Practice Development Lawyer - Tax

Genesis10•New York, NY

38d•Onsite

About The Position

This role serves as a key knowledge, training, and practice support resource for the US Tax group at a Global Law Firm. The Practice Development Lawyer is responsible for maintaining core forms, precedents, and research resources, supporting the adoption of legal technology and AI-enabled workflows, and ensuring the group's knowledge infrastructure is up-to-date with current law and market practice. The position also contributes substantive tax expertise to training, thought leadership, business development, and attorney development initiatives.

Requirements

Three to five years of experience as a tax lawyer
Self-starter with sound judgment, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work effectively with attorneys and professional staff at all levels
Comfortable leading projects, taking direction, and balancing independent ownership with collaborative execution
Admission in good standing to the New York State Bar
Strong knowledge of US tax law and the work of a sophisticated US Tax practice
Interest in knowledge management, legal technology, AI-enabled workflows, training, and attorney development
Enthusiastic about developing junior talent
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong drafting, editing, and presentation skills
Strong attention to detail, organization, follow-through, and project management skills
Collaborative, service-oriented approach and ability to build credibility with lawyers and professional staff
Sound problem-solving skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced professional services environment

Responsibilities

Maintain the Tax group's library of forms, annotated models, precedents, checklists, research resources, practice guides, and other work tools
Work with attorneys to identify priorities for new and updated knowledge resources, establish review cycles, and execute refresh projects
Administer and improve the group's internal knowledge channels, including practice sites, intranet pages, and email distributions
Partner with Practice Innovation and Knowledge Solutions to evaluate, test, and implement legal technology and AI tools for the Tax group
Serve as the group's legal quality-check resource for AI-assisted workflows, reviewing outputs for accuracy and refining processes
Monitor federal, state, and international tax developments relevant to clients
Participate in drafting client alerts, articles, legal updates, and other thought leadership materials
Co-lead the planning and delivery of Tax group training programs
Serve as a day-to-day resource for associates on research resources and knowledge materials
Collaborate with the Business Development team to support pitches, RFP responses, and client meeting materials
Act as a key liaison between the Tax group and the firm's Professional Staff teams