About
Jacqueline Schafer is the founder and CEO of Clearbrief.ai, a litigation drafting platform integrated with Word, and a Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School. She began her career as a litigation associate at Paul Weiss, later served as an Assistant Attorney General in Alaska and Washington State handling appeals and complex litigation, and worked as in-house counsel for a national nonprofit. Schafer is an inaugural member of the Texas Bar's AI Taskforce and the Washington Bar's Legal Technology Committee and serves on the board of the nonprofit Probono.net.
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Experience
- Columbia Law SchoolLecturer in Lawcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- ClearbriefFounder and CEOcurrent2020 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Childcare Platform StartupCo-founder, General Counsel, Ops, and Head of Partnerships2019 — 2020
- Casey Family ProgramsSenior Director, Program Counsel2017 — 2019Seattle, WA
- Washington State Attorney General's OfficeAssistant Attorney General, Complex Litigation and Children’s Administration Headquarters2015 — 2017Olympia, WA
- Alaska Department of LawAssistant Attorney General in the Opinions, Appeals and Ethics Section2011 — 2015
- Arctic Slope Regional CorporationCorporate Counsel2010 — 2011
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPLitigation Associate2008 — 2010
- Center for Reproductive RightsIntern2008New York, NY
- Paul, WeissSummer Associate2007
- Massachusetts Office of the Attorney GeneralMedicaid Fraud legal intern2006
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WestlawBlockchainSoftware as a Service (SaaS)1StrategyStrategic Planning1Team Leadership2Public SpeakingLeadership3Legal Writing36Legal Research26Litigation18Civil Litigation7
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jacqueline Schafer?
- Jacqueline Schafer is the founder and CEO of Clearbrief.ai, a litigation drafting platform integrated with Word, and a Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School. She began her career as a litigation associate at Paul Weiss, later served as an Assistant Attorney General in Alaska and Washington State handling appeals and complex litigation, and worked as in-house counsel for a national nonprofit. Schafer is an inaugural member of the Texas Bar's AI Taskforce and the Washington Bar's Legal Technology Committee and serves on the board of the nonprofit Probono.net.
- Where does Jacqueline Schafer work?
- Jacqueline Schafer is Founder of ClearBrief.
- What companies did Jacqueline Schafer found?
- Jacqueline Schafer founded ClearBrief.
- Where did Jacqueline Schafer go to school?
- Jacqueline Schafer studied at University of Pennsylvania (B.A. magna cum laude, English and French); Boston University School of Law (J.D. cum laude); New York University School of Law (Visiting Student).
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