Knowledge & Innovation Attorney - Real Estate

At Fried Frank, we’re a community of 800 lawyers and 500 business services professionals across New York, Washington, DC, London, Frankfurt, and Brussels. We advise leading corporations, investment funds, and financial institutions on high-stakes M A, securities, regulatory matters, real estate, and litigation. Our culture is grounded in our core values — excellence, integrity and collaboration — and is designed to foster continuous learning, meaningful mentorship, and lasting professional growth.

We are firmly committed to pro bono service and social justice, building on a proud legacy in civil rights. Our inclusive talent strategy is a core part of our broader talent management efforts and we remain steadfast in fostering a workplace where everyone has the opportunity to grow, thrive, and become their best professional and personal selves. Our business services professionals are integral to the firm’s success, driving innovation, operational excellence and exceptional client service across all areas of the firm.

Compensation

and a comprehensive

Benefits

package, including comprehensive medical coverage, retirement plans and health and wellness initiatives designed to support your personal and professional wellbeing. We welcome passionate, driven individuals to join us, and be part of a team where you’ll be supported, inspired and empowered to build an exceptional career. Position Summary : The Knowledge Innovation Attorney (“K I Attorney”) – Real Estate serves as the practice group’s primary advisor on legal technology innovation and knowledge architecture.

Working under the Director of Knowledge Innovation, and with Real Estate Practice Group Management, Research Intelligence, and Legal Solutions Engineering, this role drives the evaluation, piloting, procurement, and deployment of new legal technology solutions for the Real Estate practice. The K I Attorney leads substantive training on new tools and solutions, serves as an advisor on client restrictions and data considerations, and provides guidance on which tools to use in which contexts and how to message technology adoption to clients. The K I Attorney also serves as the knowledge architect for the Real Estate practice, designing and maintaining efficient systems for knowledge management, including standard forms, precedents, databases, and research resources, and promoting best practices to increase efficiency within the practice group through process improvement and legal technology.

This role encompasses active thought leadership by monitoring market developments, supporting client alerts, and collaborating across the Firm to advance the delivery of legal services.

Responsibilities

: Serve as the AI and innovation advisor for Real Estate by coordinating with Practice Group Management, Real Estate attorneys and paralegals, and Legal Solutions Engineering to evaluate, pilot, procure, and deploy modern practice solutions. Serve as the knowledge architect for Real Estate, providing legal, market, and practical expertise through designing and supervising the practice group’s intelligence in conjunction with the Research Intelligence team. Oversee the substance of trainings on new practice solutions and AI tools deployed for the Real Estate practice; monitor and keep attorneys and other relevant Real Estate team members informed about important legal, business, and technology developments through supporting the research, writing, and publication of external client alerts as well as assisting with know-how best practices and other legal services processes.