Legal Analytics and eDiscovery Specialist

Legal Analytics and eDiscovery Specialist

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: US-Arizona-Tempe-Corp HQ

We are seeking a Legal Analytics and eDiscovery Specialist to join our Legal team. This role is designed for a data-savvy legal technologist with significant experience in eDiscovery. Top candidates will have a passion for data, an interest in working with professionals at all levels to solve legal and regulatory related inquiries and requests. This role will drive the identification, preservation, collection, analysis, processing, production and integration of sensitive, useful and necessary data in response to legal requests and business initiatives.

You will also help shift department-wide data management responsibilities from attorneys to a centralized, scalable, and tech-forward function within Legal Operations. You will do this by helping to build cohesive systems, processes and infrastructure which help Legal improve the efficiency and quality of its services. You will also work closely with enterprise Information Governance and Information Security teams to develop best practices for fulfilling data-centric workflows that meet unique requirements of eDiscovery and other legal standards and requirements.

This is a unique opportunity to have a voice in how data is managed and used in a global legal and regulatory department across multiple areas of law, concentrating on litigation, including but not limited to, investigations, privacy, data protection, information governance, intellectual property, information security and legal operations.

• Meaningfully contribute to the design, implementation, and execution of eDiscovery policies, strategies, and workflows.
• Lead the identification, preservation, collection, analysis, and processing of data in response to eDiscovery as well as other legal and regulatory matters and conduct custodial interviews.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Legal, IT, Info Sec, and external vendors for eDiscovery workflows, and ensure alignment with eDiscovery requirements, workflows and strategic needs.
• Manage and optimize workflows using designated eDiscovery platforms, including data reduction and culling. Experience in Everlaw and Relativity is preferred.
• Utilize Microsoft Purview eDiscovery to manage the full eDiscovery lifecycle, including case creation, custodian identification, legal holds, data collection, review set management, and export.
• Administer and maintain review sets, support early case assessment (ECA), and prepare data for downstream processing or production in third party review platforms.
• Collaborate with attorneys and legal professionals to design, identify and manage ESI protocols, processes and workflows where the use of enterprise and/or department data is required.
• Help drive the oversight and ongoing enhancement of our record retention policy and retention schedule, including implementing system and user updates, addressing inquiries, and ensuring employees have timely access to accurate information needed for compliance and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with legal professionals to support the legal hold process including preservation and collection of documents and ESI.
• Build a strong partnership with corporate IT teams and be viewed as a trusted partner and valuable resource on the Legal team by bringing both domain expertise and technical understanding.
• Prepare budget forecasts related to eDiscovery.
• Lead the submission, tracking, and reconciliation of invoices through Align’s billing platform Brightflag.
• Ensure all vendor invoices adhere strictly to company outside counsel guidelines, fee agreements, and rates.
• Contribute to review of outside vendor bills and time entries.
• Generate and analyze monthly billing reports to identify discrepancies, track accruals, and monitor budget usage.
• Investigate and resolve billing disputes, invoice rejections, and past-due accounts efficiently.
• Act as the primary point of contact for external law firms regarding billing inquiries and technical issues.
• Develop and implement improvements to the department’s billing workflows.
• Support cross-functional initiatives…