eDiscovery and Litigation Technology Specialist

eDiscovery and Litigation Technology Specialist

Preferred work schedule is hybrid and based in NYC

Our client is a globally renowned, highly regarded progressive commercial litigation law firm. Currently, it accepting applications for an eDiscovery and Litigation Technology Specialist to serve as the Firm’s eDiscovery specialist in its Washington, DC office. Significant room to take initiative and play an impactful role in continuing to build our successful and growing firm. This role will report to the Director of eDiscovery and Litigation Support Technology. Responsibilities: Serve as the primary eDiscovery point person in the Washington, DC office, providing logistics support and technical troubleshooting.
• Provide additional remote eDiscovery support for the New York office.
• Support case teams’ litigation technology needs within all phases of the EDRM.
• Directly manage outside eDiscovery vendors (review contracts, provide pricing, discuss and scope projects, troubleshoot when issues arise).
• Organize eDiscovery databases (Relativity, Everlaw, Reveal, Brainspace, Opus2, TrialDirector, etc) and make recommendations for efficiency and best practices.
• Maintain technical documentation on matters where necessary (collection log, document processing and exceptions logs, decision logs, and document production logs).
• Be a passionate advocate for analytics and automation.
• Remain current in trends in eDiscovery and litigation support, and regularly survey and implement best practices in these areas. Qualifications: Education and Experience: You have at least 2 years of related experience, e.g., in a litigation-specific role at a law firm. eDiscovery certification—e.g., Certified E- Discovery Specialist (CEDS) or Certified Information Privacy Professional for the United States (CIPP/U)—preferred but not required. Knowledge: You have a strong working knowledge of eDiscovery and litigation case-management principles, extensive familiarity with ESI Protocols and other data delivery or discovery exchange guidelines (SEC, DOJ, CFTC, FINRA, etc.), fluency with structured load files and the technical specifications for processing and producing documents in legal matters and are tech-savvy. Compensation: An attractive compensation package (tailored to experience).