Legal Knowledge Management Specialist

About Ropes & Gray

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years—rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms.

The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

Overview

We are seeking a Legal Knowledge Management (KM) Specialist to play a key role in supporting and advancing the firm's knowledge management initiatives. This position will work closely with the Director of Legal KM, KM attorneys, Manager of Legal KM, KM support team members, and other stakeholders at the Firm to organize, maintain, and optimize the firm's knowledge resources while ensuring efficient access and utilization across the organization. The Specialist will also be responsible for planning and delivering training—including on Generative AI tools—developing and executing communications strategies, and providing comprehensive support for legal knowledge management solutions.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and at least 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Good attention to detail, strong organizational and analytical skills
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and be able to handle multiple projects at the same time. Must be able to re-prioritize work to keep up with the needs of the business.
• Ability to work with individuals at all levels in the organization.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be consultative and be able to collaborate between groups (e.g., lawyers, paralegals, IT professionals).
• Customer service orientation.
• Ability to influence without having direct management responsibility.
• Prior experience managing projects required.
• Experience with Knowledge Management desirable.
• Law firm experience required.
• Experience with Generative AI, data visualization and/or database management systems preferred.
• Experience planning and delivering training on Generative AI tools is highly desirable.
• Aptitude and interest in communications and legal technologies and how they can help lawyers work more effectively and efficiently.
• Strong project management skills and ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel.
• Familiarity with collaboration and project management tools (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Smartsheet).

Compensation and Total Rewards Package

Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below and represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.

Boston: $70,500 - $107,550 

New York City: $73,900 - $112,650 

Working Conditions

This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.