Innovation Attorney, TCG

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP•Any US Office, UNAVAILABLE

About The Position

Orrick is hiring a Technology Companies Group (TCG) Innovation Attorney to improve legal-service delivery through people, process, and technology, with a focus on the TCG practice. The role is part of the Innovation team and collaborates across offices, practice groups, and departments. It reports to the Managing Director of Practice Innovation and works closely with TCG leadership and members. The position may be based in any U.S. office, with consideration given to fully remote U.S. locations. The attorney leads and supports projects that streamline client service, integrate legal technology and generative AI, develop AI-powered workflow agents, strengthen the TCG deal data dashboard, and improve the use of practice content and knowledge resources. The role also evaluates service-delivery efficiency, educates legal professionals on solutions and resources, consults with firm personnel, and develops innovation materials and case studies for marketing and business development. Orrick is a global law firm focused on Technology & Innovation, Energy & Infrastructure, Finance, and Life Sciences & HealthTech. The firm describes its culture as innovative and collaborative, with offices in more than 25 markets. The expected annual salary range is $275,000–$340,000 in New York City, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco; $265,000–$325,000 in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Orange County, Santa Monica, Sacramento, Boston, and Seattle; and $250,000–$300,000 in other U.S. locations. Pay within the range depends on job-related factors. Other compensation may include an annual discretionary merit bonus based on firm and individual performance. The firm offers elective medical, dental, vision, and life benefits; mental well-being programs; child, family, elder, and pet care benefits; short- and long-term disability; parental leave; health savings account contributions where applicable; flexible spending accounts; a 401(k) program; Flexible Time Off; and paid holidays. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited university or college.
Admission to practice in good standing in a U.S. jurisdiction.
At least five years of experience in a large law firm, focused on private offerings, venture capital, and transactions for emerging companies.
Superior written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex ideas in lay terms to attorneys, managers, clients, and the public.
Ability to solve practical problems and work with concrete variables where standardization or specific direction is limited.
Familiarity with best practices and technology for managing workflows, documents, and communications.
Familiarity with and enthusiasm for legal technology, including opportunities to use AI and generative AI in legal services.
Experience designing AI-powered workflows or agents.
Understanding of knowledge management, practice and project management, and efficiency in supporting the firm’s business plan.
Excellent analytical, project management, prioritization, and organizational skills.
Self-starter able to work independently with good judgment, manage multiple tasks, and prioritize quickly.
Ability to collaborate at all organizational levels.
Flexible team player who approaches problems with ownership, enthusiasm, and innovation.
Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, positive outlook, and excellent public relations and diplomacy skills.
Availability to travel as necessary.
Willingness and ability to work beyond written duties and assist with other projects and initiatives as needed.

Responsibilities

Lead, support, and coordinate projects to streamline legal-service delivery and improve client service across the TCG practice group.
Understand firm resources and technology and develop best practices and programs that direct work to appropriate people, processes, or technology.
Lead projects to digitalize the practice, including automation.
Support the firm’s data strategy by tracking matter and deal data and monitoring the use of practice content and resources.
Serve as a one-on-one resource for practice resource questions and issues.
Support projects integrating technology, including generative AI, into legal practice; vet, pilot, and support onboarding of legal technology.
Serve as product manager for selected technology, overseeing rollout, promotion, adoption, communications, feedback, vendor collaboration, and ROI measurement.
Promote adoption and utilization of legal technology, including generative AI, within the practice group.
Identify, develop, promote, and train on generative AI use cases for the practice.
Advise lawyers individually on incorporating generative AI and other legal technology, including training, workflow identification, troubleshooting, and ideation.
Coordinate and support the design, development, and creation of AI-powered workflow agents and solutions for the practice.
Identify and scope multi-step TCG workflows suitable for agentic automation.
Partner with TCG lawyers and Innovation team members to design, configure, test, and iterate on workflow agents, including prompt and process design, knowledge-source integration, and quality controls.
Establish guardrails, review protocols, and success metrics to support accuracy, confidentiality, and responsible use of workflow agents.
Support the rollout, training, adoption, maintenance, and enhancement of deployed agents.
Advance the TCG deal data dashboard, including ongoing enhancements for internal and external audiences.
Oversee data capture, quality, and maintenance to keep the dashboard accurate, complete, and current.
Promote dashboard use by TCG lawyers and leadership to inform market positioning, strategy, and client advice.
Turn deal data into insights, benchmarks, and reports for internal stakeholders and clients.
Improve practice-content use, including creating and automating knowledge and precedent libraries.
Identify relevant practice content with the Research & Information team, including third-party resources and forms, and integrate it into practice workflows.
Identify opportunities for practice content, knowledge sharing and creation, and process improvements.
Evaluate legal-service delivery using internal data, external benchmarking, and market trends, and identify additional ways to improve client service and support TCG teams.
Educate lawyers and legal professionals on client-facing solutions, firm resources, technology, and initiatives to improve legal services, and lead utilization efforts as needed.
Communicate and consult with administrators, lawyers, paralegals, and staff on efficiency, client solutions, legal-service initiatives, technology, and projects.
Develop and maintain case studies for marketing and business development, along with innovation materials and other TCG resources.