavement Leave
All other benefits (such as leaves of absence) required by law
Company
K&L Gates
At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our lawyers and policy professionals to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions.
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