Ediscovery Consultant - London, United Kingdom - Harcourt Matthews

Harcourt Matthews

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

eDiscovery Consultant

London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, Manchester and Leeds

£55,000 - £65,000 + Bonus & benefits

The Company

A role is available for an eDiscovery Consultant to work within the Litigation Technology team supporting disputes lawyers and clients to make use of the most suitable technology and project management tools for complex litigation, investigations and projects.

This global Legal Professional Services group, operating within the UK, Europe, US and Asia, has a reputation for delivering outstanding services and innovative product solutions.

The business has established a track record for driving excellence within service delivery, streamlining processes, and providing cutting-edge technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities of the eDiscovery Consultant

Ensuring that projects are carried out to the best standard, within agreed timeframes, at an acceptable cost and in line with the eDiscovery Services team's workflows and processes
Supporting the delivery of technical and consultancy services to legal teams and clients in eDiscovery, data management, data collection and data processing, managed document review, electronic trial preparation
Consistently delivering clear and proactive communications to the legal teams and clients
Working with other members of the team, the legal teams and clients to provide advice and solutions in relation to each stage of the EDRM
Proactively engaging with case teams and clients on scoping the project and recommending appropriate workflows
Managing large scale eDiscovery projects, from the initial scoping phase through to disclosure and setting up complex review workflows as required
Taking initiative on troubleshooting issues and errors and providing continued communication throughout the process of identifying a solution
Ensuring that uptodate records are being maintained with regards to the status of all projects being worked on
Providing training and support to clients and legal teams
Providing technical and project support on all phases of a disclosure exercise
Developing an understanding of eDiscovery best practices and processes and providing consultative advice to stakeholders

Skills & Attributes of the eDiscovery Consultant

Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferably in a technical field such as Computer Science, Information Security or Computer Forensics
A strong technical understanding of eDiscovery and litigation support

- eDiscovery project management experience with a service provider, consultancy, government agency or law firm of at least 3 years

A solid understanding of database design, management, and data processing
Experience using Axcelerate or other eDiscovery platforms both for processing, review and production
Indepth understanding of the EDRM and eDiscovery workflows and processes
Ability to understand and work with complex databases
Proven analytical abilities to troubleshoot issues and recommend solutions
Excellent communication skills both with colleagues and clients.
SQL scripting knowledge is desirable though not essential

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Applications can only be considered from those eligible to live & work in the UK without restriction.

Harcourt Matthews is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

Our divisions include:

Legal Operations (Legal Tech and Legal Project Management, LPM, Operations Project Managers, Change, Innovation and Process Improvement); Accounting & Finance (Part and fully qualified Accountants); Pricing & Strategy; Pfi/PPP & FM.