Husch Blackwell LLP is a full-service litigation and business law firm with
multiple locations across the United States, serving clients with domestic and
international operations.
At Husch Blackwell we believe that diverse, equitable and inclusive teams lead
to better outcomes. Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting,
developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with
diverse backgrounds and experiences. We foster an engaged, diverse, and
inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose that makes our Firm and our
communities better.
Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each
other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client
Service, and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a
long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered,
then we invite you to apply to our Practice Innovation Attorney position. This
position will be remote.
The Practice Innovation Attorney serves as the innovation partner for the
Litigation Practice Specialty Centers (PSC), helping improve legal service
delivery through practice innovation, knowledge management, workflow
optimization, and technology adoption. Working closely with practice leaders,
attorneys, and business teams, the Practice Innovation Attorney identifies and
implements innovative approaches that improve legal service delivery, increase
scalability, and strengthen client outcomes while ensuring work product remains
guided by attorney judgment.
This role analyzes legal workflows, develops reusable legal knowledge assets,
and designs and implements AI-enabled workflows and solutions, and helps
attorneys adopt innovative ways of working. The Practice Innovation Attorney
serves as a bridge between legal practitioners, Practice Innovation, technology
teams, and other business functions to translate practice needs into practical,
sustainable solutions that improve attorney effectiveness and client value.
Essential job functions include:
Practice Partnership
Serve as the primary Practice Innovation liaison for the Litigation PSC,
providing strategic advice on innovation and knowledge management matters.
Build trusted relationships with attorneys and practice leaders to identify
opportunities to improve legal service delivery, knowledge sharing,
productivity, and client value.
Translate practice and client needs into actionable knowledge, innovation,
workflow, and technology initiatives.
Facilitate collaboration between attorneys and business teams to develop and
implement practical solutions.
Innovation & Asset Development
Develop, prototype, test, refine, maintain, and govern practice-specific
knowledge assets, including playbooks, knowledge repositories, precedents,
databases, workflows, templates, prompts, skills, and other solutions that
can be reused across matters and practice groups.
Capture attorney experience, institutional knowledge, and best practices,
translating them into scalable assets that improve consistency, quality, and
client value across the firm.
Analyze legal workflows and deliverables to identify opportunities for
automation, AI enablement, workflow improvement, and client-facing solutions,
and translate successful practices into scalable workflows, knowledge assets,
and reusable firm resources.
Evaluate and pilot legal technology and AI tools, including performing
comparative analyses and providing recommendations about purchase, expansion,
and retirement of solutions.
Coordinate with technology and business teams to ensure solutions are secure,
scalable, sustainable, and aligned with firm governance requirements.
Attorney Enablement & Adoption
Develop and deliver training, workshops, demonstrations, and support
materials related to knowledge resources, technology, and innovation
initiatives, in coordination with the Learning team.
Advise attorneys and business professionals regarding effective use of firm
tools, knowledge assets, and workflows.
Promote adoption through practical use cases, demonstrations, pilot programs,
and ongoing engagement with practice groups.
Gather user feedback and adoption insights to refine solutions and maximize
business impact.
Monitor adoption, usage, feedback, and implementation barriers and adjust
training, communications, and solution design accordingly.
Client Value & Impact
Lead innovation, knowledge management, and workflow improvement projects for
the Litigation PSC from concept through implementation.
Contribute to the development of client-facing solutions, alternative service
delivery models, and other strategic innovation initiatives.
Support client presentations, demonstrations, feedback sessions, proposals,
and business development initiatives that showcase the firm’s Practice
Innovation capabilities.
Measure, communicate, and continuously improve the impact of Practice
Innovation initiatives through adoption metrics, stakeholder feedback,
lessons learned, and outcome assessment.
Capture and share successful use cases, implementation lessons, and
innovation success stories to expand impact across PSCs and the broader
firm.
Monitor developments in legal technology, knowledge management, artificial
intelligence, and legal service delivery and participate in relevant firm,
client, and industry events.
POSITION-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
J.D. and a 4-year degree in a relevant field required.
Minimum 5 years’ experience as a practicing attorney or in knowledge
management, innovation, or legal operations.
Proven experience with legal technology, generative AI, knowledge management
principles, and process improvement.
Demonstrated ability to identify business challenges, develop practical,
scalable solutions, and drive organizational change.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate
with diverse teams and communicate complex concepts to non-technical
stakeholders.
Exceptional relationship-building, consulting, and stakeholder management
skills, with the ability to influence and drive change without direct
authority.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive and
innovative mindset.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for
the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive
statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements. The Firm
will provide reasonable accommodations as necessary to allow an individual with
a disability to apply for and/or perform the essential functions of a position.
If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, please contact HR.
Compensation & Benefits
Employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skill and experience.
The exact compensation will vary based on skills, experience, location, and
other factors permitted by law. The expected compensation ranges for this
position in various states and jurisdictions are as follows:
State of California: $155,000- $317,000
Cleveland, OH: $149,000 - $220,000
State of Colorado: $143,000 - $225,000
State of Connecticut: $124,000 - $313,000
State of Illinois: $141,000 - $273,000
State of Maine: $106,000 - $244,000
State of Maryland: $151,000 - $228,000
State of Massachusetts: $155,000 - $297,000
State of Minnesota: $155,000 - $257,000
Jersey City, NJ: $169,000 - $306,000
State of New York: $145,000 - $313,000
State of Virginia: $154,000 - $295,000
State of Vermont: $154,000 - $295,000
State of Washington: $151,000 - $286,000
Washington, D.C.: $201,000 - $295,000
The above salaries do not include a discretionary bonus, however bonus
opportunities are non-guaranteed, and are dependent upon individual and firm
performance. Full-time employees receive benefits including: medical and dental
coverage; life insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; pre-tax
flexible spending account for certain medical and dependent care expenses; an
employee assistance program; Paid Time Off; paid holidays; participation in a
retirement plan program after meeting eligibility requirements; and more.
Please include a cover letter and resume when applying.
EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Vet. Principal Applicants Only.
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