Senior eDiscovery Technical Advisor

Summary

Join CGS as a Senior eDiscovery Technical Advisor and become a key player in supporting the company's legal portfolio. You will provide expertise in various aspects of eDiscovery, from identifying and preserving ESI to processing and producing it for litigation, FOIA requests, and other inquiries. Responsibilities include using electronic discovery applications, developing discovery plans, analyzing search results, and administering data in review platforms. You will also coordinate with FBI units, provide training and technical assistance, and document procedures. This is a full-time, executive-level position requiring significant experience in eDiscovery and litigation support. CGS offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• 5 (five) years of eDiscovery/litigation support experience with a focus on client solutions
• 3 (three) years of progressive more responsible experience on major lit support projects
• 2 years in Relativity, beyond document review coding
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with both eDiscovery technical teams and non-technical business leaders and team players
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and agile work environment
• Experience and familiarity with eDiscovery Services covering all realms of the EDRM (File to Trial)
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• The ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (active clearance preferred)
• BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience (JD highly preferred)

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in identifying, preserving, collecting, processing, and producing ESI in support of civil and criminal litigation, select FOIA requests, Congressional requests and other inquiries
• Provide expertise specifically in criminal discovery support to include identifying, preserving, collecting, processing, and producing ESI
• Serve as the expert technical user of the available electronic discovery applications, which include Enterprise Vault, Discovery Accelerator, Legal Hold Management Tool (LHMT) and the Veritas eDiscovery Platform
• Work with the litigation team to develop a discovery plan which documents the electronic discovery search parameters (e.g., date range, key words and custodians) for a particular case
• Use electronic discovery software applications to collect data from various FBI storage locations on FBI IT systems (e.g., MS-Exchange servers, shared drives, desktops, text and instant messages) in accordance with the discovery plan, to support OGC attorneys, paralegal specialists, Information Management Division personnel and case agents who are responsible for responding to pre-trial discovery motions, requests, subpoenas related to civil and criminal matters, congressional inquiries, FOIA requests and other inquiries
• Analyze search/collection results for data gaps
• Administer data inputs into an electronic discovery review platform (i.e. eDP), which includes, but is not limited to: creating cases; adding collected source data; handling user access rights; uploading data logs; de-duplicating collected source data; identifying data gaps; merging/verifying data; and assuring electronic discovery production quality in Bates numbering and load file creation
• Coordinate electronic discovery collection results with FBI units responsible for processing discovery for review/redaction/release
• Adhere to polices and technical procedures for use of available electronic discovery software applications and provide agency attorneys, paralegals, and other users of the FBI's electronic discovery review platform with training and other technical assistance
• Provide information and advise on instructions regarding the FBI's process for identifying, preserving, collecting, analyzing, and organizing ESI, including the use of electronic discovery software programs
• Provide ad hoc support to end users of the electronic discovery review platform repository
• Document electronic discovery plans and procedures for each individual case
• Facilitate requests for legal hold implementation, amendment, and/or lift that are submitted by various requesters in LHMT
• Provide eDiscovery collections on criminal cases

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays