Do you have your JD?
Do you have Product Liability and Torts Experience?
About our Team
Lex Machina fundamentally changes how companies and law firms compete in the business and practice of law. The company provides strategic insights on judges, lawyers, law firms, parties, and other critical information across dozens of federal practice areas and a rapidly growing number of state courts. Lex Machina allows law firms and companies to anticipate the behaviors and outcomes that different legal strategies will produce, enabling them to win cases and close business. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Lex Machina is part of LexisNexis, a leading global provider of legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics. For more information, please visit: https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/lex-machina.page
About the Role
This is an opportunity to contribute domain expertise as a Legal Data Expert - Product Liability and Torts at a cutting-edge legal technology company. Lex Machina created the field of "Legal Analytics" and is the fast-growing market leader for law firms and Fortune 500 companies who want to use data to guide their legal decision making.
Lex Machina has an opening for an experienced litigator interested in Legal Analytics datasets for federal district court. We need an avid Legal Data Expert to oversee the integrity of high value datasets, lead a team of attorneys to keep those datasets current, contribute to public-facing communications, keep abreast of customer needs in the marketplace, and provide thought leadership.
Responsibilities:
Analyze rulings in federal district court
Lead a team of attorneys to maintain the dataset, including reviewing new events in litigation as they occur
Work on an integrated product development team with engineers and other legal experts
Become an authority on Lex Machina's Product Liability and Torts data
Adopt responsibilities for data integrity and innovation of new features
Contribute to bringing Legal Analytics to new areas of Product Liability and Torts law
Act as a liaison for our customer success team when sophisticated user questions arise around data and Legal Analytics
Identify trends using Lex Machina data
Provide prioritized feedback to the product team about new features and improvements given customer feedback and shifts in the practice of Product Liability and Torts law
Identify strategic opportunities to showcase Lex Machina's unique Product Liability and Torts datasets
Coordinate with the Lex Machina marketing team to create focused content, webinars, and blog posts
Champion Lex Machina's Legal Analytics by presenting at conferences and publishing articles
Qualifications:
Juris Doctor degree (JD)
Familiarity of US Product Liability and Torts law, both the substantive law and litigation procedures in US federal district courts
3+ years in a law firm or a corporate legal office where you handled both Product Liability and Torts issues
Motivated self-starter with a strong interest in data analysis
Highly organized and can work independently to drive projects to completion
Tech savvy with the ability to quickly learn new skills
Interest in writing database queries (e.g., SQL queries) to develop a deep understanding of Lex Machina's data
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Admitted to practice law in the United States preferred
Ability to take virtual meetings in the late afternoon, Pacific time
Experience with working on a remote/virtual team is a plus
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
About the Business
LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.
U.S. National Base Pay Range: $77,300 - $128,700. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.
If performed in Colorado, the pay range is $77,300 - $128,700. If performed in Illinois, the pay range is $81,200 - $135,200. If performed in Chicago, IL, the pay range is $85,000 - $141,600. If performed in Maryland, the pay range is $81,200 - $135,200. If performed in New York, the pay range is $85,000 - $141,600. If performed in New York City, the pay range is $88,900 - $148,000. If performed in Rochester, NY, the pay range is $73,400 - $122,300. If performed in Ohio, the pay range is $73,400 - $122,300.
This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.
Application deadline is 11/28/2025.
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
? Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
? Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
? Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
? Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
? Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
? Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
? In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice
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