Lawyer / Solicitor (Sr Ass.) – Litigation & Disputes with eDiscovery

Brimstone Consulting; Northern Ireland; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Northern Ireland is seeking a qualified Lawyer/Solicitor with over 5 years of PQE to join their Litigation & Disputes team, focusing on eDiscovery. This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to manage teams while implementing e-discovery workflows. Competitive compensation is offered alongside opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• 5+ PQE in a top or medium-tier law firm with experience in legal innovation.
• Good understanding of the EDRM and discovery standard practices ideally.
• Previous experience managing large scale eDiscovery work.

Responsibilities

• Act as a bridge between the investigations/eDiscovery and litigation/disputes teams.
• Implement e-discovery plans and workflows for specific cases and clients.
• Manage a team, coordinate tasks, and report to stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent knowledge of the litigation life cycle

Excellent presentation and client facing communication skills

Ability to show initiative with leadership skills

Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize work effectively

Education

Qualified lawyer with 5+ PQE

Tools

Relativity

Job description

Lawyer / Solicitor (Sr Ass.) – Litigation & Disputes with eDiscovery

Location: Southern Ireland (3 days in office)

We require a qualified lawyer (likely from a Litigation & Disputes background but not necessarily) to work in our clients Investigations (and eDiscovery) team. You will be the point of contact and bridge between The Investigations/eDiscovery and Litigation/Disputes specialist teams and clients. The role will require working with numerous teams across the business. You will have experience implementing e-discovery plans and workflows for specific cases and clients.

Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ PQE in a top or medium tier law firm with experience in legal innovation
• Excellent knowledge of the litigation life cycle, legal privilege and data protection laws
• Good understanding of the EDRM and discovery standard practices ideally
• Previous experience managing large scale eDiscovery work with tools such as Relativity
• Excellent presentation and client facing communication skills
• Experience in managing a team, coordinating and assigning of tasks and reporting to stakeholders
• Ability to show initiative with leadership skills
• A strong ability to multi-task, prioritise work effectively and take ownership.
• Excellent attention to detail with strong verbal and written communication skills
• An ability to work effectively within a team, inspiring confidence with a flexible and cheerful outlook

About Brimstone Consulting: We specialise in finding highly qualified staff in the following areas: Forensic Accounting & Fraud - (AML/CTF, Investigation, CFE’s etc.); Legal and LegalTech (E-Discovery, Digital Forensics, EDRM); Big Data and Data Analytics- (MI/BI/CI); InfoSec and Cyber Crime; Audit; Accountancy and Finance; FinTech (Payments etc.); Risk - (Credit, Regulatory, Liquidity, Market, Analysts-SAS, SPSS etc.); Compliance/Corporate Governance; IT- (full SDLC- BA’s PM’s , Architects, Developers etc.).

Brimstone Consulting acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates. Brimstone Consulting is an equal opportunities employer. Due to time constraints we can only reply to applicants that match our clients’ specifications. We may store applications in our cloud storage facilities that may include Dropbox.