eDiscovery Analyst

FBT Gibbons is searching for a full-time eDiscovery Analyst to join our team. The eDiscovery Analyst will provide technical support to the firm’s Practice Groups and collaborate closely with the eDiscovery Project Managers (PMs) and the Trial Support Technicians to handle client requests and work as part of a cohesive team in litigation support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the transfer of data between the client systems, cloud storage and internal systems, while maintaining and verifying the data integrity and chain of custody. 
• Create split archive volumes and parity archive containers. Verify archive data checksums.
• Maintain a matter-centric file and folder naming structure to ensure all client data adheres to information governance guidelines.
• Modify and QC eDiscovery load files (DAT/LFP/CSV) and other delimited data sets using Regular Expressions or similar pattern-matching and input-validation languages.
• Process, QC, and load structured and unstructured data into Relativity. Address problems (e.g., exceptions, missing metadata, processing issues) in simple non-technical language to the eDiscovery PMs and attorneys.
• Provide data integrity and Relativity processing reports to eDiscovery PMs as requested.
• Use Relativity One to cull client data in the ECA workspace, using nested search terms (DTSearch, Boolean, RegEx). Perform name normalization, entity (party/custodian) linking and mergers, and incremental index rebuilds. Create search term reports for the legal team and advise on corrective measures to prevent incomplete or overly inclusive identification and promotion to review workspaces.
• Provide consultation to the eDiscovery PMs and legal team for eDiscovery workflow and data management to ensure compliance with legal requirements, following EDRM and FRCP guidelines. Provide and coordinate discovery technology assistance including bulk tagging, document image conversion, eDiscovery processing, and productions.
• Participate in all aspects of a litigation support project from processing through production, working directly with eDiscovery PMs and the legal team regarding the appropriate selection and use of available technology for database management, imaging, and electronic discovery.
• Manage case data and follow best practice guidelines for Information Governance of client data throughout the eDiscovery lifecycle (Identification, Preservation, Collection, Processing, Review, Production, Archiving).
• Meet and coordinate with other Information Technology Department members on product installation, training, and support.
• Troubleshoot technical issues with software platforms and work with software vendors and IT on issue resolution.
• Maintain current knowledge of available litigation support systems including text search applications, document databases, AI transcription tools, imaging and electronic discovery tools.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 2+ years of second tier IT support or eDiscovery technical experience supporting and building relational databases and flat table data manipulation.
• Proficiency with RDP and ProxyPro required. 
• Familiarity with PowerShell, Python, BAT files, and Regular Expressions preferred.
• Relativity Analytics Specialist Certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of the EDRM guidelines and Relativity One data processing workflows preferred.
• Familiarity with network data management and user access controls in the Windows environment.
• Familiarity with DTSearch, RegEx and Python preferred.
• Experience processing electronic files.
• Ability to work extended hours, including nights and weekends.

FBT Gibbons offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401k/profit sharing retirement package.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. FBT Gibbons does not provide visa sponsorship for this position.

FBT Gibbons is fully committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of FBT Gibbons to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, military status, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other protected status.