Litigation - eDiscovery General Attorney in Houston, TX

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Houston, TX

Litigation - eDiscovery General Attorney in Houston, TX

Attorney

7-7 yrs required

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Job Title: Litigation & Practice Technology Discovery Advisor

Job Responsibilities:
The Litigation & Practice Technology Discovery Advisor will report to an LPT Director and collaborate with LPT Directors, the eDiscovery Committee, and other firm attorneys. The primary responsibilities include:

- Investigating and developing a substantive understanding of assigned matters.
- Executing document review projects, which encompass quality checks, privilege review, logging, and fact-development support.
- Summarizing review progress and substantive findings in document sets, alerting merits counsel to key evidence, detecting deficiencies in collections and productions, and highlighting relevant facts.
- Consulting on the design of managed review projects and supporting workflows, advising on the best use of technology and processes.
- Coordinating review team onboarding, training, and management, including drafting review protocols and other guidance.
- Providing substantive feedback to review teams on performance and re-training where necessary.
- Defining, assessing, tracking, and reporting key metrics, quality standards, decisions, and changes in scope to ensure timely completion of reviews with appropriate quality checks and within budget.
- Coordinating activities and communications related to review work-streams, partnering with internal project managers, analysts, paralegals, and attorneys.
- Contributing to departmental publications, presentations, and documentation creation. Training, quality checking, and updating case teams and department as required.

Technical Responsibilities:
- Providing hands-on support in Relativity and other litigation technology toolsets for various requests, including advanced search design, implementation, and validation.
- Creating and supporting document review batching and production workflows, privilege log design, and management.
- Performing final quality control and assurance on deliverables to case teams, clients, and third parties.
- Consulting with case team members on the use of customized litigation support apps and tools.
- Supporting the execution of special projects.
- Applying firm standards in both technology and practices as identified by Firm leadership and guided by an Associate Director.

Education and Experience Information:
- required.
- A minimum of 7 years of experience supporting discovery needs for diverse clients in large, complex litigation matters.
- A minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience with leading eDiscovery review platforms, with an emphasis on complex search construction and results validation.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience supporting early case assessment steps.
- Experience consulting case teams and clients on best practices related to data collection, privacy, information governance, and security is preferred.
- Experience training case teams on analytics use and other eDiscovery best practices is preferred.
- Significant experience using TAR protocols and other review tools is preferred.
- Ability to manage complex litigation and diverse client data from preservation through review, production, creation of privilege logs, deposition, and trial support is preferred.
- Significant experience with conducting legal research, supporting deposition preparation, motions practice, and trial is a plus but not required.

Other Qualifications & Requirements:
- Ability to adapt to unexpected changes in review protocols, deadlines, and case teams.
- Ability to express thoughts, ideas, and information clearly and compellingly.
- Ability to identify problems, research and analyze problems, determine alternative solutions, and create action steps to solve problems.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-office team.
- ‘Can Do’ attitude with the ability to proactively manage case team expectations.
- Willingness and ability to identify gaps, propose solutions, and take ownership of projects.
- This position requires some weekend and after-hours support and may require occasional travel.

Salary Information:
The base salary range for this position varies by location and is as follows:

- Chicago: $155,000 - $180,000
- Washington .: $155,000 - $200,000
- Bay Area: $155,000 - $215,000

In addition to a base salary, the law firm offers an exceptional range of flexible benefits, including comprehensive healthcare, paid time off, and retirement. The firm also provides personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities to help employees realize their full potential both in life and at work.

May 13, 2025
May 05, 2025
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