Clearance required: Public Trust OR Secret
The eDiscovery Manager / eDiscovery Lead is responsible for managing the end-to-end electronic discovery process in support of litigation, investigations, regulatory matters, and compliance requests. This role oversees data preservation, collection, processing, review workflows, and production while ensuring legal defensibility, data security, and adherence to deadlines. The eDiscovery Lead partners closely with legal teams, IT, outside counsel, and vendors to deliver efficient and compliant discovery solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the full Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) lifecycle.
- Coordinate legal hold implementation and custodial data preservation.
- Manage data collection from email, cloud platforms, endpoints, and enterprise systems.
- Oversee data processing, filtering, deduplication, and analytics.
- Administer document review platforms such as Relativity or similar tools.
- Develop search terms, TAR workflows, and quality control procedures.
- Manage document productions in compliance with court and regulatory requirements.
- Provide technical guidance to attorneys and internal stakeholders.
- Monitor vendor performance and manage eDiscovery budgets.
- Ensure chain of custody and defensible workflows are maintained.
- Create process documentation and standard operating procedures.
- Mentor junior analysts and review teams.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Legal Studies, Computer Science, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in eDiscovery or litigation support.
- Strong knowledge of the EDRM workflow.
Experience with:
- Relativity
- Nuix
- Microsoft Purview
- Everlaw
- Knowledge of data privacy regulations and legal compliance.
- Strong project management skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Remote
