Director, eDiscovery

Ankura • Washington, DC

1d • $100,000 - $170,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Bright Labs, part of Ankura, is seeking an eDiscovery Director with Relativity expertise to serve as the client point of contact and day-to-day leader for projects involving identification, collection, processing, review, and production of electronic data relevant to litigation or regulatory investigations. The role is based on a flexible hybrid schedule at one of the listed U.S. or Canadian offices. Candidates must be permanently authorized to work in the U.S. or Canada; the posting also states applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

The Director coordinates functional discovery work across collections and preprocessing, processing, review, and production. Responsibilities include designing project-specific strategies, coordinating work with forensic and processing teams, advising clients on data-reduction and review approaches, configuring and troubleshooting Relativity workflows, and providing guidance on production formats and timelines.

The role also manages engagement finances, scope, schedules, status reporting, documentation, and close-out activities. It includes supervising and developing colleagues, participating in recruiting, supporting business development and sales, and identifying opportunities to expand services on current engagements.

Ankura describes the team as collaborative and innovative, with opportunities to work on significant global eDiscovery matters and exposure to digital forensics and eDiscovery technologies and methodologies. Compensation for individuals assigned or hired to work in California, Colorado, or New York is estimated at $100,000 to $170,000 in base pay; the posting notes this is not a promise of a particular wage.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in MIS, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Law, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Technology, or a similar field.
• Extensive hands-on Relativity experience.
• At least 6 years of prior experience as a consultant overseeing electronic discovery, including quality control, productions, and workflows.
• Advanced decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Ability to interact confidently with senior management and lawyers or partners.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work extended hours as needed, including evenings and weekends.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• RCA or other Relativity certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with finding, documenting, and preventing deletion of potentially relevant data.
• Develop collection strategies tailored to the client environment and project complexities.
• Coordinate forensic collections with clients and the forensics team, and quality-review collection documentation.
• Create and recommend preprocessing strategies and coordinate forensic preprocessing work, including documenting workflows.
• Advise clients on data-reduction strategies such as deNISTing, file-extension filtering, date culling, and search-term filtering.
• Coordinate processing work with the processing team, analyze exception reports, recommend how to handle exceptions, and communicate plans to clients.
• Quality-review search-hit reports before sending them to clients.
• Help clients select appropriate review technology and develop efficient workflows, batching strategies, and technology configurations for tiered review, witness review, exhibit designation, and trial preparation.
• Conduct customized Relativity training for clients and advise on concept clustering, near-duplicate identification, email threading, and assisted review.
• Design customized client reports; troubleshoot Relativity issues with kCura and coordinate custom development as needed.
• Coordinate data loads to review tools with the processing team.
• Assist with written materials supporting production, including motions, orders, and proposals to courts or opposing counsel.
• Guide clients on production format, strategy, and timelines, and help develop production identification strategies.
• Manage engagement finances, including budgets, forecasts, invoicing, and communicating budget changes internally and to clients.
• Review project expectations, scope, and timelines with clients and the Bright Labs team.
• Manage project close-out, including data return and database archiving, and explain ongoing data-retention implications in relation to client policies.
• Provide periodic status updates and reports to clients, Managing Directors, and Senior Managing Directors.
• Prepare thorough documentation of project processes, including interview notes, emails, memoranda, and reports.
• Mentor, lead, and delegate work to junior colleagues to support their training and professional development.
• Assist with recruiting by screening resumes and interviewing candidates.
• Supervise Associates, Senior Associates, client personnel, clerical support, and others as appropriate.
• Support business development by building client relationships, demonstrating firm technology, and preparing proposals and cost estimates.
• Network and pursue business development opportunities, converting relationships into sales leads and revenue.
• Identify opportunities to cross-sell Data Analytics and Digital Solutions & Development services on current engagements.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on some of the largest and most recognized global eDiscovery cases.
• Collaborative environment where creativity and insight are valued.
• Exposure to cutting-edge digital forensics and eDiscovery technology and methodologies.
• Supportive team that fosters professional growth and development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director