Lead Discovery Attorney

Keller Postman LLC; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Keller Postman LLC is seeking a skilled Lead Discovery Attorney to oversee all aspects of the discovery process in complex litigation. This fully remote position requires extensive experience in litigation, strong leadership abilities, and a passion for detail. The firm, known for its high-profile cases, offers a competitive salary range of $150,000 to $170,000 per year along with benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years of litigation experience, focusing on discovery and eDiscovery.
• Strong familiarity with federal and state discovery rules.
• Experience in managing document review teams is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the discovery phase of complex litigation matters and supervise work by other attorneys.
• Develop internal best practices for discovery management.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders including courts and vendors.

Skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

Communication

Organization

eDiscovery expertise

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school

Tools

Relativity

DISCO

Everlaw

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Keller Postman represents a broad array of clients in class and mass actions, individual arbitrations, and multidistrict litigation matters at the trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts. Serving hundreds of thousands of clients in litigation and arbitration, we have prosecuted high-profile mass tort, antitrust, privacy, product liability, employment, and consumer-rights cases. Our firm also acts as plaintiffs' counsel in high-stakes public-enforcement actions. Our mission is to achieve exceptional results for our clients, drive innovation in the practice of law, and pursue unparalleled excellence in everything we do.

Purpose: Keller Postman seeks a hard-working and team-oriented Lead Discovery Attorney with significant litigation and leadership experience to support its practice. The Lead Discovery Attorney will be responsible for performing a variety of complex tasks and overseeing other attorneys' work in a fast-paced and demanding environment. Tasks, projects, and management of others must be executed with a high level of attention to detail. This is a non-partner track position.

This position is fully remote; candidates must reside in the Central or East Coast time zone. The salary range for the position is $150,000 to $170,000 base per year, plus a discretionary bonus and benefits.

Essential Functions:

• Lead the discovery phase of complex litigation matters, including strategy development, implementation, and oversight of document review, production, and related workflows.
• Supervise and mentor attorneys and legal professionals assigned to discovery tasks, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with partners, associates, clients, and vendors to coordinate large-scale data collection, review, and production efforts.
• Oversee and quality-check privilege logs, redactions, and productions for accuracy and compliance with applicable rules and protocols.
• Draft and refine discovery-related pleadings, including Requests for Production, Interrogatories, Discovery Motions, and Responses.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for discovery-related communications with courts, outside counsel, clients, and eDiscovery vendors.
• Identify and address issues related to electronically stored information (ESI), including data sources, custodians, preservation, and retrieval.
• Stay current on developments in discovery law, technology, and best practices to enhance efficiency and compliance, including The Sedona Principles and Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) principles.
• Perform high-level factual and legal research in support of discovery strategy and motions.
• Develop internal best practices and playbooks to optimize discovery management across the firm.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Deep expertise in all phases of discovery in complex litigation, including eDiscovery tools, workflows, and legal requirements.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with experience overseeing large-scale document reviews and managing cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proficient in document review platforms (e.g., Relativity, DISCO, Everlaw) and comfortable working with forensic and data analytics vendors.
• Skilled in evaluating and handling privilege issues, confidentiality concerns, and metadata integrity.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to present technical or legal issues clearly to a range of audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• In-depth understanding of federal and state discovery rules, with the ability to apply them across multiple jurisdictions.
  
  

Education/Experience:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of litigation experience with a focus on discovery and eDiscovery is strongly preferred.
• Prior leadership in managing document review teams or discovery workflows in large-scale litigation is strongly preferred.
  
  

Certificates/Licenses Required:

• Must be an active member in good standing of a U.S. State Bar.
  
  

Keller Postman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For California Applicants, please find our CRPA information here.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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