Katten is a firm of first choice for clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services in the United States and abroad. Our nationally recognized practices include corporate, financial services, litigation, real estate, environmental, commercial finance, insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property, and trusts and estates. Our more than 700 attorneys serve public and private companies, including a third of the Fortune 100, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals. We provide full-service legal advice from locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai.

Practice Innovation Intern

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is looking for a Practice Innovation Intern for a 5-7 month internship within its growing Innovation Department. Katten’s Innovation Team is charged with exploring and bringing forward new processes and technology to benefit the firm’s clients, practices, and operations.  It has introduced a number of new practice solutions and technologies to the firm and also worked with clients in their development and use on a regular basis.

We are looking for motivated rising 2Ls in the summer/fall of 2022 who have an eye toward the future of the practice of law, including increasing leverage of technology, collaboration, data management, and creative solutions. Interest in AI, data management, and coding is a plus, but not required. Our intern will be assigned to a number of projects that will have exposure to our attorneys at all levels. The intern will run projects around our initiatives and become an advocate for change within our firm and with our clients.

While the entirety of the Innovation Team is based in the Chicago office, in the spirit of embracing remote work and flexibility, we have the ability to base this position in any Katten office location (Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York or Washington D.C.).  The summer work will be a full-time position, while the fall work will be a mutually agreed upon part-time schedule given law school commitments.  Katten is currently working remote at this time. After the office reopens, Katten will offer the opportunity to work from home with occasional office presence required (KattenFlex). 

We expect the starting date to be in May or early June, 2022.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to, the following. Other duties may be requested and/or assigned. Essential functions are primary job duties that an individual must be able to perform successfully with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Collaborate with lawyers, Practice Solutions, Talent Team, Information Technology, Business Development, Finance and Firm leadership and others to grow the Firm’s culture of innovation and improve the practice of law.


• Work on data collection and data review related to practice group innovation projects.


• Partner with legal teams to enhance the delivery of legal services.


• Facilitate knowledge capture and assist in designing, building, and maintaining knowledge repositories, deal databases, client dashboards, etc.


• Conduct market, internal, and external research and convey results to others within the team and within Firm leadership.


• Research and evaluate tools and procedures that promote productivity and service quality.


• Provide presentations to the Firm’s lawyers and leadership to promote the use of technology and non-traditional service delivery techniques that enhance client value and amplify the Firm’s value proposition.


• Other duties may be requested and/or assigned.  Essential functions are primary job duties that an individual must be able to perform successfully with or without a reasonable accommodation.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• The ideal candidate would be pursuing a JD, completing your first year of law school.  Candidate should have an interest or experience in technology, data science, design thinking, project management, and/or process improvement.


• Displays intelligence, creativity, resilience, and persistence in solving varied, complex, and non-routine problems.


• Passionate about legal technology and evolving trends within the legal market.


• Comfortable working both independently and in diverse teams.


• Displays excellent time management and project management skills to meet objectives and deadlines.


• Able to effectively distill complex information, synthesize, simplify, and present to Firm Management, attorneys, and staff.


• Possess excellent reading, writing, grammar, spelling, punctuation, proofreading, and formatting skills in order to interpret and analyze source data, prepare correspondence and documentation, and proofread material for grammatical, typographical and spelling errors.


• Able to perform mathematical calculations and apply mathematical concepts when computing, reconciling balances, verifying numerical data, and preparing various reports.


• Able to operate standard office equipment including computers, printers, telephones, photocopiers, scanners, calculators, facsimiles, etc.


• Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

We offer an outstanding benefit package which includes: medical/dental/vision, 401k with employer contribution; transportation fringe benefit program; back-up care option; generous paid time off policy; and long-term and short-term disability policies.

Katten will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of Article 9 to Chapter XVIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer/AA-M/F/SO/Disability/Veteran.

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