Knowledge Lawyer Health Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology and Medical Device and Technology Regulatory Practices

KNOWLEDGE LAWYER Health Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology and Medical Device & Technology Practice Groups

Hogan Lovells is one of the leading global law firms. Our distinctive market position is founded on our exceptional breadth of practice on deep industry knowledge and on our one team global approach. Hogan Lovells has around 2500 lawyers on six a presence in the worlds major financial and commercial markets we provide first class businessoriented advice to our clients locally and people are the key to our success which is why we seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of our global practice.

Knowledge plays a vital role at Hogan Lovells. The strategic purpose of the Knowledge Management team is to ensure that all those involved in delivering legal advice to clients have access to the knowledge and information they require to deliver a technically excellent efficient service; to devise new and innovative ways of sharing that knowledge with clients as part of client relationship management; to input knowledge into the firms continuous process improvement initiatives around legal service delivery; and to ensure that the firm is harnessing new technology to support those objectives.

Reporting

Direct line reporting is the Health Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology and Medical Device and Technology Practice Group leadership and a dotted line into the Regional Head of Knowledge.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

Knowledge Strategy:

• Lead the development implementation and communication of the knowledge strategy for the groups working closely with the practice groups and Regional Head of Knowledge to ensure progress as against those strategic priorities.
• Identify and drive efficiencies within the groups practice of law e.g. explore and pilot relevant legal technology/AI products assist with legal process improvement to improve the groups ability to service its clients efficiently and in a costeffective manner.
• Be a visible and active driver of a knowledgefirst culture within the groups and promote the sharing and dissemination of knowhow within the team.
• Represent the practice groups in global firmwide knowledge projects and initiatives as and when required.

Current Awareness and Thought Leadership:

• Identify draft and coordinate the development of highvalue thought leadership publications.
• Identify key legal developments and hot topics that provide an opportunity to showcase the firms experience and insight via client alerts pitches directory and award submissions webinars seminars article submissions opportunities to pitch to the press and other clientfacing collateral; provide the legal research and legal technical content needed to produce such products.
• Research monitor analyze and report to the groups on legal market and industry developments and trends considering how they will affect the groups practice and its clients.
• Assist with the groups efforts to find innovative ways of using its knowledge to add value to key client relationships by providing timely material to facilitate frequent interactions with clients.
• Help the groups to develop new legal products identify possible new services and innovative and efficient ways of working.

Legal Knowledge:

• Lead the collection drafting maintenance automation and updating the group knowledge driving specifically the development of a comprehensive bestinclass library of model documents across the Biotechnology practice groups.
• Strengthen pathways to collect and curate the groups highestvalue legal knowledge ensuring that the groups knowledge repositories surface consistent relevant highquality starting points for all lawyers.
• Develop training materials for internal and external clients by drafting delivering and capturing training on different substantive areas of the three practice groups.

Legal Training:

• Develop implement and deliver training to associates partners and external clients within the health pharmaceuticals & biotechnology and medical device areas and on core topics.
• Devise and implement training strategy for the groups to support future needs; arrange for associates and partners and third parties to develop and deliver courses.

Relationship Building:
Lawyers

• Develop relationships with lawyers who have experience relevant to the groups and facilitate the sharing of quality knowledge and experience.
• Respond to queries from lawyers and track queries to identify knowledge and training needs.
• Introduce lawyers joining a group to the groups knowledge resources.

Firm wide Community

• Coordinate with other Knowledge Lawyers supporting other practice/industry sector groups sharing knowledge and best practices and encouraging the alignment of the groups knowledge plans with those of other groups.
• Participate in knowledge community initiatives.
• Follow and encourage global practices and standards.
• Help to establish a knowledge sharing culture within the firm and the groups.
• Develop and promote the firms knowledge systems and processes within the groups and liaise with lawyers to gather feedback.
• Collaborate with the business services departments including Marketing & Business Development Learning & Development Research Services and IT.

Clientfacing work

• Collaborate with Partners Marketing & Business Development and PR to identify opportunities to generate business from new and existing clients through articles briefing notes client events knowledge products.
• Provide direct support to clients in respect of knowledge management issues and/or valueadd services.

Experience Required

• Candidates must have at least 57 years of practice experience in health pharmaceutical and biotechnology and/or medical device law at a law firm with the government or equivalent experience.
• Candidates must have a J.D. with strong academic credentials and be admitted to the D.C. Bar or bar of any state in which we have an office. We expect the Knowledge Lawyer to work 40 hours per week some of which could be working remotely but he or she should have the flexibility to work additional hours as needed.

Technical and Personal Skills

• Works to a high standard showing sound judgment and attention to detail.
• Effectively prioritizes and manages own time.
• Highly developed organizational ability.
• Dynamic selfstarter energetic and enthusiastic.
• Takes ownership of projects and tasks and progresses them independently.
• Willingness to travel to key meetings.
• Able to work under pressure and remain focused.
• Leverages available resources.
• Interested in the law knowledge and the use of legal technology in effective knowledge sharing.

Communication

• Responds promptly to requests for assistance or information.
• Able to communicate (written and verbal) effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Builds credibility and strong relationships with colleagues.

Group work

• Works effectively within a large organizational structure.
• Contributes to discussion and accepts the consensus.
• Understands and promotes connections between other practice/industry sector groups Marketing & Business Development Learning & Development Research Services IT and other business services departments.

A resume or CV is a must for our application system. We also encourage you to include a cover letter to tell us why you are interested in this position and a law school transcript (or the equivalent). Candidates for lawyer opportunities in the U.S. must have a law degree from an ABAaccredited law school and be a member of the Bar in the United States.

The annualized salary range for this position is $200000 based on the candidates overall experience and other jobrelated factors permitted by law. This position may be eligible for a discretionary or an hoursbased bonus. In addition fulltime employees as well as some parttime employees will be eligible for the firms fringe benefits as they currently exist.

To apply please complete the online application attaching a resume and law school transcript.

We are not accepting search firm submissions.

This job description sets forth the responsibilities of this position and may be changed from time to time as shall be determined.

Hogan Lovells is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy age national origin disability sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status genetic information protected Veteran status or other factors protected by law.

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