Fried Frank Business Services Opportunities

Fried Frank Business Services Opportunities

Knowledge & Innovation Attorney - Real Estate

New York, New York, United States

Sponsorship not specified$200k-$275kDetected 13 days ago
AccessibilityProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentM&AProcess ImprovementProcurementResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • The Knowledge & Innovation Attorney ("K&I Attorney") - Real Estate serves as the practice group's primary advisor on legal technology innovation and knowledge architecture.
  • This role encompasses active thought leadership by monitoring market developments, supporting client alerts, and collaborating across the Firm to advance the delivery of legal services.
  • Serve as the AI and innovation advisor for Real Estate by coordinating with Practice Group Management, Real Estate attorneys and paralegals, and Legal Solutions & Engineering to evaluate, pilot, procure, and deploy modern practice solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement, and maintain guidelines, best practices, and taxonomies for the Real Estate practice group that govern how documents and emails are captured, classified, stored, and retrieved within the Firm's document management system to ensure consistency, accessibility, and compliance.
  • Test, evaluate, and champion AI tools and other legal technology solutions for the Real Estate practice, working closely with Legal Solutions & Engineering to assess suitability, manage pilots, support procurement decisions, and oversee deployment.
  • Create, develop, maintain, and promote standard forms, precedents, checklists, data systems, procedures/guidelines, and other substantive content in partnership with the Research & Intelligence team for Real Estate, ensuring such content is continuously up-to-date and accurately recorded.
  • Participate in Knowledge & Innovation department meetings to facilitate the sharing of best practices and knowledge, and perform such other duties as requested by the Director of Knowledge Innovation.
  • Coordinate with other support groups and departments of the Firm, i.e., Business Development and others, to improve content, procedures, and communications to streamline processes and satisfy various departmental needs, including trainings.
  • We are firmly committed to pro bono service and social justice, building on a proud legacy in civil rights.
  • We welcome passionate, driven individuals to join us, and be part of a team where you'll be supported, inspired and empowered to build an exceptional career.

Requirements

  • Strong leadership skills, excellent project management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
  • ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the Firm.
  • Proficiency in document management search functionality and systems.
  • Proficiency in designing and delivering substantive trainings on new legal technology and AI solutions, including the ability to translate complex tool functionality into practical guidance for attorneys.
  • J.D.-qualified and at least 5 years of commercial real estate legal experience. Prior experience in legal technology evaluation, AI tool deployment, knowledge management, or process innovation is highly preferred.
  • Extensive knowledge of commercial real estate legal practices and documents.
  • Demonstrated ability to advise on client restrictions, data considerations, and AI/technology use policies, including the capacity to translate complex technical and risk considerations into clear, practical guidance for attorneys and clients.
  • Prior involvement in developing policies, procedures, or training materials related to document management, records management, or information governance is strongly preferred.
  • Outstanding communication skills, both oral and written.
  • Strong legal research and drafting skills, including high proficiency in legal research techniques, knowledge of online research tools and industry resources, and familiarity with AI-powered legal tools and their practical application in a law firm context.
  • Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills
  • The actual salary offered will be based on a number of factors including but not limited to the qualifications of the applicant, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
  • New York Salary Range
  • $200,000 - $275,000 USD

Nice to have

  • J.D.-qualified and at least 5 years of commercial real estate legal experience.
  • Prior experience in legal technology evaluation, AI tool deployment, knowledge management, or process innovation is highly preferred.

Compensation

  • We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including comprehensive medical coverage, retirement plans and health and wellness initiatives designed to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

Benefits

  • Our culture is grounded in our core values - excellence, integrity and collaboration - and is designed to foster continuous learning, meaningful mentorship, and lasting professional growth.

Company info

  • Advise clients, along with attorneys, paralegals, and other relevant Real Estate team members, on our suite of practice solutions and how we are delivering value with our innovation investments; keep client collateral up to date for ease of distribution.
  • At Fried Frank, we're a community of 800 lawyers and 500 business services professionals across New York, Washington, DC, London, Frankfurt, and Brussels.
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