Simpson Thacher Recruits KM Lawyer for Private Funds at $240K–$290K
Simpson Thacher is recruiting a Knowledge Management Lawyer for its Private Funds practice at $240,000–$290,000 base in New York — a JD-required role with a minimum of five years of private funds practice experience. The role sits at the intersection of practice group KM and AI adoption: maintaining forms, precedents, checklists, and work product in the firm's DMS; managing experience database ent
BY FRONTIER DESK · JULY 27, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Simpson Thacher is recruiting a Knowledge Management Lawyer for its Private Funds practice at $240,000–$290,000 base in New York — a JD-required role with a minimum of five years of private funds practice experience. The role sits at the intersection of practice group KM and AI adoption: maintaining forms, precedents, checklists, and work product in the firm's DMS; managing experience database entries; designing and maintaining visual reports and dashboards that surface matter insights for internal and external audiences; and serving as the practice group's practical authority on AI tool selection, prompt design, and output verification. The salary range — competitive with mid-level associate compensation at BigLaw — signals that KM Lawyer roles with genuine AI governance responsibility are now priced as high-skill knowledge architecture positions rather than traditional library or PSL roles. ILTACON 2026 (August 23–27, Nashville) will feature dedicated KM tracks and taxonomy sessions where these role definitions are being debated in real time.