eDiscovery Counsel

Min 10 yrs required

Full-time

No

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary Range: $280k – $350k?*

*The salary range is the one that Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP reasonably expects to pay for this position. The salary range does not guarantee, obligate, nor set expectations of an applicant’s wage in the event of hire. The posted range is only one component of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP’s Total Rewards package.

H1: eDiscovery Counsel: $280k – $350k?*

H2: Join Our Team at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP for the Role of eDiscovery Counsel

H2: Job Description: eDiscovery Counsel

eDiscovery Counsel: Job Summary
- Manage the Firm's largest, highest profile and most complex discovery and fact development matters
- Provide creative and strategic design, consultation, and management of eDiscovery projects
- Use expert-level technological acumen and industry tools to manage complex eDiscovery projects
- Innovate and establish the Firm's standards and best practices for electronic discovery
- Educate and train on eDiscovery practices for attorneys and staff

Salary Information
- Salary Range: $280k - $350k?*
- *The salary range is the one that Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP reasonably expects to pay for this position. The salary range does not guarantee, obligate, nor set expectations of an applicant's wage in the event of hire. The posted range is only one component of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP's Total Rewards package.

H2: Responsibilities of eDiscovery Counsel
- Lead and manage major discovery projects and advise on progress
- Plan and implement major case organization and early case assessment strategy
- Create, track, and report on cost estimates and case budget
- Provide guidance on discovery vendors, software tools, and budgeting
- Design and implement document collection, review, production, and privilege logging plan
- Develop case team legal hold/preservation strategy, the meet & confer process, and protective orders
- Design and lead processes concerning privileged documents
- Lead, define, and implement deposition and witness preparation support process
- Consult regarding technical specs/workflow for eDiscovery
- Provide guidance on search term construction and testing
- Identify and provide guidance on non-standard data sources, including mobile devices
- Advise on technical specifications for collection, processing, and production of data
- Plan, evaluate, and provide guidance on the use of AI/TAR and other technological tools on large data sets
- Lead compliance support teams
- Perform other duties as assigned

H2: Required Qualifications
- . degree from a major, accredited law school
- Admitted to the CA bar, active and in good standing
- Flexibility to work long hours and travel on short notice when needed on behalf of clients and the Firm
- Minimum of 10 years of complex litigation experience in a law firm from case inception through trial, or equivalent emphasizing eDiscovery project management
- Ability to effectively communicate, manage, organize, and prioritize multiple projects
- Ability to lead all levels of the organization and external stakeholders
- Maintain professionalism, composure, and leadership in challenging circumstances
- Expert knowledge of relevant case law and legal development related to discovery topics
- Highest level of expertise in privilege practices and processes
- Highest level of expertise in major industry tools such as Relativity
- Ability to establish and provide electronic discovery education, mentoring, standards, and best practices
- Extensive familiarity with data organization, law practice software applications, and processes for innovation in electronic discovery practices

H2: Tools Used
- Microsoft Office
- Relativity
- Case Dynamics
- Opus2
- Case Notebook
- Brainspace
- NexLP

H2: Physical Demands
- Writing, typing, reading, speaking, hearing, seeing, sitting, bending, reaching, lifting up to 25 lbs

H2: Working Conditions
- Quiet office environment in a high-rise building
- Majority of time spent seated

H2: Benefits at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
- Competitive pay
- Benefits package
- Opportunity to make an impact in today's world

H2: Join Our Team at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Apply now for the role of eDiscovery Counsel: $280k - $350k?*

*The salary range is the one that Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP reasonably expects to pay for this position. The salary range does not guarantee, obligate, nor set expectations of an applicant's wage in the event of hire. The posted range is only one component of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP's Total Rewards package.

ediscovery counsel provides creative and strategic design, consultation and management of projects involving large scale discovery and fact development including, but not limited to, document collection, review, production, deposition, motion and trial support with an emphasis on issues associated with electronically stored information

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