Are you ready to make your mark as part of the Practice Innovation Team in our London office?
The Manager for Practice Innovation will play a crucial role in advancing the Firm's innovation and AI strategy. Working closely with the Senior Manager for Practice Innovation, the Practice Solutions team, and relevant practice group leads, the Manager for Practice Innovation will support the Firm's innovation journey, with a particular focus on leveraging established and emerging AI technologies to transform client service delivery.
The Practice Innovation Team is part of the Innovation & AI team and serves as the primary interface between lawyers and the Practice Solutions function. Practice Innovation will operate within the existing Innovation Champions structure and collaborate with priority Regional Sections as well as Key and Priority Clients to source ideas and drive initiatives aligned with Firm strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Client Consultancy, Thought Leadership, and Advocacy Supporting conversations with Firm clients around innovation and AI, providing value-added innovation consultancy services in line with the Firm's Client Innovation Strategy
Acting as an advocate for Firmwide innovation by participating in internal events, roundtables, conferences, and social media, while creating high-impact thought leadership to enhance the Firm's reputation for innovation
Developing key artifacts (e.g., presentations, reports, and guidance materials) to assist client and internal engagement on legal innovation
Practice Innovation Leading engagement with regional practice groups, developing relationships as a trusted advisor to support their innovation efforts Fostering and maintaining these relationships through active conversations, training, and tailored resource allocation
Working with key practice groups to develop innovation initiatives using the Firm's innovation frameworks, ensuring a strategic and business-aligned focus
Gathering practice requirements and feeding them into the wider Practice Solutions team to ensure alignment with Firm priorities
AI Centre of Excellence Serving as a Product Owner, ensuring that AI-driven tools and solutions are developed and evaluated with practice needs in mind
Acting as the communication bridge between practice teams and the AI Centre of Excellence, ensuring clear expectations, structured feedback loops, and alignment of AI initiatives with legal workflows
Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor's degree in Law, Computer Science, or a related field
Experience in AI, change management, or advisory services within a consulting firm (ideally Big 4)
Proven ability to deliver high-quality service to clients
Strong understanding of AI technologies, particularly Generative AI, and their implications for professional services
Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and project management skills, with a track record of successful cross-functional collaboration
Strategic mindset with strong analytical abilities and a data-driven approach to decision-making and innovation
Experience in developing strategic partnerships and managing external vendor relationships
Experience working in a global law firm environment, with a strong understanding of lawyer workflows across key practice areas
Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to driving innovation and digital transformation
Strong communicator, capable of translating complex technical concepts into clear and accessible language for diverse stakeholders
Expertise in change management, with the ability to guide teams through digital transformation challenges
Knowledge of ethical considerations, regulatory standards, and industry best practices related to AI deployment
What We Offer
At White & Case, you can make a real difference, work on cutting-edge deals that make the headlines and help shape the world we live in. We live by our values--to be pioneering, united and human--and we believe that you'll experience them from your first day. We will give you the support and training that will help you achieve your potential as a global lawyer.
We believe that consistent high performance merits reward and support. Our compensation package reflects your calibre as a Practice Innovation professional, and our benefits are designed to support your changing needs and priorities across different life stages.
We offer high-quality, internationally oriented work on the most challenging matters and an opportunity to work as part of a truly global organisation.
About White & Case
We are a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience, our cross-border integration, and our depth of local, US and English-qualified lawyers help our clients work with confidence in any one market or across many.
Location and Reporting
This role is based in our London office and reports to the Senior Manager, Practice Innovation.
Our standard office hours are 09:30-18:00, with a current requirement for 3 days in the office per week.
Firm Benefits
We offer a flexible range of benefits, services and programmes designed to help support your lifestyle requirements. Some of the benefits currently available include: Private medical insurance
Pension plan with matched employer contribution up to 7.5%
Yearly wellbeing fund
Income protection
Holiday purchase
Life insurance
Critical Illness insurance
Private GP services
Travel insurance
Dental coverage
Cycle to work
Holiday purchase (available during annual enrolment)
Equal Opportunities
White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm's policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
If you require assistance and/or adjustment to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email us. We will be happy to work with you.
Note to recruitment agencies: Our internal Recruitment team are responsible for all end-to-end lateral recruitment processes. All agencies must sign White & Case terms of business, which are office specific. Candidates submitted by an agency without terms of business agreed with the appropriate office, and/or outside of our online application tracking system, will not be considered a formal introduction.
Any applications and CVs sent directly to White & Case Partners and employees will not be accepted as formal introductions. If you have any questions, please contact the London Recruitment team.
When engaging with agencies, we are supported by our preferred suppliers.
Primary Location: United Kingdom-London
Other Locations: United States-New York
Expected Workplace: Hybrid
Job Posting: May 9, 2025, 11:40:21 AM
Salary range for New York market: 144,000 - 216,000 US Dollars (USD) Yearly
Salary range in other markets will vary
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