eDiscovery Specialist

eDiscovery Specialist

Onsite

Houston, TX

Duration- 6 months

Customer is strongly considering recent college grad or current college students

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience in lieu of college degree. 2-4 years of experience in litigation/litigation support, data discovery, litigation project management, and e-discovery processing and review technologies.

Familiarity with eDiscovery review and/or collection tools would be a plus.

Proficient in using Excel and other M365 applications.

Some knowledge of the EDRM, and the eDiscovery life cycle.

Understanding of basic legal terminology.

Effective communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with legal and technical teams.

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to handle multiple projects with frequently changing priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities:

The eDiscovery Specialist (eDS) will partner with an eDiscovery Project Manager to provide support throughout the entire eDiscovery life cycle for litigation, subpoenas, and investigative matters.

The eDS will assist in the preservation, collection, and review of electronic documents and data, as well as data processed for hard copy materials, with a focus on carefully tracking each step in the process.

They will help facilitate communication and collaboration among in-house legal teams, vendors, outside counsel legal teams, and support staff.

The selected candidate for this contractor position could be assigned to multiple matters or a long-standing docket where daily assistance is required.

Currently, this position is a full-time contractor assignment without a specific end date. This is a great position for someone newer to eDiscovery with basic knowledge of the profession, and a desire to gain experience while working with experienced eDiscovery Project Managers and Legal Professionals.

Responsibilities:

Assist in the collection and processing of electronic documents and data using tools such as M365 Purview, Nuix Discover, and/or Relativity.

Carefully monitor and track each step of the eDiscovery process for each matter.

Help plan, coordinate, execute, and deliver productions and project deliverables correctly and on time.

Provide support and training for Tier 1 document review attorneys service providers.

Coordinate and collaborate with internal teams on the acquisition of ESI as needed.

Help manage projects and relationships with third party partners, by overseeing and delegating various tasks.

Identify and escalate issues and risks as appropriate.