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McDermott Will & Emery is a leading global law firm that brings together more than 1,400 lawyers and 1,200 business professionals. We celebrate excellence, collaboration and community and have been recognized as a top workplace by The American Lawyer , Working Mother Magazine , Vault and the Human Rights Campaign.
At McDermott, we don’t just invest in your future, we accelerate your career – wherever it may lead. That includes supporting you both in and outside of the office.
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Enthusiasm for diverse perspectives: We’re smarter and stronger when everyone has a voice and a seat at the table. We welcome unique viewpoints and ideas, and we make opportunities for you and your career to thrive.
Support to feel your best and do your best: Wellness is integral to building a successful career and a rich life. That’s why our benefits program supports your physical, emotional, mental and financial health, with an emphasis on work/life balance.
Real rewards for real work: We offer generous compensation packages that recognize hard work and excellence.
Job Description:
The Senior Knowledge Management Manager (Healthcare) (“Senior KM Manager”) supports the development of the knowledge strategy and overall knowledge infrastructure for the Health Practice Group (“Practice Group”). The Senior KM Manager serves as a necessary function for the lawyers in the Practice Group to work more effectively. The Senior KM Manager collaborates closely with the Director of Knowledge Management (Healthcare), KM stakeholders from various teams and Practice Group lawyers to coordinate the implementation of firm-wide knowledge management efforts, create best practices, curate regulatory content, and promote a culture of knowledge-sharing and practice innovation.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Organization and Dissemination of Knowledge
- Conduct legal research to supplement and augment knowledge content received from lawyers.
- Organize and integrate existing knowledge content and facilitate the sharing of knowledge and information within and outside of the Practice Group with lawyers.
- Convert licensed products into digital resources.
- Respond to Practice Group requests for KM resources.
- Support the Practice Group’s efforts to create and maintain a searchable knowledge repository (e.g., practice collaboration site on firm intranet) of exemplar forms, clauses, local counsel directory, precedents, memos, research, 50-state surveys, business development materials, and other helpful content for the Practice Groups.
- Monitor key industry updates, legal decisions and client alerts to provide important updates to the lawyers within the Practice Group via email updates and other processes.
- Develop procedures for generating, maintaining, updating, accessing and disseminating information (including the Practice Group’s forms and precedents) and other materials.
- Collaborate with other Senior KM Managers to help identify trends, metrics and other tools to support KM adoption across the firm.
Management of Knowledge Management Resources:
- Consistently and effectively communicate the availability and location of the Practice Group’s knowledge management resources.
- Conduct annual reviews of KM resources and push regular updates as needed to reflect pertinent regulatory changes.
- Collaborate with researchers to obtain regulatory guidance documents.
Lawyer Training/CLEs and Technology Evaluation:
- Work with the KM department to evaluate, test and deploy innovative technology to reduce manual data collection, automate document creation, assist with legal research, and to otherwise support the practices.
- Train Practice Group lawyers on the KM technology most relevant for the Practice Group in light of their unique needs.
- Other duties as required by the Practice Groups.
Job Specifications:
- Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school.
- At least three (3) years of experience as a healthcare regulatory lawyer.
- Admitted to practice law in good standing in a location where McDermott has an office.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Strong legal and regulatory research skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and prioritize responsibilities.
- Ability to handle and maintain confidential information.
- Ability to learn new concepts and skills quickly.
- Ability to think outside the box.
- Able to work under pressure.
- Ability to quickly pivot tasks.
Successful candidates will be provided with outstanding career opportunities and will receive a competitive total rewards package with the opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses.
Target Hiring Range: $201,000 - $284,000.
Please note that quoted salary ranges are not guarantees of what final salary offers may be. Base pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. Base pay is only one part of the Total Rewards that MWE provides to compensate and recognize our staff professionals for their work. Full time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
As part of our ongoing commitment to be #AlwaysBetter for our people, clients and communities, we have created a culture of belonging that champions your individuality as both a person and a professional.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, talk and hear.
- Employee must occasionally lift up to twenty (20) pounds.
Work Environment:
Typical indoor office environment.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people within this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this job.
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