CONTRACT eDiscovery & Info Gov Consultant

TruLegal (formerly TRU Staffing); United States; Remoto; USD 120.000 - 150.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

TruLegal is seeking a seasoned CONTRACT eDiscovery & Info Gov Consultant to lead a focused document retention and information governance initiative. You will implement and adopt the company’s retention program, turning policies into practical systems, workflows, and long‑term processes across Legal, IT, Security, Privacy, and Finance.

The role is remote from anywhere in the U.S. for a 4–6 month engagement, working cross‑functionally to reconcile holds, establish retention controls, and drive

Competenze

• Substantial in‑house experience in eDiscovery or information governance.
• Ideally includes at least 10 years of in‑house experience.
• Experience in a technology company handling sensitive data with lean legal teams.
• Ability to lead retention programs from policy to technical execution and adoption.
• Strong collaboration across Legal, IT, Security, Privacy, People, and Finance.
• Hands‑on with legal holds, defensible disposition, and preservation.

Mansioni

• Assess current policies, repositories, and preservation practices.
• Partner with Litigation Counsel and Legal Operations to refine retention policies across data sources.
• Develop exceptions to established retention periods.
• Create an implementation plan outlining priorities, owners, dependencies, and required decisions.
• Reconcile active matters, custodians, data sources, and legal holds.
• Lead a phased rollout and approved cleanup of legacy information.
• Train internal owners and complete a practical transition and handoff at engagement end.

Conoscenze

eDiscovery

Information governance

Legal operations

Retention program implementation

Cross-functional leadership

Policy to process translation

Project management

Change management

Security/compliance

Strumenti

Slack

Google Workspace

Gmail

Drive

Google Vault

Descrizione del lavoro

Our client, a global technology company, is looking for a seasoned CONTRACT eDiscovery & Info Gov Consultant to lead a focused document retention and information governance initiative. This individual will lead the implementation and adoption of the company’s document retention program, transforming existing policies into practical systems, workflows, and processes that can be sustained long term. The ideal candidate will bring substantial in‑house experience across eDiscovery, information governance, document retention, legal holds, preservation, defensible disposition, and legal operations, with a demonstrated history of personally implementing retention programs from policy approval through technical execution and employee adoption. Hands‑on experience with Slack and Google Workspace, including Gmail, Drive, and Google Vault, is highly preferred. This role will work independently and cross‑functionally with Legal, IT, Security, Privacy, People, Finance, vendors, and outside counsel to reconcile legal holds, establish retention controls, improve repositories, coordinate approved legacy cleanup, and create a practical handoff for internal teams. This is a temporary contractor engagement expected to last approximately 4–6 months and can be performed remotely from anywhere in the U.S.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess current policies, repositories, preservation practices, and previous project work
• Partner with Litigation Counsel and Legal Operations to refine and finalize retention policies across different data sources
• Develop appropriate exceptions to established retention periods
• Create an implementation plan outlining priorities, owners, dependencies, and required decisions
• Reconcile active matters, custodians, data sources, and legal holds
• Lead a phased rollout and approved cleanup of legacy information
• Confirm legal hold and exception coverage before deletion activities occur
• Document approvals, testing, and validation results
• Coordinate communications and training so employees understand what information must be retained and where it should be stored
• Establish practical operating procedures, ownership responsibilities, and reporting processes
• Track implementation progress, legal hold coverage, adoption, and repository improvements
• Train internal owners and complete a practical transition and handoff at the conclusion of the engagement

Role Requirements

• Substantial in‑house experience in eDiscovery, document retention, information governance, litigation, or legal operations, ideally including at least 10 years of in‑house experience
• Experience within a technology company handling sensitive data and operating with a lean legal team is particularly valuable
• Demonstrated experience personally leading an in‑house retention program through policy approval, technical implementation, employee adoption, and ongoing operations
• Ability to clearly explain individual decisions, deliverables, responsibilities, and measurable results from prior retention initiatives
• Hands‑on experience with legal holds, defensible disposition, custodian management, preservation, collections, and eDiscovery
• Strong understanding of how routine retention, legal preservation requirements, privacy obligations, and business needs intersect
• Practical experience managing eDiscovery and retention within collaboration platforms, particularly Slack and Google Workspace, including Gmail, Drive, and Google Vault
• Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar platforms and validate system capabilities in partnership with administrators
• Experience implementing document and matter repositories that legal teams actively use, including appropriate ownership, permissions, search functionality, and maintenance practices
• Ability to independently lead initiatives involving Legal, IT, Security, Privacy, People, Finance, vendors, and outside counsel
• Ability to make practical recommendations, obtain necessary decisions, identify and elevate specific blockers, and keep implementation moving forward

Job ID: 7639