eDiscovery Technical Advisor (Top Secret Clearance Required)

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

CGS seeks an eDiscovery Technical Advisor to join our Legal team in a fast-paced executive-level role. You will lead preservation, collection, and production of ESI, working with Enterprise Vault, LHMT, and Veritas tools to support civil and criminal matters.

You will develop discovery plans, coordinate with FBI units, train users, and ensure load files meet Bates-number standards, in a dynamic government-contracting environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in eDiscovery or litigation support focusing on client solutions.
• 3+ years in major lit support projects with growing responsibilities.
• 2+ years using Relativity beyond basic document review.
• Excellent communication and ability to work with technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, agile environments.
• Experience across all EDRM stages (File to Trial).
• US citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance.
• BS/BA degree; JD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify, preserve, collect, process, and produce ESI for litigation and inquiries.
• Serve as expert user of Enterprise Vault, Discovery Accelerator, LHMT, and Veritas eDiscovery.
• Develop discovery plans with search parameters (dates, keywords, custodians).
• Collect data from FBI IT systems per the discovery plan to support legal teams.
• Analyze search results for data gaps and assure production quality with Bates numbering and load files.
• Administer inputs into eDiscovery review platform and manage user access and logs.
• Coordinate collection results with FBI processing units for review/redaction/release.
• Provide training and technical assistance to agency attorneys and staff.
• Document discovery plans and procedures for each case.
• Support LHMT requests and eDiscovery collections on criminal cases.

Skills

ESI lifecycle expertise

Criminal discovery support

eDiscovery tools proficiency

Discovery plan development

Data collection from FBI IT systems

Data gap analysis

eDiscovery review platform admin

Access control & load file creation

Coordination with processing units

User training on eDiscovery tools

Documenting discovery procedures

Relativity experience

Education

BS/BA degree or equivalent

JD highly preferred

US citizenship or clearance eligibility

Tools

Relativity

Enterprise Vault

Discovery Accelerator

Legal Hold Management Tool (LHMT)

Veritas eDiscovery Platform

Job description

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.

Skills and attributes for success:

• contractor shall provide expertise in identifying, preserving, collecting, processing, and producing ESI in support of civil and criminal litigation, select FOIA requests, Congressional requests and other inquiries;
• Contractor shall provide expertise specifically in criminal discovery support to include identifying, preserving, collecting, processing, and producing ESI;
• Contractor shall serve as the expert technical user of the available electronic discovery applications, which include Enterprise Vault, Discovery Accelerator, Legal Hold Management Tool (LHMT) and the Veritas eDiscovery Platform;
• Contractor shall work with the litigation team to develop a discovery plan which documents the electronic discovery search parameters (e.g., date range, key words and custodians) for a particular case;
• Contractor shall use electronic discovery software applications to collect data from various FBI storage locations on FBI IT systems (e.g., MS-Exchange servers, shared drives, desktops, text and instant messages) in accordance with the discovery plan, to support OGC attorneys, paralegal specialists, Information Management Division personnel and case agents who are responsible for responding to pre-trial discovery motions, requests, subpoenas related to civil and criminal matters, congressional inquiries, FOIA requests and other inquiries;
• Contractor shall analyze search/collection results for data gaps;
• Contractor shall administer data inputs into an electronic discovery review platform (i.e. eDP), which includes, but is 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; and assuring electronic discovery production quality in Bates numbering and load file creation;
• Contractor shall coordinate electronic discovery collection results with FBI units responsible for processing discovery for review/redaction/release;
• Contractor shall adhere to polices and technical procedures for use of available electronic discovery software applications and provide agency attorneys, paralegals, and other users of the FBI's electronic discovery review platform with training and other technical assistance;
• Contractor shall provide information and advise on instructions regarding the FBI's process for identifying, preserving, collecting, analyzing, and organizing ESI, including the use of electronic discovery software programs;
• Contractor shall provide ad hoc support to end users of the electronic discovery review platform repository;
• Contractor shall document electronic discovery plans and procedures for each individual case;
• Contractor shall facilitate requests for legal hold implementation, amendment, and/or lift that are submitted by various requesters in LHMT;
• Contractor shall provide eDiscovery collections on criminal cases

Qualifications:

• 5 (five) years of eDiscovery/litigation support experience with a focus on client solutions
• 3 (three) years of progressive more responsible experience on major lit 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 and team players
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and agile work environment
• Experience and familiarity with eDiscovery Services covering all realms of the EDRM (File to Trial)
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• The 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.

We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.

• 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 their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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