Legal Staff Paralegal in Reston, VA

Law Firm

Reston, VA

Legal Staff Paralegal in Reston, VA

Legal Staff

Min 2 yrs required

No

Job Title: Matter Data Specialist

Job Responsibilities:
The Matter Data Specialist is responsible for a variety of tasks aimed at managing and analyzing data related to legal matters within the law firm. Key responsibilities include:

- Creating and maintaining a system for cataloguing and tracking firm matters using both internal and external data sources.
- Utilizing existing workflows to monitor the status of deal matters from initiation to closure.
- Gathering matter data from the file management system, secretaries/practice team assistants, and attorneys as necessary.
- Collaborating with other Matter Data Specialists and the Matter Data Attorney Manager to develop procedures for identifying final closing documents and other necessary matter-related documents.
- Loading identified matter documents into generative AI platforms for data extraction and training these platforms to identify relevant data points.
- Reviewing and evaluating results from generative AI platforms and providing feedback on their capabilities.
- Interacting with attorneys for clarity on matter details and 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 for inconsistencies and gaps to ensure data accuracy.
- Serving as an internal expert on data and database systems, assisting peers with locating, interpreting, and analyzing data to support business needs.
- Monitoring the support inbox for internal data tracking and responding to data inquiries from attorneys, marketing teams, and other users.
- Collaborating with the Matter Data Attorney Manager and administrative team to clean up data and improve the system.
- Assisting other teams in extracting and exporting data from the internal experience data tracking platform for use in other platforms and systems as needed.
- Performing all other duties as assigned or required.

Education and Experience Information:
Required:
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage, and other firm applications after orientation at the law firm.
- Ability to analyze and manipulate data using Excel.
- Availability to work overtime as required.
- 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, OR 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. This includes 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 that will help 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 teams, 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 and 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 expected hourly pay range for this position, with a work schedule of 40 hours per week, is - , which translates to an annual salary of $96, - $141,. The final offer amount will depend on geographic location, applicable experience, and the skillset of the candidate.

Benefits:
The law firm offers a competitive compensation and an excellent benefits program, which includes a full range of elective benefits such as 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. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short-term medical benefits, as well as 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) and 10 paid holidays each year. The law firm provides generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about the many benefits and resources available.