Introduction
IBM is seeking a Legal Data Technical Specialist to serve as the technical lead supporting global eDiscovery and legal data operations. This role combines hands-on platform administration, advanced analytics, workflow automation, data processing, AI-enabled review technologies, and technical consulting to support litigation, investigations, regulatory matters, and compliance initiatives.
Introduction
IBM is seeking a Legal Data Technical Specialist to serve as the technical lead supporting global eDiscovery and legal data operations. This role combines hands-on platform administration, advanced analytics, workflow automation, data processing, AI-enabled review technologies, and technical consulting to support litigation, investigations, regulatory matters, and compliance initiatives.
Your Role And Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Platform Administration & Operations
- Provide technical support for eDiscovery applications and coordinate issue resolution with external vendors and internal teams.
- Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), knowledge base articles, user guides, and troubleshooting resources.
- Ensure platform configurations and workflows comply with SOPs, governance requirements, and security controls.
- Support internal users with questions regarding the use of eDiscovery platforms such as Relativity, RelativityOne, Reveal, Everlaw, Nuix, Disco, Microsoft Purview, and other approved legal technology platforms.
- Configure and maintain workspaces, security groups, user permissions, coding layouts, workflows, batching strategies, searches, and review environments as needed.
Advanced Analytics & AI Enablement
- Support the implementation and operationalization of generative AI technologies, large language models (LLMs), intelligent document review, summarization, and legal analytics solutions.
- Develop validation methodologies, quality assurance processes, and defensibility standards for AI-assisted review workflows.
- Conduct pilot programs and proof-of-concept initiatives to evaluate and benchmark emerging eDiscovery technologies and analytics capabilities.
- Measure and analyze adoption, performance, accuracy, recall, precision, and performance metrics to support AI governance and technology investment decisions.
- Partner with legal and technology stakeholders to identify practical use cases for AI across the eDiscovery lifecycle.
- Support the execution of advanced analytics workflows including TAR, Continuous Active Learning (CAL), predictive coding, clustering, conceptual analytics, communication analysis, near-duplicate identification, email threading, and Early Case Assessment.
Workflow Automation & Technical Innovation
- Develop scalable automation solutions that reduce manual effort and improve efficiency.
- Leverage APIs, scripting languages, workflow orchestration tools, low-code platforms, and system integrations to streamline legal operations processes.
- Support integrations between eDiscovery platforms, Microsoft 365, Google Vault, Purview, legal hold technologies, and enterprise data sources.
- Participate in technology modernization initiatives including platform migrations, process redesign initiatives, and AI-enabled transformation programs.
- Contribute technical requirements for solution designs and testing strategies for new legal technology implementations.
- Promote best practices related to automation, monitoring, workflow standardization, and continuous improvement.
Data Processing, Integration & Technical Architecture
- Support ingestion and processing of structured, unstructured, cloud, mobile, collaboration, and forensic data sources.
- Assist in the design and optimization of data pipelines for legal data collection, processing, review, and production activities.
- Troubleshoot complex data issues related to metadata, processing exceptions, file format inconsistencies, and system interoperability.
- Support API integrations and secure data exchange processes between legal technology platforms and enterprise systems.
- Work with data models, large-scale datasets, and analytics workflows to ensure accurate and consistent processing and reporting outcomes.
Technical Consulting & Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as a trusted advisor to legal teams regarding analytics approaches and eDiscovery technology solutions.
- Communicate technical concepts effectively to attorneys, investigators, compliance teams, and business stakeholders.
- Gather stakeholder requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions and platform configurations.
- Deliver technical training, demonstrations, workshops, and user enablement programs.
- Support vendor evaluations, performance assessments, testing, and implementation support.
Operational Excellence & Quality Management
- Identify recurring issues and recommend proactive solutions to improve service quality, user experience, and platform performance.
- Support the collection and reporting of operational metrics, adoption statistics, ROI measurements, and workflow efficiency indicators.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on scalability, standardization, service excellence, and cost reduction.
- Remain current on legal technology trends, AI developments, industry best practices, and evolving regulatory requirements.
Preferred Education
Master's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
Experience
- 4–6 years of experience in eDiscovery technology, litigation support, or legal technology.
- Advanced proficiency with Relativity, Reveal, Everlaw, Nuix, or comparable platforms.
- Experience with TAR, CAL, active learning, and AI-assisted review workflows.
- Experience with automation, APIs, system integrations, and workflow orchestration.
- Strong experience with Technology Assisted Review (TAR), Continuous Active Learning (CAL), predictive coding, and AI-assisted review workflows.
- Experience configuring review platforms, managing data processing projects, and executing productions.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder management, customer service, and relationship‑building skills.
- Experience implementing generative AI solutions.
- Experience with scripting, automation, or low-code platforms.
Preferred Skills
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Microsoft Purview eDiscovery Premium experience.
- ACEDS certification or equivalent.
- Knowledge of GDPR and cross-border privacy requirements.
- Experience with enterprise archiving and information governance programs.
- Familiarity with SQL, data analytics, reporting tools, or scripting.