Practice Innovation Coordinator

Location: Dallas New York or Washington DC
Schedule: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
FLSA: Exempt

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with over 900 lawyers across the United States Europe Asia and the Middle East. We are looking for a Practice Innovation Coordinator in the Information Technology department reporting to the Innovation and AI Manager.

The role can reside in the Dallas New York or Washington DC office with hybrid capabilities. As the legal industry continues to evolve the firm is investing in AI automation and nextgeneration technologies to modernize how legal services are delivered and to enhance value for clients. The Coordinatorwill be an integral part of the Practice Technology & Innovation team bridging the gap between high-level strategy and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

• Update internal announcements postings and reference pages to reflect current tools processes and initiatives.
• Coordinate content reviews with Innovation team members to ensure accuracy and appropriate approvals.
• Monitor shared Innovation communications channels and route or respond to routine inquiries.
• Support creation of marketing collateral related to broad Innovation initiatives and practice group-specific projects.
• Prepare materials for internal briefings practice group meetings and training sessions.
• Draft and update internal slide decks onepagers newsletters and announcements.
• Identify outdated files and work with a supervisor and collateral owner(s) to bring materials up to date.
• Document key Innovation processes (e.g. intake assessments training pilots).
• Create and maintain SOPs templates checklists and process guides.
• Support upkeep of internal knowledge materials for firmapproved AI and technology tools.
• Organize and maintain Innovation document libraries (Teams SharePoint NetDocuments).
• Coordinate scheduling updates and routine followups to keep project work moving.
• Track decisions open items and next steps across Innovation workstreams on select projects. May include:
• Structured note taking during meetings interviews demos and workshops.
• Drafting postmeeting communications like action items and followups.
• Test emerging technology features ahead of interactive demos with Innovation team or practice groups e.g. Power Automate flows building custom agents building or testing custom workflows and apps etc.
• Assist with minor updates to existing automation or workflows under guidance.
• Collect and maintain basic usage adoption and activity metrics.
• Prepare simple summary reports and dashboards using established tools.
• Track pilots training activity and highlevel performance indicators.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications (Experience Knowledge Skills & Abilities):

• Bachelors degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience desired such as previous paralegal or legal operations work.
• Demonstrated substantial handson experience with the full Microsoft 365 suiteincluding Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook Teams SharePoint and OneDrivewith the ability to confidently use Teams channels chat file collaboration and SharePointbased content management as part of daily operational workflows
• Strong organization structured thinking and attention to detail.
• Clear written communication and ability to turn rough notes into wellstructured materials.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Comfort working with attorneys and business services professionals.
• Familiarity with law firm operations or legal workflows.
• Basic exposure to data tracking or reporting tools (e.g. Excel Power BI).
• Experience building custom Power Automate flows Power Apps or designing SharePoint sites to support operational workflows.
• Experience creating or maintaining custom generative AI agents for internal or practicespecific use cases.
• Familiarity with NetDocuments or similar document management systems.

The anticipated base salary range for this position in New York is $70000 to $85000.
The anticipated base salary range for this position in Washington DC is $75000 to $90000.
The actual salary offered will be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education qualifications years of relevant experience certifications or other professional licenses held job-related knowledge and skills business needs and the location from which the work will be performed. Additionally salary or hourly wages may be only part of the total compensation package which may also include a full range of health and other insurance benefits financial and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility) a discretionary bonus and various paid time off benefits. Additional information about benefits and rewards can be found here.

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