eDiscovery Attorney

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. Provide US-qualified legal advice and sign-off on privilege, disclosure obligations and legal risk within eDiscovery strategy for litigation matters, investigations, and regulatory cases .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeNew York City • District of Columbia • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $220,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in eDiscovery processes, including preservation, collection, review, and production, while ensuring legal compliance and risk management. Possesses strong project management and communication skills to effectively liaise with legal teams, clients, and vendors.

Highest-signal resume keywords

US Qualified LawyerEDiscovery ExperienceProject Management SkillsLegal Compliance ExpertiseStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

EDiscovery LifecycleDocument ReviewProduction ProtocolsLegal Risk AssessmentData Privacy IssuesAnalytics UnderstandingPredictive CodingTechnology-Assisted ReviewEmail ThreadingDeduplication

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsAttention to DetailOrganizational SkillsInitiative

Tools & Technologies

RelativityEDiscovery Platforms

Industry Keywords

Disclosure ObligationsRegulatory InvestigationsBest PracticesVendor ManagementForensic Specialists

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide US-qualified legal advice and sign-off on privilege, disclosure obligations and legal risk within eDiscovery strategy for litigation matters, investigations, and regulatory cases
Coordinate with the eDiscovery team to integrate legal input into operational strategy, best practices and vendor-management functions
Support planning and execution of document preservation, collection, processing, review, analysis and production workflows
Provide legal sign-off confirming review and production strategies are proportionate, cost-effective and legally compliant
Liaise with partners, associates, clients, vendors, forensic specialists and review teams to coordinate reviews and productions
Review and sign off on document review and production protocols and associated training
Advise on the legal defensibility of review tools, analytics, technology-assisted review and other eDiscovery technologies
Assist with review planning, reviewer training, escalation routes, quality control and consistency checks
Prepare matter updates, status reports and metrics for internal teams and clients
Advise on legal and regulatory compliance considerations in external provider and client relationships
Contribute to internal best practices, playbooks, templates and training on document review, production and eDiscovery processes
Monitor legal, procedural and technological developments relevant to eDiscovery and share practical insights

Requirements

What you’ll need

Self-starter, keen to take ownership of the role and develop it within the context of the service required
High degree of initiative
Excellent communication and influencing skills
Good interpersonal skills with the confidence to deal with all levels of staff
Strong attention to detail
Strong organizational skills and able to demonstrate a pragmatic approach
Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
High attention to detail and a practical, solution-focused approach
Confidence working with legal teams, clients, data specialists and external vendors
US qualified lawyer with a minimum of ten years post qualification experience
Experience advising on eDiscovery, reviews and productions and investigations
Good understanding of the e-discovery lifecycle, including preservation, collection, review and production
Familiarity with relevant rules, practice directions and disclosure obligations in applicable jurisdictions
Extensive experience using leading eDiscovery platforms such as Relativity or similar tools
Understanding of analytics, email threading, deduplication, predictive coding and technology-assisted review
Experience with cross-border matters, data privacy issues and regulatory investigations would be an advantage

Benefits

Comp & perks

Total compensation package may include overtime pay
Discretionary bonuses
Other benefits