eDiscovery Technical Advisor (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Medium; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

A government contracting firm is seeking an eDiscovery Technical Advisor in Arlington, VA. Responsibilities include managing electronic discovery processes and collaborating with legal teams. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in litigation support and is skilled in eDiscovery software. This role offers a full-time contract with comprehensive employee benefits including health insurance and a 401k plan.

Benefits

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• 5 years of eDiscovery/litigation support experience.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• 2 years experience in Relativity beyond document review coding.

Responsibilities

• Identify, preserve, collect, and produce ESI for litigation.
• Administer data inputs into an electronic discovery review platform.
• Advise on processes for identifying and preserving ESI.

Skills

eDiscovery/litigation support experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Education

BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Relativity

eDiscovery software

Enterprise Vault

Job description

Overview

eDiscovery Technical Advisor

Employment Type: Full-Time, Executive-Level

Department: Legal

CGS is seeking a dedicated eDiscovery Technical Advisor to join a fast-paced and hard-working team to assist with any legal accounts. As an eDiscovery Technical Advisor, you will play a key role in supporting various aspects of the company's portfolio.

CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Identify, preserve, collect, process, and produce ESI in support of civil and criminal litigation, select FOIA requests, Congressional requests and other inquiries.
• Provide expertise in criminal discovery support, including identifying, preserving, collecting, processing, and producing ESI.
• Serve as the expert technical user of electronic discovery applications (Enterprise Vault, Discovery Accelerator, Legal Hold Management Tool LHMT, Veritas eDiscovery Platform).
• Collaborate with the litigation team to develop a discovery plan documenting electronic discovery search parameters (e.g., date range, keywords, custodians) for specific cases.
• Use electronic discovery software to collect data from FBI storage locations on FBI IT systems (e.g., MS-Exchange servers, shared drives, desktops, text/IM) in accordance with the discovery plan to support OGC attorneys, paralegal specialists, Information Management Division personnel, and case agents.
• Analyze search/collection results for data gaps.
• Administer data inputs into an electronic discovery review platform (eDP): create cases, add collected source data, manage user access, upload data logs, de-duplicate data, identify data gaps, merge/verify data, and ensure production quality (Bates numbering and load file creation).
• Coordinate electronic discovery collection results with FBI units responsible for processing discovery for review/redaction/release.
• Adhere to policies and procedures for use of electronic discovery software and provide training and technical assistance to agency attorneys, paralegals, and other users of the FBI's electronic discovery review platform.
• Advise on the FBI process for identifying, preserving, collecting, analyzing, and organizing ESI, including the use of electronic discovery software programs.
• Provide ad hoc support to end users of the electronic discovery review platform repository.
• Document electronic discovery plans and procedures for each case.
• Facilitate requests for legal hold implementation, amendment, and/or lift submitted by various requesters in LHMT.
• Provide eDiscovery collections on criminal cases.

Qualifications

• 5 years of eDiscovery/litigation support experience with a focus on client solutions.
• 3 years of progressively more responsible experience on major litigation support projects.
• 2 years in Relativity, beyond document review coding.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with both eDiscovery technical teams and non-technical business leaders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Experience with eDiscovery services covering all realms of the EDRM (File to Trial).
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (active clearance preferred).
• BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience (JD highly preferred).

Our Commitment

Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.

For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government-contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work. Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Salary: $137,200 - $186,200 a year