Senior Analyst, eDiscovery

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

11/29/2024

Description

About Ashurst Advance

Ashurst Advance is Ashurst's NewLaw division that utilises market-leading technology, refined processes, and subject matter expertise in a wide array of technology-enabled legal and eDiscovery services that works alongside Ashurst's legal experts to solve our clients' business problems through optimal efficiency, cost effectiveness and digitally innovative legal service delivery. Our market leading offering has been globally recognised including:

• Band 1 ranking for Law Firm LPO, Alternative Legal Service Providers (Chambers Global, 2021, 2022 and 2023), the only Law Firm in Australia to have this ranking
• Most Innovative Law Firm, APAC & Europe (FT Innovative Lawyer Awards 2023)
• Most Innovative Firm Headquartered outside Asia-Pacific (Financial Times APAC Innovative Law Awards, 2022 and 2024)
• Innovation in the Business of Law: New Solutions (Financial Times APAC Innovative Law Awards, 2022)
  
  

We use market leading data interrogation and review technology platforms to provide cost efficient and defensible eDiscovery services across a range of different legal scenarios. Wherever possible, we adopt a 'follow-the-sun' approach to resourcing - ensuring matters and projects are supported across our Australian and UK offices.

As a result of our expanding eDiscovery offering, we are looking to hire an eDiscovery Senior Analyst in London or Glasgow. You will be part of a growing team providing cutting edge eDiscovery services to our clients and internal practice groups in the UK and EMEA and building a global service with our Australian eDiscovery team.

This role demands a proactive, solutions-oriented individual with a strong background in eDiscovery, excellent project management skills, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a broad range of stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be adept at managing multiple priorities, driving innovation, and upholding the highest standards of data security and quality assurance.

To find out more please visit our website .

About The Role

• Project Management and Delivery: Oversee the streamlined and high-quality execution of eDiscovery projects, ensuring they align with the requirements of litigation, regulatory responses, investigations, and transactional work. This includes providing day to day support on case and matter setup and management in RelativityOne.
• Data collection and forensics: Assist with evidence collection conversations with clients, IT stakeholders, legal teams and assist with the collection of data from modern data sources, manage chain of custody and evidence tracking, across multiple matters.
• Financial Oversight: Monitor project expenses, ensuring alignment with initial estimates. Optimize team performance to maintain cost-effectiveness and provide timely financial reporting and revised estimates to senior management.
• Consultative Expertise: Employ a consultative approach to address complex eDiscovery challenges, offering expert advice to stakeholders on industry best practices and strategic solutions.
• Risk Management: Define project deliverables and identify potential risks throughout the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM).
• Workflow Management: Administer Active Learning (AL) workflows and manage structured analytics within RelativityOne. Provide guidance to legal professionals, validate process outputs, and compile comprehensive summaries of CAL project performance.
• Quality Assurance and Training: Establish and maintain rigorous quality control procedures spanning from document collection to final production. This includes the development and facilitation of training programs for eDiscovery team members, ensuring high standards of practice.
• Innovation and Technology Integration: Participate in initiatives to evaluate and integrate new technologies, methodologies, and workflows, enhancing the eDiscovery process.
• Client and Legal Team Engagement: Advise on best practice and introduce innovative workflows and solutions to legal teams and clients, actively participating in client presentations and drafting communications for clients and senior stakeholders within the firm.
• Advanced eDiscovery Solutions: Design and implement document review frameworks utilizing AI technologies, including Continuous Active Learning and other analytical tools within the eDiscovery domain.
• Document Production Oversight: Manage document production schedules and ensure strict adherence to agreed-upon protocols, with a focus on time management and compliance.
• Data Security Interpretation: Interpret and apply data security standards to the management of eDiscovery services, ensuring the responsible and efficient handling of client data.
• Firm-Wide Support: Provide comprehensive support to attorneys across all practice groups within the firm, translating complex technical processes into understandable terms for a non-technical audience.
• Time Management and Record Keeping: Maintain precise records of time spent on projects, accurately track project durations and milestones.
  
  

About You

• Minimum of 2 years eDiscovery experience, working in a professional services firm, law firm or government agency, including advising on forensic collection.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot technical and non-technical issues that arise during a project and assist in implementing simplistic and repeatable solutions.
• Excellent understanding of the legal framework of eDiscovery including exchange protocols and best practices across the full EDRM model.
• Proven record in using advanced eDiscovery tools, such as Active Learning, concept clustering, and search term analysis.
• Ability to oversee and support multiple eDiscovery matters, managing priorities and identifying efficient workflows.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, solutions focused environment with strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, specifically the ability communicate technical solutions to a non-technical audience in a clear and concise manner.
• An acute attention to detail, and ability to develop quality assurance practices into all facets of work.
• Good team player; works well as part of a small, multi-discipline team.
• Ability to assess, prioritise and where appropriate delegate requests.
• Experience managing matters and providing eDiscovery support on RelativityOne.
• Tertiary qualifications in either Law, Computer Science, Commerce, or software engineering.
• Flexibility and willingness to undertake additional work outside of core hours when required.
• General Technical Knowledge - Whilst specialising in eDiscovery applications (Nuix Discover; RelativityOne; Reveal); the successful candidate will also be expected to develop a working knowledge of other tools in our Digital stack (includes HighQ; Bryter; Contract Express; Microsoft Power Stack).
• Language skills would be a benefit
  
  

Accessibility

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you consider yourself to have a disability or a long-term health condition, please feel able to be open about this at any point during the recruitment process. If you are not sure what adjustments you require, we will work with you to establish the most suitable adjustments at each stage of the recruitment process. Please note that our online application form includes a section which allows you to advise us of any extenuating circumstances that are relevant for us to consider when reviewing your application form. Any information disclosed on your disability will remain strictly confidential and please contact us if you have any questions.

Background Checks

To comply with regulatory and client requirements, Ashurst will undertake appropriate vetting of staff. When applicants accept a job offer, Ashurst, alongside a specialist provider, will undertake professional verification and background checks. These checks are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations.