eDiscovery Technical Advisor

Evolver Federal; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolver is an information technology, cybersecurity, and digital transformation company serving national defense, federal agencies, and Fortune 500 clients. The role requires an active TS clearance and onsite work in Washington, DC, involving eDiscovery technical services and collaboration with attorneys and paralegals.

The ETA will manage ESI collection, processing, and production across cases, work with discovery platforms, and help automate processes using scripting and automation tools.

Qualifications

• Active TS clearance required.
• 3+ years using eDiscovery platforms for ESI collection.
• 2+ years with Enterprise IT (MS Exchange, file servers, SharePoint) and ability to write search criteria.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional eDiscovery services to promote a legally defensible process for identifying, preserving, collecting, processing and producing ESI.
• Support attorneys and paralegals in civil and criminal matters, FOIA requests, and congressional inquiries.
• Manage cases in an electronic discovery platform: create cases, add data, manage access, upload logs, deduplicate, identify gaps, merge data, coordinate with clients.

Skills

eDiscovery platforms

Client liaison

Technical writing

PowerShell

Python

Tools

Clearwell

Relativity

SharePoint

Job description

Evolver is an information technology, cybersecurity, and digital transformation company supporting national defense, federal civilian agencies, and Fortune 500 organizations. We help customers secure critical systems, modernize enterprise technology, and solve complex operational challenges through integrated technology capabilities spanning cybersecurity, enterprise IT infrastructure, cloud, software development, data analytics, legal technology and eDiscovery, applied AI, and electronic security systems. Our teams combine deep technical expertise with mission understanding to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable solutions that advance performance in high-stakes environments.

This position requires an Active TS Clearance and to work onsite 5 days a week in Washington, DC

Responsibilities

• The eDiscovery Technical Advisor (ETA) provides professional eDiscovery Litigation Technical services designed to promote a consistent, repeatable, and legally defensible process for identifying, preserving, collecting, processing and producing Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in response to discovery requests.
• ETAs serve as expert technical users of electronic discovery applications to support attorneys and paralegal specialists who are responsible for responding to requests related to civil and criminal matters, congressional inquiries, FOIA requests and other inquiries.
• The ETA will manage case matter within an electronic discovery review and analysis platform to include, but not limited to: creating cases; adding collected source data; handling user access rights; uploading data logs; de-duplicating collected source data; identifying data gaps; merging/verifying data; Coordinate collection results with client stakeholders responsible for processing discovery for review/redaction/release.
• Adhere to polices and technical procedures and provide agency attorneys, paralegals, and other users of the electronic discovery review platform with training and other technical assistance.
• The ETA coordinates with the Discovery IT support team on emerging technologies; development of methods to Discovery data in new technologies, and recommend process improvement, such as leveraging Robotic Process Automation to automate task and improve efficiency.

Basic Requirements

• An Active and Current Top Secret federal security clearance
• At least 3 years of experience using eDiscovery platforms or equivalent software to perform collection of Electronically Stored Information (ESI);
• 2 years of experience with Enterprise IT systems, such as MS Exchange, file servers, and SharePoint, and demonstrated ability to write search criteria.

Preferred Requirements

• Strong oral and written communication skills, particularly to translate legal requirements to technical requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with ESI collection tools and/or eDiscovery Platforms (Clearwell, Relativity, or equivalent) to facilitate identification, Analysis and Production of ESI in support of civil and/or criminal matters.
• Familiarity with end-to-end lifecycle management of litigation support matters;
• Knowledge of, or demonstrated interest and aptitude for learning, legal framework that define civil and/or criminal electronic discovery practices;
• Demonstrated success at working collaboratively with clients and/or attorneys to drive litigation projects forward;
• Ability to provide ad hoc support to end users of the electronic discovery review platform repository;
• Working knowledge in identifying, preserving, collecting, processing, and producing ESI in support of civil litigation, select FOIA requests, Congressional and other external inquiries.
• Understanding of scripting and automation technologies, such as PowerShell, Python, and RPA, highly desired.

Evolver is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all job seekers. It is the policy of Evolver not to discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, age, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic factors, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.

Actual salary will depend on factors such as skills, qualifications, experience, market and work location. Evolver offers competitive benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies.