Data Management Lawyer

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP is one of Canada's leading business law firms. Advising many of Canada's corporate leaders, as well as U.S. and international parties with extensive interest in Canada, our more than 1,000 firm members are based in offices in Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary and New York.

Osler prides itself on attracting and maintaining some of the brightest talent in the legal arena. Our lawyers, students, management and staff have created a unique firm culture which nurtures mentoring and the exchange of ideas. Osler is a dynamic and exciting place to further your career or carve out a new path.

Osler's Legal Operations team leads the way in enterprise and transactional practice transformation. We apply our expertise, cutting-edge technologies and processes to support Osler's continuing excellence in client service delivery. We are hiring a Data Management Lawyer to join our Legal Operations team. This role focuses on the collection and management of matter legal data for Osler's strategic data initiatives, including the firm-wide matter data management project.

This is a highly collaborative role that requires the ability to work effectively in matrixed environments, build cross-functional relationships, and support change. If you are passionate about using legal data management to drive impact and insights in the business and practice of law, we would love to hear from you.

Major Responsibilities:

Working collaboratively with other members of the Legal Operations, Client Development & Marketing and other stakeholders at the firm, Data Management Lawyer:

Legal Matter Data Collection and Management

• Executes the collection of legal matter data points using a combination of technology-driven and manual data collection methods
• Initiates and manages the end-to-end process of legal data collection through automated workflows, deal surveys, and other automation tools
• Continuously enhances the automation of legal data collection processes to improve efficiency and accuracy
• Continuously supports the execution of legal data collection and governance/management framework
• Supports the firm's data governance leaders and works collaboratively to continuously enhance the data culture at the firm
• Assists with periodic review and refinement of the scope of legal matter data collected and managed at the firm

Data Analysis and Workflow Design

• Designs, validates, and implements data points and workflows for legal matter data extraction and analysis using AI and other technologies
• Verifies and validates collected data to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Continuously refines and calibrates AI prompts and other aspects of the data collection workflows and outputs to ensure quality and accuracy, with a view to reducing the time required for practicing lawyers to provide practice-specific data
• Enhances the quality of AI and other technology derived outputs to minimize manual intervention
• Assists with managing and improving a "what's market" platform using legal data collections

Legacy Data Remediation

• Assists in the remediation of legacy legal data, including contract and closing books' reviews and legal analysis of the completed transactional and commercial matters

Technology Evaluation and Implementation

• Supports the evaluation, selection, and implementation of technologies aimed at improving legal data collection processes and data quality
• Identifies opportunities for process optimization and automation to improve the overall efficiency of legal data collection

Position Requirements:

Education and Experience

This position requires at least three years of post-call experience as a practicing lawyer in any common law province in Canada. Prior transactional experience, ideally in M&A, Private Equity, Capital Markets, Venture Financings and/or Lending is an asset. Prior experience with legal technology tools used in legal due diligence or legal analytics is an asset. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be acceptable.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of legal technology used to support transactional teams in the legal sector
• Exceptional level of attention to detail
• Be proficient using technology and adaptable to change
• Data-driven approach to work
• Demonstrated ability to execute legal data-driven and analytical tasks successfully
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
• A self-starter with a positive and collaborative attitude

We are currently working in a hybrid work arrangement, which includes a requirement to work primarily in the office and flexibility to work remotely up to 2 days per week.

Accessibility and Accommodation

We thank all applicants for their interest in Osler; however, only chosen applicants will be contacted. Osler is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, and we welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and people with diverse backgrounds, identities, and cultures. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates in all phases of the selection process.

Background and Reference Checks

Please note that any offer of employment will be conditional upon background and reference checks, including a criminal record check, credit check, and employment and educational verifications.

If you have the required background with the ability to provide exceptional customer service and wish to work in one of Canada's leading law firms, please reply in confidence with a cover letter and résumé by the closing date.

No agencies or phone calls/emails please.