Legal Analyst

Expert Institute • Milwaukee, WI

15h

About The Position

At Expert Institute, we’re building the smarter future of legal technology through our cloud-based expert service platform, Expert iQ, empowering attorneys with the expertise they need to win. We work with prominent law firms and a network of over 3 million subject-matter experts, contributing to over $20 billion in recovered value across various litigation types. We operate on a SaaS-enabled model, with a team of researchers, medical doctors, client advocates, business development leaders, and technologists. We are seeking a Legal Analyst to join our Content team to work on expert litigation activity. This role requires experience in collecting case information related to civil litigation using various legal research resources and databases. The Legal Analyst is primarily responsible for curating expert litigation activity to be presented to attorney-clients in a profile format, performing legal research, and interpreting court documents and judgements. The position involves utilizing tools to collect data on case law analytics for attorney-clients and working with legal databases such as WestLaw, Bloomberg Law, LexisNexis, and our internal Data Central tool. This position offers a great opportunity for advancement.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience (ideally working in a law firm, law department, or law industry)
• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Previous experience understanding litigation activity within the context of the legal process as reported as part of a docket is required
• Experience with WestLaw, Bloomberg Law or LexisNexis is required
• Close attention to detail, ability to think quickly and critically
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team and KPI driven setting
• Comfortable working in a fast pace, dynamic environment
• Ability to meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Effectively review online civil case dockets and documents and provide important data points on Expert Witness activity
• Perform legal research utilizing free and fee-based databases/websites to summarize, organize and assemble facts based on the records, pleadings, and other relevant documents in case dockets
• Utilize their knowledge of the legal process and and their practical experience of WestLaw, Bloomberg Law or LexisNexis
• Complete document retrieval including dockets, motions, affidavits, court orders, subpoenas, depositions, and jury verdicts
• Set up current awareness and docket alerts
• Coordinate with management to ensure that project deadlines are met

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees