Description
It’s more than what you do: it’s how you do it. That’s why O’Melveny is counsel of choice to an ever-expanding list of market leaders. Opportunity at O’Melveny means working alongside dynamic and team-oriented colleagues on evolving legal and business issues and opportunities for prominent clients around the world. It’s a place to build a rewarding career by tackling new challenges; being appreciated, included, and supported; and creating lasting connections.
With approximately 800 lawyers on three continents, more than 80 practice and industry service areas, and strong cultural ties to all of our 18 locations, O’Melveny is a global law firm with a local feel. At our core, you’ll find a dedication to excellence, a drive to lead and innovate, and a deep sense of civic responsibility.
So, tell us. What do you want to achieve? Visit us at www.omm.com/our-firm/our-dna; read our Insights 2024 report; explore our firm at-a-glance; and find us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
O’Melveny’s Commitment to DE&I
At O'Melveny, we know our commitment to DE&I can be a true differentiator and a key component of our success. Creating a truly inclusive environment while providing advancement and leadership opportunities for our lawyers and business professionals is a strategic priority. It’s who we are. The diverse perspectives and experiences that our people bring to their work drive innovation and excellence. We are proud of our achievements, but DE&I is a work in progress. It always will be because our profession, our colleagues, our clients, our communities, and their issues keep changing. So must we.
The firm’s DE&I strategy is RISE (Representation | Inclusion | Social Justice | Equity) and we expect every member of our firm to RISE to the challenge of making the promise of DE&I real in every aspect of our firm, including in their interactions with others and through the execution of their role.
O’Melveny is looking for a dynamic and proactive Practice Innovation Attorney to join our team. This role focuses on helping attorneys integrate Artificial Intelligence and other innovative technologies into their practice. The Practice Innovation Attorney will be instrumental in finding opportunities for the application of emerging legal technologies and driving the adoption of these tools to enhance productivity and client outcomes. This role also involves conducting pilot tests of new tools and services, promoting firm-wide adoption, and providing research support through O’Melveny’s "AI as a Service" to attorneys, paralegals, and other firm departments.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with attorney practice groups, clients and cross-functional teams to identify use cases and assist with the development, design and deployment of innovative technology solutions, such as AI.
- Participate in the development and implementation of group and one-on-one training sessions to educate attorneys and staff on the use legal technologies and AI solutions.
- Curate and develop a collection of materials, resources and best practices to support the effective use of approved legal technologies and AI solutions.
- Provide substantive research through O’Melveny’s “AI as a Service” program as well as traditional research assistance as requested by attorneys and business professionals.
- Monitor the emerging legal technologies landscape and service delivery models to find potential innovation opportunities.
- Create current awareness alerts for monitoring of legal or industry topics.
- Identify attorney training opportunities by analyzing research request data and aligning with practice group goals and objectives.
- Provides support on other projects or duties as assigned. Monitoring of research workflow after hours can be expected.
Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- JD degree is required. Masters Degree in Library Science preferred.
- At least 2 years of experience as a litigation attorney or legal researcher in a legal environment is required.
- Experience with standard legal resources, such as Lexis, Westlaw AI, Harvey, VLex’s Vincent, CoCounsel, Bloomberg Law, WK’s VitalLaw, Capital IQ, Deal Point Data, Intelligize and other related subscription services.
- Strong command of technology and interest in innovation.
- Ability to work under time constraints and in a high-pressure environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to accuracy and detail.
- Strong organization skills, adept at multi-tasking and prioritization.
- Service-oriented, team player, with initiative and problem-solving abilities.
We offer an excellent salary and benefits package. For more information, or to be considered for this position, please apply online at www.omm.com. Response will be given to candidates who closely meet our qualifications. EOE M/F/D/V. No phone inquiries please.
