E-Discovery Attorney — Lead Discovery Strategy & Tech

Butler Snow; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Parking

401(k)"

Profit Sharing

Paternity/Maternity Leave

CLE/Training

Job summary

Butler Snow LLP is seeking an E-Discovery attorney to join the team in Huntsville, AL. The role focuses on advising on preservation, production of ESI, and developing defensible holds and discovery protocols.

You will manage large-scale review projects, work with vendors and outside counsel, and stay ahead of FRCP and AI-assisted discovery trends. You will analyze ESI across emails, documents, databases, chats, and more, coordinating with litigation-support teams and ensuring quality control.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active bar admission in the relevant jurisdiction.
• 3 years of experience with litigation, investigations, or e-discovery.
• Strong understanding of FRCP Rules 26, 34, 37, and 45 and applicable state discovery rules.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Relativity, Everlaw, DISCO, Logikcull, or similar e-discovery tools.
• Strong legal research, writing, negotiation, project-management, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage complex, high-volume matters and communicate technical concepts to attorneys and clients.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients and legal teams on e-discovery obligations, including preservation and production of ESI.
• Develop and implement defensible legal holds, collection strategies, and discovery protocols.
• Manage large-scale document review and production projects from discovery through trial.
• Analyze electronically stored information, including emails, documents, databases, chat messages, and other digital records.
• Work with litigation-support teams, vendors, forensic specialists, and outside counsel.
• Draft and negotiate ESI protocols, discovery agreements, search terms, and protective orders.
• Address discovery disputes, including challenges involving scope, relevance, proportionality, privilege, and data preservation.
• Advise on privilege review, confidentiality, data privacy, and cross-border discovery issues.
• Oversee document-review teams and quality-control processes.
• Stay current with developments in FRCP, e-discovery case law, AI-assisted review, TAR, and emerging discovery technologies.
• Represent clients in discovery conferences, hearings, and related litigation matters as needed.
• Discovery Strategy: Develop discovery plans, search terms, collection protocols, and review workflows.
• Technology Management: Work with litigation-support teams and e-discovery vendors using platforms such as Relativity, Everlaw, DISCO, or similar systems.
• Discovery Disputes: Handle disputes concerning preservation, search methodology, scope, proportionality, privilege, and adequacy of productions.
• Vendor Management: Coordinate with forensic specialists, outside vendors, contract attorneys, and litigation-support professionals.
• Project Management: Track discovery deadlines, budgets, review progress, production schedules, and case milestones.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Negotiation

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Tools

Relativity

Everlaw

DISCO

Logikcull

Job description

Butler Snow LLP is seeking an E-Discovery attorney to join the team in Huntsville, AL. The role focuses on advising on preservation, production of ESI, and developing defensible holds and discovery protocols.

You will manage large-scale review projects, work with vendors and outside counsel, and stay ahead of FRCP and AI-assisted discovery trends. You will analyze ESI across emails, documents, databases, chats, and more, coordinating with litigation-support teams and ensuring quality control.