eDiscovery Director — Relativity Expert (Hybrid)

Ankura; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ankura, a leading global advisory firm, seeks an eDiscovery Director with strong Relativity expertise to lead projects across collections, processing, review, and production for complex litigation. You will manage client relations, budgets, and milestones in a hybrid role based in the US or Canada.

Responsibilities include guiding forensics and processing teams, delivering tailored discovery strategies, and mentoring junior staff while coordinating with Bright Labs and project stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on Relativity experience
• RCA or Relativity certifications preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Team player with ability to work with senior management

Responsibilities

• Collections/Pre-Processing
• Assist clients with finding, documenting, and preventing deletion of data potentially relevant to litigation, regulatory matters, or critical business operations
• Develop solutions and strategies to collect data with special considerations for the unique environment and project-specific complexities of an engagement
• Coordinate forensic collections with client and Bright Labs' forensics team and quality review collections documentation supplied by the forensics team
• Create and recommend pre-processing strategy to client
• Coordinate forensic pre-processing work (deNIST, file filters, etc.) with Bright Labs' forensics team, including documenting pre-processing workflow
• Advise client on data reduction strategies including deNISTing, file extension filtering, date culling, and search term filtering
• Coordinate (provide instruction, obtain status reports, etc.) processing work with Bright Labs' processing team
• Analyze exception reports, develop recommendations for handling each type of exception, and communicate plan to client
• Quality review search hit reports prior to sending to client
• Assist clients with the selection of the appropriate technology to meet specific project objectives
• Assist with development of efficient work streams, batching strategy, and technology configuration for 1st, 2nd, 3rd tier review; as well as witness review, exhibit designation, and trial preparation
• Conduct customized Relativity training sessions for clients, emphasizing appropriate add-on features as necessary
• Advise clients regarding the efficient use of concept clustering, near duplicate identification, e-mail threading, and assisted review (predictive coding) within the Relativity tool
• Design customized reports for clients
• Troubleshoot Relativity issues with kCura and coordinate custom Relativity development work, as necessary
• Coordinate data loads to the review tool with the Bright Labs' processing team
• Assist with written collateral to support production process, such as motions, orders, or proposals to courts and opposing counsel regarding the form of production

Job description

Ankura, a leading global advisory firm, seeks an eDiscovery Director with strong Relativity expertise to lead projects across collections, processing, review, and production for complex litigation. You will manage client relations, budgets, and milestones in a hybrid role based in the US or Canada.

Responsibilities include guiding forensics and processing teams, delivering tailored discovery strategies, and mentoring junior staff while coordinating with Bright Labs and project stakeholders.