KM Legal Research Lead

As a member of the KM and Innovation Department, the KM Legal Research Lead provides advanced, seasoned research and KM support, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) support, to attorneys, paralegals, business professionals, and clients. This position also includes direct SME support of legal research tools and resources, including best practices, cost-efficient research strategies, tool evaluation, and support for KM Innovation initiatives, including AI efforts.

This position exercises professional judgment in evaluating research tools/resources, developing research procedures and guidelines, and serves as a SME on legal research processes, strategy, and tools on behalf of the Department, subject to the oversight of the Director of KM Legal Research. This position has no direct reports.

• Serves as subject matter expert in legal-related research for the KM Department, including performing complex research tasks; addressing attorney questions or requests; independently resolving significant research-related roadblocks referred by fellow analysts; and leading analyst training in conjunction with the KM Legal Research Manager.
• Assists attorneys, paralegals, business professionals, and clients by conducting timely, cost-effective research and locating needed materials in response to specific requests.
• Exercises legal research expertise and professional judgment to develop and recommend research templates and procedures/guidelines for legal-related research, in consultation with the KM Legal Research Manager, with authority to finalize such templates and procedures for department use.
• Assists with standard forms, current awareness, search, external resources/tools, and other KM tools and resources.
• Supports attorneys, paralegals, and business professionals in the use of AI tools, including developing and refining AI-enhanced workflows and identifying opportunities to integrate AI tools.
• Evaluates and analyzes KM and legal research tools under consideration for purchase and provides recommendations to the Director of KM Legal Research regarding tool selection and adoption.
• Monitors industry publications with regard to new and upcoming KM and legal research tools and best practices.
• Attends Department/Practice group meetings as needed.

• Provides legal research support to attorneys, paralegals, and business professionals, including troubleshooting, guidance on effective use of legal research tools including AI features, and serving as a resource for legal research-related questions.
• Provides ongoing support to attorneys, paralegals, and business professionals adopting AI tools, including one-on-one consultations, answering questions, troubleshooting issues, and sharing emerging best practices for AI use in legal practice.
• Develops and maintains training materials for legal research resources, including user guides, practice-specific guides, and cost-effective best practices.
• Manages and curates the Research Center on the firm intranet, including organizing resources, updating links and content, and ensuring ease of navigation for users.
• Creates, updates, and maintains Practice Guides and videos for various legal practice areas, as well as tool-specific user guides and videos.
• Drafts internal announcements for new features in legal research platforms to ensure they are communicated to users.
• Monitors industry developments by tracking trends, emerging issues, regulatory changes, and best practices relevant to legal research, including reviewing legal publications, industry reports, and professional association updates.
• Maintains and regularly updates collection development matrices, including capturing nuance between legal…