Practice & Innovation Attorney - Asset Management

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP•New York, NY

2d•$190,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is seeking an experienced Practice & Innovation Attorney to join their Asset Management Department. This elite international law firm, with approximately 1,300 lawyers across 16 offices, offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the department's knowledge management and practice innovation initiatives. Reporting to the Global Director of Market Intelligence and Practice Innovation for AMD, the role is central to designing, governing, and executing these initiatives. Key focuses include verifying AI-extracted data, developing prompts and workflows, and conducting training. The position is primarily internal-facing, requiring close collaboration with senior attorneys and business services teams to improve quality, repeatability, and insight generation within the department. The ideal candidate will possess at least four years of experience in asset management, specifically with private investment funds and fund formation, registered funds, or a combination of both. Willkie emphasizes its commitment to its people, offering a highly competitive compensation package and exceptional benefits, within a friendly, collaborative environment that fosters professional development.

Requirements

At least four years of experience in the asset management space, either with private investment funds and fund formation, registered funds or exposure to both.
J.D. and admission to at least one state bar preferred but not required.
Familiarity with core private fund documents, side letters and subscription agreements, as well as common LP issues, regulatory touchpoints and market terms.
Proven experience with knowledge management, data structuring or technology-enabled legal processes, including precedent curation, playbook development and experience or deal point tracking.
Facility with legal technology and research tools, together with the ability to translate practitioner needs into structured requirements and test cases.
Familiarity with generative AI, including prompt engineering concepts and a genuine curiosity and desire to learn and experiment with these tools.
Strong drafting, analytical and communication skills.
Exceptional attention to detail and sound business judgment.
Ability to manage competing timelines in a fast-paced environment.
Self-motivated with the ability to maintain confidentiality and a client-service mindset at all times.

Responsibilities

Report to the Global Director of Market Intelligence and Practice Innovation for AMD and help oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of knowledge and data assets for the department.
Verify the accuracy and completeness of data extracted by AI solutions and resolve discrepancies.
Design, test and iterate generative AI prompts tailored to asset management-specific use cases.
Build scalable workflows for high-volume processes, including standardized playbooks, decision trees, exception pathways and escalation criteria and assist in the implementation thereof.
Curate and maintain clause banks, exemplar document sets, issues lists and deal point databases.
Oversee the maintenance of matter trackers and experience databases.
Deliver scheduled and ad hoc trainings for lawyers and staff on knowledge tools, data standards, AI usage guidelines and workflow best practices, while also preparing quick-reference guides.
Respond to practitioner inquiries by locating precedent and surfacing curated resources.
Where appropriate and aligned with client matters, take on billable assignments that leverage subject-matter and data expertise, including term benchmarking, surveys and fund reviews.
Perform additional tasks as needed.