Head of eDiscovery

HSBC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Greater London is seeking an experienced lawyer to lead the eDiscovery function. In this role, you will define the eDiscovery strategy, oversee a global team, and ensure the effective use of advanced technologies. The ideal candidate will be a qualified lawyer with substantial eDiscovery experience and the ability to influence senior stakeholders. This position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to a diverse workplace.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with extensive experience in eDiscovery within Financial Services or Law Firm.
• Strong knowledge of eDiscovery processes, EDRM framework, and advanced review technologies.
• Proven ability to lead a team and implement AI and analytics-driven workflows.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain HSBC’s eDiscovery strategy and operating model.
• Lead and develop a global team of eDiscovery Counsel and operations professionals.
• Oversee the defensible use of TAR, analytics, and AI-enabled workflows.

Skills

eDiscovery expertise

Influencing stakeholders

AI and analytics-driven review

Education

Qualified lawyer

Tools

Document review platforms

Technology-Assisted Review (TAR)

Job description

Global Legal plays an important role in protecting the Group’s reputation by helping to future-proof the organisation through robust legal risk and issue advisory. Responsible for providing comprehensive legal advice to senior management and all global businesses and functions, the team offers a diverse range of legal skills, jurisdictional experience and practice specialisms across all countries and territories in which our businesses operate.

We are seeking an experienced lawyer to lead the eDiscovery function, with accountability for strategy, governance, people leadership, and delivery across the discovery lifecycle. This role manages the eDiscovery Active Management Function and acts as the senior subject-matter expert for eDiscovery within the department.

In this role you will:

• Define and maintain the HSBC’s eDiscovery strategy, operating model, and standards.
• Set the Target Operating Model for discovery across regions, ensuring consistent execution while accommodating jurisdictional requirements.
• Lead and develop a global team of eDiscovery Counsel, discovery operations professionals, and vendor-management resources.
• Partner with Legal Operations, Technology, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Records Management, Information Governance, and business stakeholders.
• Oversee and ensure the defensible use of Technology-Assisted Review (TAR), analytics, and AI-enabled workflows to drive efficiency, accuracy, and cost savings
• Set clear objectives, allocate resources, and promote continuous improvement and innovation in discovery and information governance practices.

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

• Qualified lawyer with extensive experience in eDiscovery within Financial Services or Law Firm.
• Strong knowledge of eDiscovery processes, EDRM framework, document review platforms, information governance, and advanced review technologies (including TAR and AI).
• Thorough ability to liaise with senior stakeholders with proven ability to influence and attain buy-in.
• Experience implementing or governing AI, analytics-driven review and workflow optimisation.
• Prior experience successfully leading a team.

Opening up a world of opportunity

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our recruitment processes are accessible to everyone - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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