Assistant Manager, eDiscovery/Digital Forensics

Interpath Advisory; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advisory firm in Manchester seeks an experienced candidate to support the eDiscovery and Digital Forensics unit. This role involves client management, project support during litigation investigations, and generating thorough documentation. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years in Digital Forensics, with familiarity in eDiscovery software. The position includes a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive reward package

Core and optional benefits

Qualifications

• Approximately 2+ years of experience in Digital Forensics or Incident Response.
• Familiarity with EDRM and eDiscovery software.
• Experience with forensic capture tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a client point of contact for project execution.
• Support the eDiscovery lifecycle including documentation.
• Produce reports on data integrity and provenance.

Skills

Client management

Documentation skills

Data collection

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above in relevant field

Tools

Relativity

Forensic Capture Software (e.g. EnCase)

Microsoft SQL Server

Email Systems (e.g. Office 365)

Job description

Interpath Advisory is looking for an experienced candidate to support the eDiscovery and Digital Forensics unit.

The eDiscovery and Digital Forensics unit is typically engaged to assist with data collections, processing and review support in the context of investigations, disputes, turnaround, restructuring and process improvement engagements and other critical business issues. The team’s advisory work involves large and diverse data sets across client enterprises including email, servers, cloud storage, social media, mobile devices, instant messaging, and collaboration tools. The team works with data analytics and subject matter experts to assess and support the needs of the client's specific situation.

Role Overview

The role will involve supporting senior staff and projects managers in the scoping, collection, evidence handling as well as support for eDiscovery processes. This would include:

• serving as a client point of contact in the management and execution of projects involving the identification and collection of electronic data relevant to litigation or regulatory investigations;
• supporting the eDiscovery lifecycle (“EDRM”);
• generating consistent and thorough documentation to support processes executed throughout the project lifecycle - specific tasks may include writing up interview notes and drafting emails, memoranda or detailed reports; and
• producing reports relating to the provenance or integrity of data collected;
• working closely with the project team to become familiar with the clients' objectives and challenges and to execute on critical project deliverables to ensure these objectives are met; and
• serving as a role model as part of a growing firm dedicated to its people, culture, and high-quality services.

Consulting and management skills:

• highly motivated, eager to learn and able to motivate others;
• strong team-oriented characteristics, hardworking, confident and positive;
• ability to demonstrate excellent communication (written and verbal) and organisational skills; and
• ability to produce high quality work under strict deadlines.

• Bachelor’s degree or above. Preferred degree in engineering, computer science, finance, accounting, economics, information technology, forensics, data analytics, or work experience in a related field.
• Approximately2+ years of experience working in the Digital Forensics and/or Incident Response space.
• Familiarity with the EDRM and experience in supporting eDiscovery software (particularly Relativity) and related products / tools such as:
• 1) Forensic Capture Software (e.g. EnCase, Cellebrite, Oxygen, FTK);
• 2) Database/Programming: (e.g. Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, Python);
• 3) Email Systems (e.g. Office 365, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes/Domino, email archive platforms);
• 4) System administration experience (e.g. Microsoft, Linux/Unix, or Macintosh);
• 5) eDiscovery Review/Processing Platforms (e.g. Relativity, Reveal, Brainspace, Disco, Ringtail, CasePoint, Nuix, or comparable).

Benefits

At Interpath, our people lie at the heart of our business. That's why we provide employees with a competitive and comprehensive reward package including compelling salaries and a range of core and optional benefits. Read more about our benefits; Company Benefits - Interpath

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