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Vanessa Schiodtz

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Legal AI evaluator at Mercor who designs litigation tasks that test AI agents’ legal judgment.

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At Mercor, I review and correct AI-generated legal work for accuracy and drafting quality, and design multi-step tasks that test professional judgment across litigation workflows. I also draft supporting legal document sets that require agents to reconcile evidence across sources.

At Baron & Budd, I served as primary discovery lead for State of Washington v. Monsanto, coordinating litigation hold notices across state agencies, custodian interviews, and document review. I also led e-discovery efforts and implemented quality-assurance protocols to improve review accuracy and compliance.

Earlier, I owned and operated Schiodtz Law Offices, litigating personal injury, business litigation, and estate planning matters. At Illuminate Law Group, I settled a $1.3 million Federal Tort Claims Act case, and at Valve Corporation I developed an online corporate document management system.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Legal Specialist AI Trainer

Current

Mercor

Jun 2026 - Present (4 months)

Review and correct AI-generated legal work product for substantive legal accuracy and drafting quality, and design multi-step legal evaluation tasks that test professional judgment.

Legal AI Evaluation Output Review AI Agent Evaluation Long Horizon Task Construction Failure Testing Quality control workflows Structured Feedback

Document Review Attorney

Beacon Hill Staffing, Hire Counsel, and Consilio

Apr 2024 - Jun 2026 (2 years 2 months)

Performed first- and second-level review, redactions, and privilege logs across antitrust, regulatory, large plaintiff personal injury, and federal criminal matters.

Document Review Redactions Privilege Logs Antitrust Regulatory Personal Injury Federal Criminal

Attorney

Baron & Budd

Apr 2018 - Apr 2023 (5 years)

Served as primary discovery lead for State of Washington v. Monsanto, supervised litigation hold notices, and led e-discovery efforts including review, quality control, and privilege logs.

eDiscovery Litigation Discovery Quality Control Privilege Logs Search Engine Queries Review Workflows Training

Principal Attorney

Schiodtz Law Offices

Sep 2011 - Apr 2018 (6 years 7 months)

Owned and operated a firm focused on personal injury, business litigation, and estate planning; litigated hundreds of cases and grew firm revenue 10-25% annually.

Litigation Personal Injury Business Litigation Estate Planning Marketing Virtual Practice

Attorney and Steam Support

Valve Corporation

Apr 2009 - Sep 2011 (2 years 5 months)

Reviewed distribution and licensing agreements for legal compliance, developed an online corporate document management system, and provided technical user support for the Steam platform.

Contract Review Legal Compliance Document Management Technical Support STEAM

Attorney

Illuminate Law Group

Sep 2004 - Apr 2009 (4 years 7 months)

Settled a $1.3 million Federal Tort Claims Act case and litigated commercial, medical malpractice, TEDRA, business transaction, construction, and landlord/tenant matters.

Litigation Federal Tort Claims Act Medical Malpractice Commercial Litigation TEDRA Construction Landlord And Tenant

Lead In-House Business Counsel

United Pacific Mortgage

May 2003 - Sep 2004 (1 year 4 months)

Served as lead in-house counsel, opened the company's escrow office, drafted employee agreements and policies, and managed licensing and regulatory compliance.

In House Counsel Escrow Employment Agreements Policy Development Licensing Regulatory Compliance