Senior Data Specialist II

Cgsfederal; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Job summary

CGS is seeking an experienced Senior Data Specialist II to support EDRM workflows for a large Federal agency initiative, handling data loading, file manipulation, and ensuring productions meet ESI specifications using tools like Relativity and CaseMap.

Ideal candidates have an undergraduate CS-related degree and at least two years in eDiscovery, with strong QA, data export, and collaboration with attorneys and paralegals.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree preferred, preferably in computer science or a related field.
• Knowledge of litigation discovery process and the EEDRM workflow.
• Knowledge of government IT environments, including office automation networks.
• Working knowledge of Windows, document review software, and encryption methods.
• Experience with LAW, IPRO, Relativity, or other document processing platforms.
• Familiarity with Relativity, MS Office Suite, and West LiveNote valued.
• At least two years of experience performing eDiscovery roles, including electronic file processing, data conversion, QA, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Performs file manipulation, loading, conversion services, database indexing, and quality checks of loads.
• Develops, evaluates and modifies methodologies for manipulating files for use with COTS products and litigation support applications.
• Responsible for ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications.
• Performs advanced tasks related to exporting data from contractor and client databases, including data for export, redactions, and quality checking exported data.
• Supports client attorneys, investigators, and paralegals by tracking and processing incoming documents, subpoena returns, and data; creating, loading, and managing document review databases; producing documents to opposing parties in litigation.
• Work with the Litigation Support Manager to ensure that incoming productions adhere to applicable ESI specifications and, when deficiencies are found, provide detailed notice to the Litigation Support Manager.
• Coordinate with the client’s Technology Service Center regarding litigation support projects outsourced to the client.
• Collaborate with the Litigation Support Specialist in modifying and manipulating files for use with COTS products and litigation support applications.

Skills

Litigation discovery

EDRM workflow

Windows & encryption

Data processing QA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Everlaw

Relativity

Eclipse

Trial Director

NUIX

LAW

EZManage

CaseView

Metadata Assistant

Beyond Compare

eScan-IT

CaseMap

TextMap

TimeMap

Camtasia

Job description

Senior Data Specialist II

Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced

Department: eDiscovery

CGS is seeking an experienced Senior Data Specialist II with extensive knowledge of litigation discovery processes to provide assistance in the EDRM workflow for a large Federal agency initiative.

Responsibilities

• Performs file manipulation, loading, conversion services, database indexing, and quality checks of loads.
• Develops, evaluates and modifies methodologies and procedures for manipulating files for use with COTS products and litigation support applications.
• Responsible for ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications.
• Performs advanced tasks related to exporting data from contractor and client databases, including identifying data for export, confirming redactions and other markups, ensuring that exports comply with applicable ESI specifications, and quality checking exported data.
• Supports client attorneys, investigators, and paralegals by tracking and processing incoming documents, subpoena returns, and data; creating, loading, and managing document review databases; producing documents to opposing parties in litigation; and tracking produced documents. Applications used include Everlaw, Relativity, Eclipse, Trial Director, NUIX, LAW, EZManage, CaseView, Metadata Assistant, Beyond Compare, eScan-IT, CaseMap, TextMap, TimeMap, Camtasia, and other applications as directed.
• Under guidance from the client attorneys, manages documents and data, including the use of document review tools. Documents and data include physical documents, a wide range of Electronically Stored Information (ESI), discovery, forensic images, subpoena returns, PDFs, audio/video files, pictures, forms, email, and other materials required to support the client attorneys.
• Work with the Litigation Support Manager to ensure that incoming productions adhere to applicable ESI specifications and, when deficiencies are found, provide detailed notice to the Litigation Support Manager.
• Coordinate with the client’s Technology Service Center regarding litigation support projects that are outsourced to the client.
• Ensure that all exports for productions are made pursuant to applicable ESI specifications and/or the requirements of the requesting party or client personnel, following guidelines used by the Litigation Support Unit. Work with Litigation Support Manager and client attorneys when discovery negotiation issues arise.
• Collaborate with the Litigation Support Specialist in modifying and manipulating files for use with COTS products and litigation support applications.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree preferred, preferably in computer science or a related field.
• Knowledge of litigation discovery process and the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) workflow.
• Knowledge of government IT environments, including office automation networks, PC and server-based applications.
• Working knowledge of personal computers, Windows, document review software, and encryption methods.
• Experience with LAW, IPRO, Relativity, or other document processing platforms.
• Familiarity with ICONECT, Relativity, MS Office Suite, and West LiveNote valued.
• At least two years of experience performing eDiscovery roles, including electronic file processing, image and data file conversion, data culling using review tools, quality assurance, database loads and retrieval, and data analysis.

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