Miscellaneous Invest & Cont

State of Delaware•Dover, DE

About The Position

The Delaware Office of Defense Services (ODS) is seeking a highly motivated, organized, and enthusiastic individual for a full-time Digital Discovery Investigator position. The position may be located in any of Delaware’s three counties. ODS is Delaware’s public defender agency, whose mission is zealous advocacy for the people and whose work focuses on protecting constitutional rights and supporting fair, humane, and accessible justice. The agency has more than 200 staff members across Central Administration, the Public Defender’s Office, and the Office of Conflicts Counsel. The Digital Discovery Investigator provides specialized technical and operational support for receiving, processing, organizing, managing, and producing electronic discovery and digital evidence used in criminal defense cases. The position works collaboratively with attorneys, legal support staff, investigators, and Information Technology personnel to ensure electronically stored information and digital evidence are organized, securely maintained, accessible, and available for case preparation and representation. The work includes managing a broad range of materials, such as body-worn camera footage, surveillance video, photographs, audio recordings, electronic documents, reports, and extracted mobile-device data. The investigator also supports digital-evidence workflows, assists with staff training, evaluates relevant technology, and may provide testimony about digital discovery or evidence-processing work when required. Applicants must meet the stated education, training, and/or experience criteria. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, an associate degree in a related field plus relevant professional experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience is required. Employment is subject to legal authorization to work in the United States and a satisfactory criminal background check. Direct deposit of paychecks is required. The position is exempt from the State of Delaware Merit System.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, Data Management, or a related field; alternatively, an associate degree in a related field with relevant professional experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience demonstrating the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Education, training, and/or experience demonstrating competence in assisting with cell phone extraction processing, organization, and review, including data obtained through Cellebrite or similar tools.
Ability to research and analyze publicly available social media and other online sources relevant to case investigation and defense preparation.
Ability to troubleshoot inaccessible, corrupted, unsupported, encrypted, or unusually large electronic files and coordinate with Information Technology staff as appropriate.
Ability to maintain documentation of digital discovery receipt, transfer, processing, storage, and disposition.
Knowledge or ability to comply with confidentiality, information-security, records-retention, and chain-of-custody requirements.
Ability to coordinate secure electronic discovery transfers among authorized parties.
Ability to assist in developing and implementing standardized electronic-discovery procedures and recommend technology or workflow improvements.
Ability to provide training and technical assistance on electronic discovery systems, digital evidence, and discovery-management procedures.
Ability to provide testimony regarding digital discovery or evidence-processing work when required.
Ability to evaluate technology for electronic-discovery storage, processing, review, and transfer and maintain knowledge of relevant emerging technologies, file formats, and practices.
Legal authorization to work in the United States.
Satisfactory criminal background check as a condition of hire.
Direct deposit of paychecks is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a law office, public defender’s office, prosecutor’s office, court system, law enforcement agency, or other legal environment.
Experience managing electronic discovery or digital evidence.
Experience working with body-worn camera footage, surveillance video, cell phone extractions, or other digital evidence commonly encountered in criminal cases.
Experience with Cellebrite or similar digital evidence tools.
Experience with eDiscovery, evidence-management, document-management, or litigation-support platforms.
Experience developing workflows, procedures, or training materials related to electronic information management.

Responsibilities

Receive, process, organize, and maintain electronic discovery and digital evidence from prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, courts, and other sources.
Manage digital case materials, including video, photographs, audio recordings, electronic documents, reports, mobile-device extractions, and other electronically stored information.
Review incoming discovery for file types, organization, completeness, accessibility, and technical issues.
Create and maintain consistent electronic file structures to help attorneys and defense teams locate and review case materials.
Import, export, convert, compress, and prepare electronic files for review, transfer, or production using appropriate software and discovery platforms.
Assist attorneys and staff with accessing, searching, filtering, organizing, and reviewing electronic discovery.
Assist with processing, organizing, and reviewing cell phone extractions and data obtained through Cellebrite or similar digital forensic tools.
Research and analyze publicly available social media and other online sources for information relevant to case investigation and defense preparation.
Troubleshoot inaccessible, corrupted, unsupported, encrypted, or unusually large files and coordinate with ODS Information Technology staff when appropriate.
Document the receipt, transfer, processing, storage, and disposition of digital discovery.
Handle electronic discovery and digital evidence in accordance with confidentiality, information-security, records-retention, and chain-of-custody requirements.
Coordinate secure electronic transfers of discovery among ODS, prosecutors, outside counsel, experts, clients, and other authorized parties.
Assist with developing and implementing standardized statewide procedures for managing electronic discovery.
Identify recurring discovery-related technology issues and recommend process, software, storage, or workflow improvements.
Provide training and technical assistance to attorneys and staff on electronic discovery systems, digital evidence, and discovery-management procedures.
Provide testimony in court proceedings about digital discovery, evidence processing, or related work when required.
Evaluate technology used to store, process, review, and transfer electronic discovery.
Maintain knowledge of emerging technologies, file formats, and practices affecting electronic discovery and digital evidence in criminal cases.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Group health plan
Dental plan
Vision plan
Prescription coverage
Flexible spending
Long- and short-term disability insurance
Group universal life insurance
Securian accident and critical illness insurance
Health management programs
21 paid vacation days
15 paid sick days
12 paid holidays
Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program, including professional counseling, legal, and financial services
Employer- and employee-funded pension plan
Employee-funded retirement savings plan