Senior eDiscovery Lead: Strategy & Operations

Elevate Legal Talent; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate Legal Talent is seeking a Senior eDiscovery Lead to oversee complex discovery matters for a global enterprise, guiding projects across the EDRM lifecycle. The role requires independent leadership, operational guidance, and collaboration with legal, IT, compliance, and business stakeholders to shape defensible discovery strategies and drive results.

You will mentor the eDiscovery team, evaluate technology solutions (including Microsoft Purview), and ensure timely resolution of discovery

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience supporting complex enterprise eDiscovery matters or programs.
• Strong knowledge of the full EDRM lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise eDiscovery platforms and workflows.
• Understanding of legal hold, preservation, collection, review, and downstream discovery.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication of technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support complex eDiscovery matters across the EDRM lifecycle.
• Develop defensible scoping, preservation, collection approaches with stakeholders.
• Provide senior-level support for enterprise eDiscovery programs and workflows.
• Mentor other eDiscovery team members and support cross-functional initiatives.
• Assist in evaluating integrations between discovery platforms and enterprise data sources.
• Provide strategic input on Microsoft Purview usage.
• Troubleshoot operational and technical issues and drive timely resolution.

Skills

Senior eDiscovery

EDRM lifecycle

eDiscovery platforms

Legal hold & preservation

Stakeholder communication

Independent worker

Tools

Exterro

FTK

Purview

Job description

Elevate Legal Talent is seeking a Senior eDiscovery Lead to oversee complex discovery matters for a global enterprise, guiding projects across the EDRM lifecycle. The role requires independent leadership, operational guidance, and collaboration with legal, IT, compliance, and business stakeholders to shape defensible discovery strategies and drive results.

You will mentor the eDiscovery team, evaluate technology solutions (including Microsoft Purview), and ensure timely resolution of discovery