eDiscovery & Practice Support Analyst (STL)

Stinson LLP; Clayton (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Stinson LLP seeks an eDiscovery and Practice Support Analyst to provide technical support for data requests, including database creation, imports/exports, image management, and load-file troubleshooting within Relativity.

The role emphasizes quality assurance of final productions, archiving Relativity databases, and ensuring organized, accessible data across the firm with professional office duties and potential limited travel.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in technology or legal studies.
• Minimum of 4 years legal experience with a law firm or litigation support experience.
• Proficiency with Windows 10 and Microsoft Office.
• Experience processing data with knowledge of Relativity.

Responsibilities

• Data management and archiving, including creation, updating, and tracking of litigation databases.
• Import/Export data and troubleshoot load files.
• Utilize Relativity admin tools to monitor and manage hosting storage for Relativity workspaces.
• Perform quality assurance checks for finalized productions and for new databases.
• Analyze and test new/updated eDiscovery software and ensure data accessibility across the firm.

Skills

Relativity proficiency

Windows 10

Data management

Quality assurance

Education

Associate degree in technology or legal studies

Tools

Relativity

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Summary

The eDiscovery and Practice Support Analyst provides technical support for processing data requests to the department including: database creation, imports and exports of data, image management, troubleshooting of load files, and DeNisting, DeDuping, Culling, and Filtering of ESI for a suite of eDiscovery and practice support system tools. This position also performs quality assurance on finalized productions as needed and handles archiving of Relativity databases.

Required Education & Experience

• Associate degree required, preferably in technology and/or legal studies (such as paralegal or litigation support certification).
• Minimum of 4 years legal experience with a law firm or litigation support experience with a vendor.
• Proficiency with Windows 10 & Microsoft Office.
• Experience processing data with knowledge of Relativity.

Preferred Education & Experience

• Law Firm experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Excel preferred.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Data Management and Archiving (85%)
  • Manage litigation databases and network drives, including creation, updating, and tracking.
  • Import/Export data.
  • Troubleshoot load files.
  • Utilize administrative tools within Relativity to monitor and manage firm utilization of hosting storage for Relativity workspaces.
  • Manipulation of raw data.
  • Archiving Relativity databases.
• Quality Assurance (5%)
  • Assist with performing quality control checks for finalized productions as needed.
  • Perform quality assurance analysis on all new databases.
• General and Administrative (10%)
  • Analyze and test new and updated versions of eDiscovery and practice support software applications and recommend solutions to issues and alternative procedures upon request.
  • Ensure the eDiscovery and Practice Support Department's data and records are organized and accessible.
  • Diary and report all client related time to the appropriate client-matter number on a timely basis in accordance with Firm policies.
  • Backup the eDiscovery and Practice Support Specialist as needed when the specialist is out of the office or otherwise unavailable.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Highly professional with a strong customer service orientation, commitment to meeting deadlines, and ability to multitask in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong professional, independent thinking skills with strength in problem solving and the ability to offer constructive opinions and creative solutions.
• A team player who motivates and educates other team members.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the position.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Travel

Limited travel is possible for this position, as needed.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the responsibilities of the position, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the person in this position will encounter. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work in a professional, fast-paced office environment that may require additional hours to complete work.

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. If an employee is unable to perform the essential functions of the position, Stinson LLP will evaluate whether a reasonable accommodation can be made to enable the employee to perform the described essential functions of the position. Generally, due to the nature of this office position, while performing the responsibilities of the position, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision.

EEO Statement

Stinson LLP is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran, disabled, and other diverse candidates to apply to be considered for open positions. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. We conduct criminal background checks on all individuals offered employment. Information gathered through applicant voluntary self-identification will be used for statistical reporting and to measure the effectiveness of our EEO outreach efforts. All information is requested on a voluntary basis and will be kept confidential. We will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

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