eDiscovery | CON, PM
About The Position
The eDiscovery Consultant is a project management role supporting AlixPartners’ eDiscovery practice. The role helps clients address litigation and investigations through data collection, preservation, processing, review, analysis, and production. It is based in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Boston, Dallas, or Chicago, and follows a hybrid work model combining in-person work at a client site or AlixPartners office with remote work. Travel is part of the position, with frequency varying according to client, team, and individual circumstances. Paid relocation is not available. The consultant establishes and implements eDiscovery lifecycle protocols and standards, manages case-critical data and large datasets, and uses industry-standard software to deliver solutions tailored to client requirements. The role involves advising clients, collaborating with legal and forensic accounting teams, communicating findings, quality-checking work, and training professional staff. The position may require work outside normal business hours as project needs arise.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, or a related technical focus.
- At least 2 years of professional eDiscovery experience.
- Ability to engage technically with non-technical clients or audiences.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with high achievers and high client expectations.
- Strong project management skills, including balancing multiple tasks, prioritizing independently, and meeting deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Willingness to work outside normal business hours when project or client needs arise.
- Ability to work full time in an office and remote environment and to sit or stand at a computer and work in front of a computer screen for significant portions of the workday.
- Ability to travel as required by client, team, and individual circumstances.
Nice To Haves
- Experience and proficiency with Relativity.
- Experience with other document review platforms, such as Everlaw, Reveal, or DISCO.
- Familiarity with one or more of Brainspace, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Basic, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Access, SQL, Microsoft Exchange, and Lotus Notes/Domino.
- Experience working on litigation cases alongside forensic accounting and legal teams.
Responsibilities
- Establish and implement eDiscovery lifecycle protocols, including internal standards and best practices for preservation and collection of electronic evidence.
- Find, compile, organize, categorize, and verify case-critical data throughout preservation, collection, processing, review, and production.
- Use industry-standard software tools to develop solutions for client requirements.
- Identify and address client needs and participate in client discussions and meetings.
- Advise clients on data collection for large-scale litigation, including document retention and chain-of-custody procedures.
- Create and manage large datasets.
- Resolve unexpected technical and operational challenges using a problem-solving approach.
- Ensure clients’ electronic files are accessible for potential litigation.
- Communicate with clients and colleagues orally and in writing, including drafting reports and presentations.
- Perform quality control reviews of work product.
- Train other professional staff.
- Promote and abide by AlixPartners’ Core Values and Code of Conduct and foster an inclusive environment.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability benefits
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Identity theft protection
- Mental wellness support
- Generous paid leave policy
- Potential eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
