Senior Associate eDiscovery, Forensic Technology Services

Description

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

Our talent drives our success, resulting in A&M's Forensic Technology Services being a recognized leading provider of Forensic Technology investigation support services. A&M's team is comprised of experienced digital forensics, eDiscovery, data science, cybersecurity and privacy professionals and experts who come from the world's largest law firms, professional services firms, leading forensic technology firms, Fortune 500 corporations, and law enforcement/government agencies.

Our team's expertise spans electronic discovery and disclosure management, digital forensics, forensic data analytics, cyber risk and incident response, privacy, information governance and data compliance. By combining operational expertise with legally defensible procedures and industry-leading technology, A&M's professionals deliver reliable, innovative solutions to meet each of our client's unique needs and challenges. As a firm we are experiencing unprecedented growth and demand for our services and as a result we are expanding our high-profile Forensic team.

How you will contribute

You will work closely with our clients to provide eDiscovery support leveraging a broad range of technologies and industry-leading best practices to uncover and manage data-based evidence and intelligence across a variety of contentious legal and regulatory situations.

Our eDiscovery Senior Associate position offers an opportunity to be part of a team that supports a variety of industry sectors, dispute types, and geographic jurisdictions. The problems these consultants solve for A&M's clients are complex and require innovative solutions that call on a comprehensive range of best-in-class forensic data and evidence preservation procedures. Some of the key activities you'll be doing include:

* Serve as the main point of contact in the execution of projects involving the identification, collection, processing, review, and production of electronic data relevant to litigation or investigations.

* Collaborate with clients to implement efficient workflows, proactively identify and mitigate risk, apply quality control, address technical challenges to make data discoverable, viewable and useful.

* Lead a team of e-Discovery forensic data collection engineers.

* Accurately and proactively communicates with client and team members regarding upcoming commitments and deadlines, project status updates, and issues or challenges.

* Maintain consistent communication and coordination with clients and team members to ensure timely completion of tasks, establish project goals, review associated costs, etc.

* Responsible for end - to - end project management and execution of projects (e.g., planning, resourcing, organizing, and reviewing), managing time and tasks to meet client deadlines.

* Lead external and internal meetings to review work results.

* Ensure eDiscovery best practices are followed to ensure the accuracy and reliability of analysis by performing quality control checks.

* Provides end - to - end project support for the team and the client in data collection, database administration and management, and analysis, including gathering requirements from stakeholders, developing and maintaining project plans and documents.

* Responsible for daily electronic data discovery collection efforts including digital forensic data collections.

* Utilize Relatively and similar eDiscovery tools to collaborate and review workflows with clients.

* Produce consistent and thorough documentation and summaries of team's data collection efforts, tracking, and reporting.

* Identifying opportunities for process improvement and streamlining.

Who will you be working with?

At A&M, you will have the opportunity to work with a close-knit and diverse team of supportive and motivated professionals who enjoy sharing their knowledge and depth of industry experience with others. The Forensic Technology team at A&M is made up of senior eDiscovery, forensic technologists, data analytics, cybersecurity and privacy experts, lawyers, and investigators from various backgrounds who bring and share their extensive expertise in conducting investigations, delivering expert witness reports, and providing forensic technology services.

We have an inclusive development environment in which everyone can learn and grow. Our culture is defined by openness and entrepreneurial thinking, with a foundation of mutual respect and high…