Director, eDiscovery & Data Solutions

Crowell & Moring; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 195,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Vision

Dental

Retirement plan

Leave and time-off

Back-up childcare

Wellness programs

Cultural events

Social activities

Job summary

Crowell & Moring LLP, a leading international law firm, seeks a Director of eDiscovery and Data Solutions to design and drive technology-enabled discovery services across the firm. You will align practice priorities with client needs, build scalable solutions, and lead a global team of professionals.

The role requires a deep background in eDiscovery technology, strong leadership, and a track record of delivering defensible, vendor-managed solutions that improve outcomes and efficiency in complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; ten years of progressively responsible experience in eDiscovery technology and eDiscovery litigation support, with at least five years leading teams.
• Large law firm or comparable professional-services experience preferred.
• Ability to develop multi-year strategies, roadmaps, operating models, and transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute the firmwide strategy for eDiscovery and Data Solutions with a multi-year roadmap aligned to priority.
• Serve as a senior technical adviser on discovery technology strategy, security, and data-driven outcomes.
• Position the function as a differentiated legal tech service to strengthen client value and matter outcomes.
• Own the service portfolio and operating model for eDiscovery data solutions with governance and delivery standards.
• Lead scalable data analytics, automation, and AI-enabled workflow solutions for managing matter information.
• Establish business cases and success metrics; report progress to senior stakeholders.
• Direct evaluation, selection, implementation, and lifecycle management of eDiscovery platforms and data solutions.

Skills

eDiscovery tech

Budgeting & pricing

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Client relationships

Executive presence

Change management

Data analytics

AI & automation

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

eDiscovery platforms

Data management tools

Job description

Crowell & Moring LLP, a leading international law firm, seeks a Director of eDiscovery and Data Solutions to design and drive technology-enabled discovery services across the firm. You will align practice priorities with client needs, build scalable solutions, and lead a global team of professionals.

The role requires a deep background in eDiscovery technology, strong leadership, and a track record of delivering defensible, vendor-managed solutions that improve outcomes and efficiency in complex