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MANDI PEACH

Pasadena,California

Summary

Highly innovative AI/ML Engineer with a unique foundation in legal operations and over 5 years of experience driving technological transformation within the legal sector. Expert in architecting, developing, and optimizing AI systems for complex legal workflows, with a proven ability to translate deep domain understanding into cutting-edge machine learning solutions. Passionate about leveraging generative AI, NLU, and custom AI frameworks to enhance efficiency, reduce bottlenecks, and redefine legal practice.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Paralegal

Laurel Employment Law, APC
01.2025 - Current
  • Provide dedicated, one-on-one paralegal and litigation support for a senior attorney, managing a portfolio of 130+ plaintiff's employment cases, with nearly 75 in active litigation, for a rapidly scaling, fully remote law firm.
  • Engineered and optimized an advanced AI-driven discovery analysis process leveraging Eve.Legal, developing prompt-by-prompt methodologies and fine-tuning outputs to generate highly relevant and effective discovery responses, significantly mitigating frivolous objections and improving firm-wide communication.
  • This comprehensive analysis directly resulted in accelerated settlements and strengthened case positions, enabling higher settlement demands for our team's cases.
  • Leading the architectural development and strategic deployment of a firm-wide automated AI 'playbook,' standardizing discovery propounding through advanced workflow automation and prompt engineering for enterprise-wide implementation.
  • Directly involved in designing intricate AI instructions and workflows comprising the playbook, ensuring optimal performance and usability.
  • Conducting rigorous testing and fine-tuning of custom playbooks before broader rollout, including explaining complex integrations to the Eve.Legal support team.
  • Responsible for creating all user-facing training materials (lesson plans, presentations, checklists, one-sheet guides) and providing direct instruction to colleagues upon playbook deployment, ensuring successful adoption and proficiency across the firm.
  • Expertly manage high-volume case calendaring and task lists within Clio Manage, ensuring full compliance with statutory requirements and court-rule conditional calendaring for swift case progression and operational flow.
  • Continuously optimize pre-templated task assignments for streamlined attorney workflow, collaborating with global 'shared services' staff to maintain seamless firm operations.
  • Conduct crucial client interactions to educate on complex discovery requests and obligations, collect sensitive information, and ensure client understanding of legal processes.

Paralegal

Chora Young & Manasserian LLP
01.2022 - 01.2025
  • Provided comprehensive case management and paralegal support for multiple attorneys across a diverse caseload, encompassing electronic filing, calendaring, document management, research, writing, and discovery.
  • Conducted in-depth legal research on current statutes, case law, and court rules, providing critical procedural advice to attorneys.
  • Proactively managed progress on complex legal filings, ensuring timely adherence to all court-prescribed procedural requirements.
  • Designed and implemented a custom firm-wide process for document finalization using Adobe Acrobat, enhancing court filing efficiency.
  • Provided hands-on training and ongoing coaching to legal staff on optimized document preparation workflows, driving successful adoption of new processes firm-wide.
  • Facilitated proactive communication of litigation status and critical deadlines among team members, fostering enhanced cross-functional collaboration.
  • Developed strategic investigation and enforcement plans for each case, aligning with client budgets to maximize asset recovery.
  • Maintained and scheduled shared case calendars for all assigned staff, ensuring current and accurate deadline calculations to uphold smooth firm operations.
  • Liaised with a network of reliable vendors to arrange critical court and attorney services.
  • Oversaw the progression of discovery in post-judgment cases, guiding the process collaboratively with attorneys to ensure adherence to client budget and approved enforcement plan.
  • Finalized legal briefs, motions, and other court documents by meticulous formatting, creating tables of contents/authorities, proofreading, Shepardizing, and verifying evidentiary citations.
  • Conferred directly with clients and involved parties to gather and track essential case information.
  • Administered and optimized the firm's cloud-based document management system (e.g., Clio Manage) according to firm policy, enhancing organization for complex litigation case files.
  • Conducted detailed client intakes and precisely managed sensitive information within the company database (e.g., Clio Manage), ensuring data integrity.

Case Manager | Litigation Support

Skiermont Derby LLP
11.2015 - 12.2021
  • Provided comprehensive litigation and trial support for multiple attorneys as the sole non-attorney staff member, demonstrating exceptional autonomy and responsibility.
  • Proofread and finalized a high volume of legal briefs, correspondence, motions, and pleadings for code-compliant electronic filing.
  • Provided hands-on assistance with extensive trial preparation for cases in both California state courts and federal courts.
  • Skillfully compiled detailed trial binders in strict accordance with courtroom procedures and local rules.
  • Prepared essential trial documents including witness lists, trial subpoenas, and trial evidence.
  • Conducted extensive document review projects utilizing advanced eDiscovery software including Relativity and Disco.
  • Managed all active matters and meticulously organized case files, including discreet records, while observing strict confidentiality and discretion.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Law & Social Thought

University of Toledo
Ohio
08.2011 - 05.2015

Paralegal Certificate -

UCLA Extension
California
01.2021 - 12.2021

Skills

  • AI/ML & Legal Technology: Generative AI (LLMs), Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, NLU (Natural Language Understanding), RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), AI-Driven Workflow Optimization, Custom AI Framework Design, Google AI Studio, Clio Manage (Integration), EveLegal (Optimization), Relativity, Disco, Gabba
  • Software & Tools: Adobe Acrobat, NetDocuments, Briefpoint, Google Workspace, Puppeteer, API Wrappers
  • Process Optimization & Strategy: Workflow Optimization, Efficiency Enhancement, Six Sigma Principles, Strategic Problem-Solving, Data Analysis
  • Legal Operations & Support: Legal Case Management, Litigation Support, Discovery Management, Legal Research (Lexis Advance, Westlaw Edge), Trial Preparation, Client Relations, Document Management
  • Communication: Technical Documentation, Training & Coaching, Cross-functional Collaboration

Ai Innovations Projects

  • Lexi - Law Firm Optimization Expert (Personal AI System), Architected and built 'Lexi,' a custom LLM deploying a multi-persona Six Sigma framework for strategic analysis and identification of critical efficiency bottlenecks in legal operations., Designed advanced interaction paradigms, including Solo Performance Prompting (SPP) and dynamic persona guidance, to enhance LLM reasoning capabilities, reduce factual hallucination, and foster cognitive synergy in problem-solving., Developed for personal process optimization to analyze the business viability of new ideas and innovative solutions.
  • Multi-Agent Legal Workflow System (Ongoing Development), Initiated architectural design for a scalable, multi-agent AI system for dynamic legal calendaring and task management, integrating distinct tools to deconstruct complex workflows., Designed a 'Court Watcher' agent with Puppeteer-based browser automation for monitoring legal developments., Developed a 'Clio Organizer' agent with a custom API wrapper for enhanced task and case management integration., Invented a novel endogenous RAG + NLU workflow to parse natural language from calendar event descriptions for precise scheduling., Built a two-stage Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) confirmation gateway to rigorously evaluate and validate AI-proposed actions, ensuring reliability and user trust in high-stakes legal operations.

Timeline

Paralegal

Laurel Employment Law, APC
01.2025 - Current

Paralegal

Chora Young & Manasserian LLP
01.2022 - 01.2025

Paralegal Certificate -

UCLA Extension
01.2021 - 12.2021

Case Manager | Litigation Support

Skiermont Derby LLP
11.2015 - 12.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Law & Social Thought

University of Toledo
08.2011 - 05.2015

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