Lead eDiscovery Specialist

California Department of Justice; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Public service loan forgiveness

Job stability

Job summary

California Department of Justice seeks a Lead eDiscovery Specialist (Analyst III) to guide complex eDiscovery and litigation support for DOJ legal teams in Sacramento. You will lead workflows, implement best practices, and drive data management and analytics initiatives across cases.

The role requires advanced expertise with eDiscovery tools (Relativity, CaseMap, TextMap, TimeMap) and experience delivering TAR-driven solutions.

Qualifications

• Advanced duties in eDiscovery and litigation support for high-profile cases.
• Lead workflows and make decisions to optimize efficiency for DOJ teams.
• Research, test, and develop new eDiscovery solutions and databases.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex, sensitive cases as the lead eDiscovery Specialist.
• Serve as senior consultant to DOJ legal teams on eDiscovery practices.
• Maintain familiarity with Relativity, Concordance, and other litigation support tools.

Skills

eDiscovery

Analytics

TAR

Documentation management

Tools

Relativity

Concordance

LAW PreDiscovery

CaseMap

TextMap

TimeMap

TrialDirector

TrialPad

Job description

Job Description And Duties

Under general direction of the Supervisor I, the Analyst III, also called the Lead eDiscovery Specialist, serves as an advanced journey level analyst of eDiscovery and litigation support, a senior consultant for eDLS to DOJ legal teams. The Lead eDiscovery Specialist is responsible for managing the more complex, difficult, sensitive, and high-profile cases as the lead following best practices with authority to make changes or decisions in determining which workflows will work most efficiently and effectively for their specific needs. In addition, the Lead eDiscovery Specialist will research, test and develop additional solutions, have advanced expertise in a wide range of litigation support practices, including analytics, technology assisted review (TAR), design and develop document management and information management databases using a variety of software products, data organization, quality control and electronic discovery practices, as well as the section’s specialized policies and procedures. This knowledge also includes familiarity with litigation support database software programs including Relativity, Concordance, LAW PreDiscovery, CaseMap, TextMap, TimeMap, TrialDirector and TrialPad used to manage litigation and investigative data.

Under general direction of the Supervisor I, the Analyst III, also called the Lead eDiscovery Specialist, serves as an advanced journey level analyst of eDiscovery and litigation support, a senior consultant for eDLS to DOJ legal teams. The Lead eDiscovery Specialist is responsible for managing the more complex, difficult, sensitive, and high-profile cases as the lead following best practices with authority to make changes or decisions in determining which workflows will work most efficiently and effectively for their specific needs. In addition, the Lead eDiscovery Specialist will research, test and develop additional solutions, have advanced expertise in a wide range of litigation support practices, including analytics, technology assisted review (TAR), design and develop document management and information management databases using a variety of software products, data organization, quality control and electronic discovery practices, as well as the section’s specialized policies and procedures. This knowledge also includes familiarity with litigation support database software programs including Relativity, Concordance, LAW PreDiscovery, CaseMap, TextMap, TimeMap, TrialDirector and TrialPad used to manage litigation and investigative data.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Position Details

Job Code #:

JC-529671

Position #(s):

420-049-5402-901

Working Title

Lead eDiscovery Specialist

Classification

ANALYST III

Salary

$6,623.00 - $8,290.00 A New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions

1

Work Location

Sacramento County

Telework

Hybrid

Job Type

Permanent, Full Time

Work Shift

8am - 5pm

Work Week

Monday to Friday

Department Information

• This position is located in the Division of Administrative Services, Office of Legal Support Services (OLSS), eDLS Sacramento.
• Please disregard the SROA/Surplus language below, as the Department of Justice requires applicants to submit their SROA/Surplus Letter if that is the basis of their eligibility.
• Please note that all new to state employees will be given the minimum salary of the classification. For current state employees and/or those with reinstatement rights your salary will be determined in accordance with the applicable laws, rules, and regulations
• Please visit the Attorney General’s website for more information at www.oag.ca.gov .

Personal Leave Program: Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary wage reductions in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) accruals. The specific rate and hours earned were negotiated and agreed upon by each bargaining unit. The actual monetary impact of these temporary reductions can vary based on your bargaining unit and/or federal and state tax withholdings. For additional information please visit Human Resources Manual - CalHR .

Benefits of working for the State of California:

• Work-life balance
• 11 paid holidays
• Flexible paid leave options
• Consistent wage increases
• Pension retirement
• Job stability
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and more!