Senior Associate, eDiscovery

Role Overview

As a Senior Associate, you will be working closely with the project team to become familiar with the clients' big-picture objectives and challenges and execute critical project deliverables to ensure these objectives are met on time and with the highest quality. With this knowledge, you will be responsible for designing and executing efficient, innovative analytical workflow solutions to address their issues.

The role is located in New York City, Washington

D.C, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Dallas. It will be a hybrid schedule within one of these locations.

• Coordinating with client contacts to provide project deliverables, progress, timelines and advise on strategy, workflow, and best practices.
• Designing and implementing intelligent workflow solutions to quickly identify the key facts, details, and merits of the case, and effectively reduce data volumes.
• Analyzing and interpreting client requirements and applying them to complex unstructured datasets.
• Providing project support to team leads and clients.
• Responding to client requests and setting clear expectations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Conducting quality control checks to ensure accuracy of tasks/deliverables related to searches, review workflow, productions, processing and exports.
• Working with team leads to learn and take ownership of project tasks.
• Performing the day-to-day client engagement activities, including interaction with client personnel, internal Bright Labs team members, and other stakeholders involved in the engagement.

• 2+ years of experience in a consulting environment overseeing electronic discovery.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. Preferred degree in law, engineering, computer science, finance, accounting, economics, information technology, forensics, data analytics, or work experience in a related field.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative research and analytical skills.
• Strong team-oriented personality: hardworking, thoughtful, collaborative, with a positive outlook and confidence.
• Familiarity with eDiscovery Review/Processing Platforms such as Relativity, Reveal/Brainspace, Disco, Everlaw, CasePoint, Nuix, Law, or comparable.
• Familiarity with Forensic Software such as EnCase, Cellebrite, Oxygen, Black Bag, FTK.
• Familiarity with Email Systems such as Office 365, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes/Domino, eVault, or other email archive platforms.
• Familiarity with Collaboration/Cloud Tools such as Onna, Drop Box, Box, MS Teams, Slack, Jira, or comparable.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), mathematical, and organizational skills in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to adapt quickly in handling multiple or evolving tasks due to new engagements or re-prioritized deadlines.
• Highly motivated, eager to learn, willing to travel, and able to motivate others.
• Ability to utilize technology to solve complex problems and produce high-quality or final work products under strict deadlines.
• Flexibility to travel as required and ability to work extended hours as needed (evenings and weekends).

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