Innovation Counsel - Litigation

BCG Attorney Search; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Health savings and flexible spending accounts

Life insurance and long-term care coverage

Backup care for children and adults

Generous parental leave and fertility benefits

Four weeks of vacation, two weeks of sick leave, and 10 paid holidays annually

Job summary

BCG Attorney Search seeks an Innovation Counsel to join their Practice Innovation team in Palo Alto. This role focuses on advancing innovative technologies and practices in the legal field, requiring a strong background in legal technology adoption.

Ideal candidates will have at least 4 years of experience, an active bar membership, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Benefits include medical insurance, generous parental leave, and extensive vacation time.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of applicable experience in legal practice or technology adoption.
• Active bar membership or registered in-house counsel status.
• Experience in cross‑functional projects involving legal technology.
• Understanding of large law firm financial and work allocation processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide attorney-level input on legal technology adoption initiatives.
• Design playbooks for best practices in innovation technologies.
• Organize presentations, status reports, and executive briefings.
• Collaborate with leadership on initiative prioritization processes.
• Work with innovation teams to develop objectives and success metrics.
• Analyze practice group workflows to identify improvement areas.
• Drive legal technology pilots and continuous improvements.
• Develop communication campaigns and change measurement processes.
• Maintain practice group-specific resources and automate efforts.

Skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and firm applications

Strong presentation and communication skills

Ability to analyze and solve legal service delivery problems

Experience with technology usage data and metrics

Ability to build and grow business relationships

Effective collaboration in a matrixed team environment

Education

Juris Doctor or non-US equivalent

Job description

Job Overview

A law firm seeks an Innovation Counsel to join their Practice Innovation team in Palo Alto. The role involves advancing practice-specific initiatives to maximize the value of innovation technologies and practices. The Innovation Counsel will collaborate with various teams to drive best practices and introduce new tools and processes.

Duties

• Provide attorney-level input on legal technology adoption initiatives.
• Design playbooks for best practices in innovation technologies.
• Organize presentations, status reports, and executive briefings.
• Collaborate with leadership on initiative prioritization processes.
• Work with innovation teams to develop objectives and success metrics.
• Analyze practice group workflows to identify improvement areas.
• Drive legal technology pilots and continuous improvements.
• Develop communication campaigns and change measurement processes.
• Maintain practice group-specific resources and automate efforts.

Requirements

• 4+ years of applicable experience in legal practice or technology adoption.
• Active bar membership or registered in-house counsel status.
• Experience in cross‑functional projects involving legal technology.
• Understanding of large law firm financial and work allocation processes.

Education

• Juris Doctor or non‑US equivalent.

Certifications

• Active member in good standing of the bar(s) in applicable jurisdictions.

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and firm applications.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze and solve legal service delivery problems.
• Experience with technology usage data and metrics.
• Ability to build and grow business relationships.
• Effective collaboration in a matrixed team environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance and long‑term care coverage.
• Backup care for children and adults.
• Generous parental leave and fertility benefits.
• Four weeks of vacation, two weeks of sick leave, and 10 paid holidays annually.