Professional Support Lawyer – Business Law

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JR1101

We are BLG:
Canada’s Law Firm. Our culture is one of vigilance and curiosity, Firm-wide collaboration, unfailing mutual respect and dedication. We pride ourselves on having standout talent and delivering an exceptional client experience.
.BLG is recruiting a Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) – Business Law to develop, implement and drive strategies and initiatives that foster a culture of knowledge-sharing and directly support the knowledge management (KM), legal technology and practice innovation needs of our Business Law practice groups.  This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is keen to help build and advance a knowledge and legal technology program that will contribute to the overall success of thriving Business Law practice groups (Corporate Commercial, Securities & Capital Markets, Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Tax Law) at a leading Canadian law firm.
Working closely with members of the practice groups and other departments within the Firm, the PSL – Business Law will spearhead strategic knowledge management projects and lead the identification, integration and adoption of artificial intelligence, legal technologies and associated best practices within the groups.
The role is also responsible for creating, cultivating and managing the practice groups’ collection of knowledge resources and other substantive content, providing legal and technical expertise to practice group members (lawyers, paraprofessionals, and legal support services) and ensuring the seamless integration and effective utilization of knowledge management tools and resources.
The successful candidate is proactive, a strong communicator and self-motivated, with a proven track record of guiding and supporting team members through transitions to new processes and technologies that enhance the overall efficiency and effectiveness of legal practice.
The PSL – Business Law will report into the National Director of Knowledge Management and Information Services with dotted line reporting to the Business Law practice Group Heads, to ensure that every initiative is practical and tied to enhanced legal service delivery.
This is a National level role and moderate travel may be required (5-10%).
** Key Responsibilities**### The key responsibilities of this role are:
** General
* ** Engaging and building relationships with Business Law practice group members, including lawyers, paraprofessionals and legal support services (LSS); developing and maintaining a deep understanding of practice support needs and identifying opportunities for internal practice improvements.
* Continuously monitoring knowledge management, technology, and legal innovation developments, assessing their viability for the practice groups and identifying opportunities to apply and integrate the technologies, methods, and techniques into the practice’s operations.
** Knowledge Management (KM)
*** Based on a strong understanding of Business Law practice needs, drive the identification, design, implementation and adoption of knowledge management solutions and processes that enhance practice efficiency and improve overall service delivery.
* Leading the development and maintenance of the practice groups’ knowledge resources (e.g. templates, checklists and toolkits), ensuring that content is regularly updated and leveraged by the practice, identifying and addressing resource gaps.
* Designing and leading initiatives that facilitate the organization and sharing of knowledge in the practice, promoting a culture that is open to knowledge-sharing and practice innovation.
* Capturing feedback from all practice group members for continuous improvement of KM solutions and processes.
* Other KM initiatives, as required.
** Legal Technology & Process
*** Working closely with the Business Law practice groups, other Firm departments and team members, identifying, researching, and evaluating tools, legal technology and productivity solutions which will deliver…