eDiscovery Attorney

A law firm based in Minneapolis is seeking a skilled eDiscovery Attorney to provide expertise in electronic discovery processes and technologies. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in advising case teams, implementing best practices, and leveraging advanced tools for efficient and effective document management.

Job Duties:

• Promote firm’s resources and capabilities to 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.
• 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 firm Discovery Analysts on data collection, processing, and ingestion into Relativity.
• 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.
• 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.
• Advise case teams on document production options and best practices.
• Collaborate with firm Discovery Analysts on production specifications.
• QC document productions.
• Stay current on the development and evolution of case law, local rules, and best practices related to eDiscovery.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree and Juris Doctorate degree required.
• 3-5 years of experience as a dedicated eDiscovery Attorney.
• 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.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have active law license.

This firm focuses its practice around value, reputation, reach, leadership, pro bono, and diversity core values. Their main practice areas focus on a variety of matters including banking, bankruptcy, corporate, energy, environment, ERISA, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, real estate, tax, and trusts and estates. They pride themselves on providing sound legal counsel and informing their clients on a number of topics through blogs, publications, and hosting educational events.