Director, Forensic Technology Services; eDiscovery Consulting

Director, Forensic Technology Services (eDiscovery Consulting)

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Overview

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results‑oriented professionals in more than 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.

What will you be doing?

Serving as a practice leader and primary client contact, 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. In this role, you will be directly responsible for the engagement quality and success.

You will assist our clients in confronting and resolving legal matters by providing eDiscovery litigation support on a variety of projects including domestic and cross‑border disputes, internal and public investigations, and a variety of other matter types. By establishing consultative relationships, you will guide them toward best practices in meeting their eDiscovery support needs.

• Serve as the primary point of client contact for identification, collection, processing, review, and production of electronically stored data (ESI) relevant to litigation or investigations.

• Collaborate with clients to implement efficient workflows, proactively identify and mitigate risk, apply quality‑control best practices, and address technical challenges to preserve ESI for discoverability, viewability, and usefulness.

• Lead a broad team of junior professionals responsible for supporting each phase of delivery.

• Accurately and proactively communicate with clients and team members about upcoming commitments, deadlines, status updates, and delivery issues or challenges.

• Maintain consistent communication and coordination with clients and team members to ensure timely and cost‑efficient delivery of all required support tasks, and the successful completion of established project objectives.

• Manage end‑to‑end project planning, resourcing, organizing, and staff management for all active engagements.

• Lead external and internal meetings to review work results.

• Ensure best practices are followed to guarantee accuracy and reliability of analysis through quality‑control checks.

• Show proven expertise in leading eDiscovery tools, including Relativity and Brainspace.

• Prepare and update thorough documentation of progress and milestones, including summaries of the team’s delivery efforts, tracking, and reporting.

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and streamlining.

Who will you be working with?

At A&M, you will work with a close‑knit and diverse team of supportive and motivated professionals who enjoy sharing their knowledge and depth of industry experience. The Forensic Technology Services team comprises senior eDiscovery, digital forensics, data analytics, cybersecurity, and privacy experts, as well as experienced lawyers, technologists, and investigators from various backgrounds and industries.

How will you grow and be supported?

As a Director, you will have the opportunity to advance your career by gaining invaluable experience across different industries, sectors, and companies on a variety of high‑profile projects—from employee investigations to large corporate litigations. Leveraging your technical background and experience, organizational skills, and relationship skills, you will apply these in complex, challenging situations working directly with clients. You will work closely with highly experienced professionals who will provide direct feedback and development opportunities.

We offer competitive benefits and opportunities to…