Law Firm
San Diego, CA
Legal Staff Paralegal in San Diego, CA
Legal Staff
Min 2 yrs required
No
Job Title: Matter Data Specialist
Job Responsibilities:
The Matter Data Specialist at the law firm is responsible for a variety of tasks related to the management and extraction of data within the firm's Innovation Department. Key responsibilities include:
- Extracting deal and litigation data points from relevant materials, utilizing generative AI tools for data extraction.
- Reviewing extracted data for accuracy and verifying deal information provided by matter team attorneys.
- Entering data into the experience tracking database and managing data produced using generative AI extraction tools.
- Responding to inquiries and requests for data from attorneys and marketing teams, and generating routine analytical reports.
- Collaborating with the Practice Innovation and Practice Engineering teams on developing generative AI tools for matter data extraction.
- Providing subject matter expertise in analyzing generative AI tools, determining use cases, and testing tool capabilities.
- Working with other Data Management groups to evaluate, select, and implement external data sets for matter data enhancement.
- Creating and maintaining a system for cataloging and tracking firm matters using both internal and external data.
- Gathering matter data from the file management system, secretaries/practice team assistants, and attorneys as needed.
- Contributing to developing procedures for identifying final closing documents and other matter-related documents for tracking purposes.
- Loading identified matter documents into extractive generative AI platforms to train these platforms in pulling out relevant data points.
- Reviewing and evaluating results from generative AI platforms and providing feedback on their capabilities.
- Interacting with attorneys for clarification on matter details.
- Inputting litigation and deal data into the internal experience tracking software.
- Providing regular progress reports to the Matter Data Attorney Manager and other stakeholders.
- Reviewing data regularly to identify inconsistencies and gaps for remediation.
- Serving as an internal expert on data and database systems, assisting peers with locating, interpreting, and analyzing data.
- Monitoring support inbox for internal data tracking and responding to questions and requests for data.
- Working with the Matter Data Attorney Manager and administrative team to clean up data and improve the experience tracking system.
- Assisting other teams with extracting and exporting data from the internal experience data tracking platform for use in other platforms and systems.
- Performing all other duties as assigned or required.
Education and Experience Information:
Required:
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage, and other firm applications, with the ability to analyze and manipulate data using Excel.
- Availability to work overtime as required.
- A minimum of 2 years of direct-related experience working in a law firm knowledge management, data analysis, or accounting position, providing data analysis and management for corporate law transactions or litigation matters. Alternatively, 2 years of experience as a paralegal or attorney working in a law firm on Private Equity, Venture Financing, M&A, Debt Financing, Public Offering, or other corporate law transactions or litigation matters, specifically reviewing and interpreting corporate term sheets and other corporate deal documents or tracking updates on the status of litigation matters.
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s or JD Degree.
- Experience using Litera’s Foundation platform.
- Experience searching for and using data from Salesforce and Pitchbook platforms.
- Experience with data extraction from legal documentation using generative AI platforms.
Competencies:
- An understanding of the value of data and an eye for uncovering insights to drive business growth.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to respond in a timely and professional manner to requests and questions from attorneys, marketing team, and others.
- Outstanding customer service skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to be proactive, creative, and an independent thinker in problem-solving.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to coordinate multiple competing tasks and demands.
- Good presence and ability to work well with others.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to juggle several tasks at once.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Reliable and cooperative manner.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Salary Information:
The law firm offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits program. The expected hourly pay range for this position, with a work schedule of 40 hours per week, is - , which translates to an annual salary range of $96, - $141,. The final offer amount will depend on the geographic location, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.
Benefits:
The firm offers a full range of elective benefits, including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults, and other parental support benefits. Additionally, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short-term medical benefits, 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO), and 10 paid holidays each year. The firm provides generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about the benefits and resources available.
Jun 26, 2025
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