New York Funds Knowledge Lawyer

Clifford Chance•New York, NY

22h•$230,000 - $285,000

About The Position

The role We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced knowledge lawyer to join our Funds team in New York. This role is intended to support our Funds team by providing practice support, knowledge management, AI adoption support, horizon scanning, thought leadership and training. Key Responsibilities: Practice Support: Provide precedent and resource recommendations, legal research, and guidance on a wide variety of fund matters Coordinate with the firm’s opinion committee to update and maintain the legal opinion template Facilitate access to the firm’s resources and services, including recommending lawyers with relevant expertise in other groups or offices Knowledge Management: Collect, curate, and make easily accessible a collection of precedents, templates, checklists, and other know-how materials relevant to fund matters Collaborate with lawyers across the firm’s network on firm-wide knowledge management initiatives AI Adoption Support: Help drive a fully AI-enabled culture within our Funds team by working with lawyers and the legal technology team to identify use cases for AI/other tech solutions in our private fund work Assist with reviewing/piloting third party tech solutions (in conjunction with the legal technology teams) Horizon Scanning: Regularly follow key information sources to identify relevant litigation/SEC enforcement, regulatory, and market developments, trends, risks, and best practices Provide relevant updates to the group periodically and on an ad hoc basis via newsletters, emails, and team meetings Thought Leadership: Produce client briefings, blog posts, conference presentations, and other types of thought leadership pieces to provide valuable resources to our clients and enhance the firm’s reputation Support business development and marketing initiatives by contributing substantive content to pitches and other client-facing materials Training: Organize and deliver training on a range of relevant topics and developments, both internally and to clients Coordinate applications for NY CLE credit and ensure related requirements are met Provide tailored training to new joiners and curate accessible training opportunities and resources relevant to fund matters

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited US law school
Admitted to the New York Bar
Knowledge of the funds space is vital, with at least five years of experience practicing law in fund formation, ideally closed-ended, private fund structures and related regulatory considerations
Strong legal research and analytical skills
Ability to create, manage, and update legal precedents, templates, and other knowledge resources
Experienced in organizing and producing training sessions, briefing and presentation for lawyers and clients on a broad range of legal topics

Nice To Haves

Must be proactive and self-motivated
Ability to identify team needs and develop plans or strategies to address such needs
Strong interpersonal skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and presentation skills
Able to work independently as well as collaboratively with other professionals

Responsibilities

Provide precedent and resource recommendations, legal research, and guidance on a wide variety of fund matters
Coordinate with the firm’s opinion committee to update and maintain the legal opinion template
Facilitate access to the firm’s resources and services, including recommending lawyers with relevant expertise in other groups or offices
Collect, curate, and make easily accessible a collection of precedents, templates, checklists, and other know-how materials relevant to fund matters
Collaborate with lawyers across the firm’s network on firm-wide knowledge management initiatives
Help drive a fully AI-enabled culture within our Funds team by working with lawyers and the legal technology team to identify use cases for AI/other tech solutions in our private fund work
Assist with reviewing/piloting third party tech solutions (in conjunction with the legal technology teams)
Regularly follow key information sources to identify relevant litigation/SEC enforcement, regulatory, and market developments, trends, risks, and best practices
Provide relevant updates to the group periodically and on an ad hoc basis via newsletters, emails, and team meetings
Produce client briefings, blog posts, conference presentations, and other types of thought leadership pieces to provide valuable resources to our clients and enhance the firm’s reputation
Support business development and marketing initiatives by contributing substantive content to pitches and other client-facing materials
Organize and deliver training on a range of relevant topics and developments, both internally and to clients
Coordinate applications for NY CLE credit and ensure related requirements are met
Provide tailored training to new joiners and curate accessible training opportunities and resources relevant to fund matters