Role OverviewThe Litigation Practice Innovation Lead drives workflow innovation across litigation practices from motions through trial preparation. This role partners with practice leaders and cross-functional teams to identify high-volume work, design and measure pilot initiatives, and transition successful workflows into firmwide production.
What You Will Do
Lead the development and execution of workflow innovations for litigation, appellate, and trial support activities. Identify high-volume litigation tasks suitable for automation, standardization, or retrieval-assisted drafting. Build motion packs, judge and opponent profiles, local-rule checklists, jury instruction starters, and deposition kits.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This role requires a licensed litigation attorney or litigation knowledge management leader with strong motion practice and writing credentials. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience practicing litigation or leading litigation knowledge management or innovation initiatives.
Requirements
- Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
- Active license and good standing with a U.S. state bar
- 8+ years of experience practicing litigation or leading litigation knowledge management or innovation initiatives
- Demonstrated experience leading technology-driven workflow improvements, pilot design, and data analysis
- Licensed litigation attorney or litigation knowledge management leader with strong motion practice and writing credentials
- Proven experience leading technology-driven process improvement in litigation workflows
- Familiarity with retrieval-assisted drafting, citation validation, judge preference research, and local-rule compliance
- Ability to define and measure key performance indicators tied to workflow efficiency, accuracy, and quality
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage partner, associate, and business professional audiences
Benefits
- Hybrid position within Jackson Walker offices with limited travel for trainings and client showcases
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