Legal eDiscovery Specialist

TERRACON; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TERRACON seeks a skilled IT/Litigation Support professional in Olathe, KS to provide technical and litigation support to the Legal Department, including eDiscovery, contract system administration, records management, and attorney support.

The role requires managing ESI preservation, coordinating with attorneys, ensuring secure handling of legal information, and maintaining quality standards in line with company safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in IT data management or litigation/eDiscovery support.
• Bachelor’s degree and 1 years’ experience preferred.
• A valid driver’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Process and preserve electronically stored information (ESI) for legal cases and investigations.
• Advise attorneys on availability, location, format, preservation, and production of ESI.
• Determine technologies and methods for locating, preserving, retrieving, and exporting electronic records.
• Manage end-to-end eDiscovery across servers, networks, and data sources.
• Preserve relevant electronic data in defensible, secure formats to mitigate spoliation risk.
• Prepare and export electronic records for review and delivery to attorneys.
• Consult with operations on legal hold requirements and methods for preservation and export.
• Oversee eDiscovery software, data preservation, retrieval, and production processes.
• Provide general and technical litigation support.

Skills

eDiscovery

Data management

IT support

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma

Job description

Description

Provides technical and litigation support to the Legal Department, including litigation and eDiscovery, contract system administration, legal records management, and attorney support. Ensures accurate, organized, and timely handling of legal information and systems while following company quality and safety standards.

Responsibilities

Litigation and eDiscovery Support

• Process and preserve electronically stored information (ESI) for legal cases and investigations.
• Advise attorneys and legal department personnel on the availability, location, format, preservation, and production of electronically stored information for investigations, claims, and litigation.
• Independently determine the appropriate technologies, systems, and methods for locating, preserving, retrieving, and exporting electronic records.
• Manage end-to-end eDiscovery activities across servers, networks, email accounts, and other data sources.
• Evaluate file format, size, location, accessibility, and technical requirements when selecting data preservation and production solutions.
• Preserve relevant electronic data and records in defensible, secure, and accessible formats to mitigate the risk of evidence spoliation.
• Prepare and export electronic records for review and secure delivery to attorneys, outside counsel, and other authorized parties.
• Consult with operations teams on legal hold requirements and methods for preserving and exporting business records.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for eDiscovery software, data preservation, retrieval, and legal production processes.
• Oversee technical troubleshooting and IT desktop support for the legal department.
• Organize the legal department’s filing and monitoring system for contracts, business licenses, litigation.
• Provide general and technical litigation support.

Contract Support

• System administrator for the contract management system.
• Maintenance of contract signing and limitation of liability authorizations for the company.

General Support

• Partner with attorneys to collect legal and factual records.
• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Be responsible for maintaining quality standards on all projects.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in IT data management or litigation/eDiscovery support.
• Bachelor’s degree and 1 years’ experience preferred.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.