Description:
An American, White-Shoe Law Firm is seeking an eDiscovery Attorney to support our eDiscovery & Litigation Services group.We are seeking a candidate with 3+ years of experience. All An American, White-Shoe Law Firm employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients and internal team members.
Duties:
Consulting:
Document Preservation & Collection:
Searching & Culling:
Document Review & Case Development:
Document Production:
Industry Expertise:
Stay current on the development and evolution of case law, local rules, and best practices related to eDiscovery.
Requirements:
Education:
Bachelor's Degree and Juris Doctorate degree required.
Experience:
In addition to the General Responsibilities, the following are requisite physical, mental and/or performance requirements of the position:
Certificates & Licenses:
Active law license
Duties:
Consulting:
- Promote An American, White-Shoe Law Firm Discovery's resources and capabilities to An American, White-Shoe Law Firm attorneys and staff through training and cultivating relationships.
- Provide recommendations to the case teams and clients on discovery process improvements and opportunities to leverage advanced technologies for spend and risk reductions.
- Provide training on the technical and practical knowledge of RelativityOne and best practices.
Document Preservation & Collection:
- Advise case teams on document preservation and collection obligations and strategies in accordance with Firm and industry best practices.
- Draft Litigation Hold Notices.
- Conduct document collection scoping interviews with clients.
- Interface with vendors and client IT departments to facilitate document collections.
- Collaborate with An American, White-Shoe Law Firm Discovery Analysts on data collection, processing, and ingestion into Relativity.
Searching & Culling:
- Develop and advise case teams on strategies for culling collected data for review in accordance with Firm and industry best practices.
- Craft, revise, and test search terms for data culling and/or for document review.
Document Review & Case Development:
- Advise case teams on conducting and implementing efficient and effective document reviews in accordance with Firm and industry best practices.
- Set up and implement QC searches and protocols.
- Train and supervise contract attorney review teams.
Document Production:
- Advise case teams on document production options and best practices.
- Collaborate with An American, White-Shoe Law Firm Discovery Analysts on production specifications.
- QC document productions.
Industry Expertise:
Stay current on the development and evolution of case law, local rules, and best practices related to eDiscovery.
Requirements:
Education:
Bachelor's Degree and Juris Doctorate degree required.
Experience:
- 3-5 years of experience as a dedicated eDiscovery Attorney not limited to document review.
- Knowledge of and experience with eDiscovery Best Practices and industry trends including the Sedona Conference, EDRM, case law, and local court practices.
- Proficiency with RelativityOne.
- Successful management of multiple, high-priority, complex matters simultaneously.
In addition to the General Responsibilities, the following are requisite physical, mental and/or performance requirements of the position:
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to concentrate on tasks, make decisions and work calmly and effectively in a high-pressure, deadline-oriented environment.
- Willingness to be flexible with time and adjust to a changing work environment.
- Ability to build and maintain positive relationships, both internally and externally, while maintaining a client service orientation.
- Ability to use sound judgment and discretion in dealing with highly confidential information.
- Ability to work effectively with co-workers in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Critical thinking, analytical and observational skills, to address key issues quickly and solve problems.
- A strong service orientation that always seeks the best way for internal and external clients to achieve their goals.
- Professional demeanor toward all contacts within and outside of the Firm.
- Genuine interest in and aptitude for eDiscovery.
Certificates & Licenses:
Active law license