Davis Wright Tremaine LLP hiring Document Automation Specialist in Seattle, WA | LinkedIn (2024)

This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the top law firms in the U.S.! Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is looking for a Document Automation Specialist to join our team in Seattle, Bellevue, Portland, Anchorage, Los Angeles, Culver City, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, or Richmond.

This position offers the flexibility to be fully remote while working within reasonable commuting distance from any of our offices.

The position will be part of a team of regular and contracted document automation specialists focusing on a blend of work streams for the firm’s largest clients. This requires understanding the client’s specific needs and requirements, and tailoring the document automation process to meet these needs. The Document Automation Specialist must balance customer deference with quality control including complex document coding, vendor and release management, QA testing, and the development of in-person training and self-service materials.

The Document Automation Specialist will assume the lead role of the document automation team in the absence of the Supervisor and will become a trusted advisor to the client by immersing themselves in client tools, processes, and culture, assisting with the process of engaging with the firm when required. This position will also assume responsibility for internal document automation projects involving Contract Express and other Knowledge Management projects that may require additional resources. This position offers the opportunity to grow a portfolio of cutting-edge client projects, and the chance to fundamentally shape legal service delivery.

At Davis Wright Tremaine, you will find challenging assignments, opportunities for professional growth and community involvement, and a culture of inclusion. DWT fosters inclusiveness and authenticity. Regardless of position, everyone here has a voice and the support is unparalleled.

On a Typical Day You Will

• Assist in managing the team to deliver urgent deadline-driven work product
• Create quality controls for the template drafting process
• Rapidly deliver highly complex contract templates as an individual contributor
• Troubleshoot and help triage issues reported by users
• Provide template authoring training on document automation software to firm members and clients
• Organically build the team as the program grows
• Work with the Program Manager to develop, track, meet and report out revenue and cost objectives, MVE information to client and key performance indicators

Join us if you have:

• 3+ years of technology systems and project management experience
• Client-focused orientation that balances customer deference with quality control
• A passion for troubleshooting and reaching resolutions with technical issues
• Ability to pivot easily between team projects and being an individual contributor
• Ability to prioritize objectives and focus effort
• Honest, energetic, and optimistic personality
• Experience working with legal technology and/or within a large law firm preferred
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience with document automation software and eagerness to learn new tools
• Experience with Thomson Reuters Contract Express, XpressDocs, or HotDocs a plus
• Ability to occasionally work extended hours on deadline-driven projects

Who We Are

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm with 11 offices nationwide. We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment. At DWT, client service means having empathy for each client’s and each lawyer’s work and personal pressures, business objectives, and legal needs; anticipating their needs; and having the capabilities and commitment to deliver what matters most to them.

What’s in it For You?

DWT offers competitive compensation in addition to ample benefits including but not limited to:

• Choice of health and vision insurance plans
• 2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work
• Dental plan
• Fertility and adoption benefit
• Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service
• Tuition reimbursement
• Commuter benefits
• Retirement contribution

This job description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities.

Washington State

The annualized salary range for this position in Washington is $94,000 to $108,000.Actual pay will be adjusted based on the candidate’s education, training, experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, subsidized backup care and caregiving resources, 401(k), vacation, sick time, 11 paid holidays each year and an employee assistance program. For full-time employees, the initial vacation benefit is 15 days per year and 11 days of sick leave per year, accrued bi-weekly. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs are also available.

California

The annualized salary range for this position in Los Angeles is $94,000 to $107,000; and in San Francisco is $106,000 to $120,000. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, subsidized backup care and caregiving resources, 401(k), vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs are also available.

New York

The annualized salary range for this position in New York City is $92,000 to $105,000. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, subsidized backup care and caregiving resources, 401(k), vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs are also available.

District of Columbia

The annualized salary range for this position in Washington D.C. is $78,000 to $100,000. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, subsidized backup care and caregiving resources, 401(k), vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs are also available.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are part of the fabric of Davis Wright Tremaine - central to who we are and what we do. Our vision is to foster a culture where all talented individuals - including those who are from traditionally underrepresented communities in the legal profession - can have, and can see, a path to success. We embed DEI throughout our law firm with our four-pillar framework: Community, Growth, Education, and Engagement. We invite you to learn more about our commitment to DEI at https://www.dwt.com/about/diversity-equity-and-inclusion.

Davis Wright Tremaine provides reasonable accommodations for those who need them to complete the application or recruiting process and for employees who need reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their positions due to a disability or for religious reasons. If you need to request accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please email humanresources_confidential@dwt.com .