Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is a full-service law firm with approximately 700 attorneys providing high-value legal services. The Practice Innovation Analyst will support the implementation of emerging technologies and improve the efficiency of legal teams through collaboration and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with lawyers, clients, firm leadership, and operational teams, including Practice Operations, Talent, Information Technology, Marketing and Business Development, and Accounting and Finance, to grow the firm’s culture of innovation and improve the practice of law
- Work with attorney teams, clients, and practice groups to deliver innovative client solutions and legal technologies that support the efficient management of legal matters
- Maintain a current awareness of emerging technology tools (both generally and among law firms and legal departments) to ensure that the firm stays ahead of the curve
- Research and evaluate tools and procedures that promote productivity and service quality
- Develop and maintain clear and accessible training materials, user guides, and communications that support the firm’s innovation initiatives and help attorneys and business professionals adopt emerging technologies and process improvements
- Partner with our data science team, Katten DataLAB, to find solutions to client challenges and needs
- Build and maintain relationships with existing and potential vendors to coordinate updates of existing platforms and to identify/vet potential new platforms
- Implement new processes, including working to integrate software in our solutions for attorneys and practice groups
- Support team governance and operational efficiency by assisting with documentation, workflow tracking, project intake, and other processes that ensure smooth and consistent execution of innovation priorities
- Play an active role in the coordination and execution of software pilot programs by identifying and testing use cases, scheduling trainings, gathering feedback, conducting gap analysis and more
- Be an internal and external advocate for the innovation team and new solutions that benefit the firm and our clients
- Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders within the firm’s practice departments to socialize the benefits of emerging technology tools, drive projects through to completion, and identify/vet potential new use cases
- Be familiar with new products and other developments in legal innovation and software
- Assist in our AI and Gen AI efforts
- Manage projects under direction of the Practice innovation Advisor
Skills
- A Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) is preferred
- One or more years of experience working within a large law firm or in the legal technology industry is highly preferred
- One or more years of work experience and/or formal training in emerging legal technologies, process improvement, design thinking, and/or data science
- Familiarity with some or all of the following: Legal-focused generative AI tools (such as Harvey, CoCounsel, Legora), Document automation tools (such as Avvoka), Document analysis tools (such as Draftwise), Collaboration platforms (such as SharePoint, HighQ, etc.), and/or Business Intelligence/ETL platforms
- Displays intelligence, creativity, resilience, and persistence in solving varied, complex, and non-routine problems
- Comfortable working both independently and in diverse teams
- Displays excellent time management and project management skills to meet objectives and deadlines
- Able to effectively distill complex information, synthesize, simplify, and present to Firm Management, attorneys, and business professionals
- Possess excellent reading, writing, grammar, spelling, punctuation, proofreading, and formatting skills in order to interpret and analyze source data, prepare correspondence and documentation, and proofread material for grammatical, typographical and spelling errors
- Able to perform mathematical calculations and apply mathematical concepts when computing, reconciling balances, verifying numerical data, and preparing various reports
- Able to operate standard office equipment including computers, printers, telephones, photocopiers, scanners, calculators, facsimiles, etc
- Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision
- 401k with employer contribution
- Parental leave
- Transportation fringe benefit program
- Back-up care option
- Generous paid time off policy
- Long-term and short-term disability policies
Company Overview
Katten is a full-service law firm with nearly 650 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai. It was founded in 1974, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://katten.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 9 in 2023, 2 in 2021, 6 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.