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Sr eDiscovery Associate

Compensation

$200,000 to $250,000

Location

New York

Overview

AmLaw 100 firm is seeking an attorney to join their growing eDiscovery team. This person should have at least 5 years of litigation experience and should be well versed in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures and case law pertaining to eDiscovery.

Contact

staffing@cowengroup.com
(212) 661 0025

Reference Number

326

Responsibilities:

  • Developing and implementing preservation plans
  • Responding to e-discovery requests, undertaking meet and confer negotiations
  • Developing discovery plans, arguing motions, managing vendor relationships
  • Developing strategy related to attorney review, conducting internal investigations
  • Preparing record managers and IT personnel for depositions
  • Managing technical and forensic experts and presenting expert testimony
  • Counseling clients on litigation readiness, collection of ESI, digital forensics
  • Information governance issues related to data security, privacy, and records management.

Requirements:

  • 6-10 years of litigation experience and 1-4 years of eDiscovery experience
  • Strong familiarity with and understanding of enterprise information technology systems
  • Formal or informal IT / Computer Science experience, technical certification and/or education is strongly desired
  • Experience working with nationally recognized eDiscovery vendors and forensic experts is desired
  • Consulting or large firm experience is also desired