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Mayer Brown · 1 day ago

Advisor: Practice Enablement and Adoption - Finance

New York County, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$130K/yr - $185K/yr

2+ years exp

Mayer Brown is an international law firm recognized for its commitment to excellence and strategic partnership with major corporations and financial institutions. They are seeking an Advisor: Practice Enablement and Adoption - Finance to enhance the Finance practice by driving technology adoption and innovation, addressing operational challenges, and collaborating with various stakeholders to implement legal technology solutions effectively.

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Responsibilities

Understand Needs & Opportunities : Assist their supervisor to partner with lawyers, clients, and business services to map and evaluate current processes with an eye to identify where process improvement and technology can deliver greater value. Capture user stories, best practices, insights and maintain a knowledge base of challenges and opportunities faced by practitioners in Finance practice

Shape and Prioritize Initiatives : When directed by the Firm’s idea intake process, collect information from the submitter to assist evaluating, scoring, and prioritizing ideas. Translate feedback into clear problem statements that IT and other business services can act on

Enable Practice Transformation : Assist with conducting design thinking sessions, co-lead process improvement workshops, pilots, and rollouts in partnership with Practice Technology team, and practice stakeholders to identify pain points and design innovative solutions

Increase Awareness and Engagement : Implement and assist with targeted outreach through listening sessions, practice presentations, vendor days to increase lawyer awareness and engagement with existing investments and emerging technologies that could help Finance lawyers

Prototype and Validate : Collaborate with the Practice Technology team to build prototypes and validate the proposed solution. Work with Practice Technology team to customize templates or pilot/custom-build solutions for practice needs

Drive Adoption & Change : Collaborate with Practice Technology and Learning & Development to deliver tailored training, awareness sessions, and direct support. Assist with building confidence, adoption, and measurable ROI for innovative solutions

Collaborate Across Business Teams : Work with other business departments e.g., Knowledge Management, Practice Management, Information Services, Legal Risk Management, Business Development & Marketing etc., to solve the issue holistically. Collaborate with Practice Technology team to onboard vendors and pilot new solutions

Horizon Scanning : Assist with monitoring legal technology trends and emerging vendors with an eye towards those that might address pain points of our lawyers in Finance practice. Share insights with Firm and IT leadership to inform strategy and future investment

Perform other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives

Align working hours as necessary to support global teams and business partners

Qualification

JDMaster's degreeLegal technology experienceBusiness analysisProcess improvement principlesMicrosoft Office proficiencyProject management principlesDesign thinkingCustomer service mindsetEffective team playerProblem solving skillsSelf-motivated

Required

JD or Master's degree; however, a Bachelor's degree with relevant experience will also be considered

2+ years' experience working in legal environment either in a law firm or a legal department or a legal tech solution provider

Proficiency in Microsoft Office products

Working knowledge of process improvement principles (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma), when to invoke each methodology, and how to deploy process improvement tools (e.g., process maps, fishbone diagrams, root cause analysis)

Awareness of or experience with project management principles, including Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methods

Ability to communicate technical concepts in clear, non-technical language to stakeholders

Strong customer service and problem solving mindset

Effective team player in diverse environments; thrives under pressure and meets shifting deadlines

Pragmatic, self-motivated, flexible and good team player

Self-starter with high initiative; detail-oriented, organized, and multitasking

Maintain confidentiality and discretion

Light lifting; up to 20 lbs

Open to regional and/or global travel, as needed

Preferred

Demonstrated experience of participating in strategic legal technology related projects, and particularly in evaluating and implementing legal tech solutions, in a large law firm or corporate/financial institution legal department or enterprise level

Knowledge of the lifecycle of a Finance legal matter

Awareness and light experience of techniques in increasing adoption of legal tech tools and different methods of engaging and enabling lawyers

Experience in business analysis, solution design, consulting and/or client-facing roles

Demonstrated use of business requirements elicitation and documentation skills

Ability to engage in design thinking, being able to conceptualize and implement a project from end-to-end

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance

401(k) savings plan

Back-up childcare and eldercare

Generous paid time off (PTO)

Opportunities for professional development and growth

Company

Mayer Brown

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Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in key business centers across the Americas, Asia and Europe.

Founded in 1863

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.mayerbrown.com/

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