eDiscovery Director - NYC - $240k - $290k

Apt Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 240,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus.

401(k) plan.

Life, health, accident and disability

Paid leave.

Job summary

Apt Search is seeking a senior eDiscovery Director in New York to shape how a global law firm uses generative AI across disputes. You will advise partners on culling, review, and identifying key information, and design defensible workflows for investigations and client matters.

You will be the senior US technical voice, building trusted relationships, testing new technology, and delivering training and thought leadership across the firm’s global network.

Qualifications

• At least 13+ years of eDiscovery experience in a professional services environment.
• Extensive Relativity experience at Master level including aiR tools.
• Deep understanding of forensic data collection tools and techniques.
• Knowledge of FRCP and regulator rules.
• Strong track record in client relationship management with partners and senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Grow the eDiscovery business by building trusted relationships with partners and external clients.
• Provide expert guidance on current technology, including generative AI for culling, document review and identifying key information.
• Design and implement efficient, defensible workflows for investigations, discovery, cyber and client data matters.
• Advise on data collection scope and method, including when to use third-party forensic providers.
• Evaluate, test and roll out new technologies, and manage relationships with software and service providers.
• Design and deliver education sessions for the global network, and produce presentations and materials for internal and external marketing.

Skills

eDiscovery

Relativity Master level

Forensic data collection

Client relationship management

Communication/presentation skills

Education

Law/Computer Science or related degree

Tools

Relativity aiR suite

Forensic collection tools

Job description

You'll shape how a global law firm uses generative AI across its disputes work. You'll advise partners on how to cull, review and find key information in their data, and design the workflows that make it defensible. This is a senior, wide-ranging role in an in-house eDiscovery team that serves the firm's Global Disputes practice, other practice groups and the firm's clients directly.

The firm treats eDiscovery as a core part of its disputes strategy, not a back-office function. You'll be its senior US technical voice. You'll build trusted relationships with partners and clients, test and implement new technology, and represent the team through training, presentations and thought leadership across the global network.

Responsibilities of an eDiscovery Director:

• Grow the eDiscovery business by building trusted relationships with partners and external clients
• Give expert guidance on current technology, including generative AI for culling, document review and identifying key information
• Design and implement efficient, defensible workflows for investigations, discovery, cyber and other client data matters
• Advise on data collection scope and method, including when to use third-party forensic providers
• Evaluate, test and roll out new technologies, and manage relationships with software and service providers
• Design and deliver education sessions for the global network, and produce presentations and materials for internal and external marketing

Requirements of an eDiscovery Director:

• At least 13+ years of eDiscovery experience in a law firm or comparable professional services environment
• Extensive Relativity experience at Relativity Master level, including the aiR suite of AI tools
• Deep understanding of forensic data collection tools and techniques
• Command of the relevant FRCP and regulator rules
• A strong record of client relationship management with partners and senior stakeholders
• Strong communication and presentation skills

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of the IT platforms typically connected with discovery exercises
• A degree in Law, Computer Science or a related discipline

Benefits and compensation

$240,000 to $290,000 base

• Discretionary bonus.
• 401(k) plan.
• Life, health, accident and disability insurance.
• Paid leave.

Equal Opportunity Statement

APT Search is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a workplace free from discrimination, providing fair consideration to all applicants regardless of background or protected status. This client is not accepting applicants who require visa sponsorship or H1-B visas due to the sensitivity of the position and the data managed.