IT EDiscovery & Litigation Support Specialist

Texas  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Title: IT EDiscovery & Litigation Support Specialist

Duration: Contract

Number of Positions: 1

Years of experience: 3+

NOTE: We are not looking for a paralegal or attorney type/more of an IT person that has worked with the litigation team in collecting and copying data, helping them prepare for court etc.

Job Description:

IT EDiscovery & Litigation Support Specialist

Client is searching for a talented team player to fill the open position of IT EDiscovery & Litigation Support Specialist.

In this role, the IT EDiscovery & litigation support specialist will perform collection, preservation and processing of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in support of litigation, investigation and other electronic discovery matters.

Responsibilities:

  • Performs data acquisition and preservation utilizing forensically sound methodologies in support of litigation, legal holds, investigations and agency actions
  • Forensic analysis, processing and tracking of collected data - media logging, chain of custody, hashing/integrity and similar processes
  • Helps facilitate the distribution and tracking of preservation hold notices, questionnaires, and hold releases
  • Provides summary reports and statuses to the IT EDiscovery and Litigation Support Manager as necessary
  • Provides assistance to the Records and Information Management (RIM) team in creating data maps and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the information
  • Serves as first-line support for counsel providing technical assistance and expertise
  • Provides training when appropriate
  • Various other tasks in support of forensics and collection efforts

Requirements:

  • 2 or more years' previous experience in an Information technology role such as end user compute support, application installation/support, information security and or litigation support
  • 2 or more years' previous information forensics and electronic discovery experience
  • Undergraduate Degree in Business, Legal Studies, Information Systems or related fields
  • Strong understanding of the EDiscovery process and methodology (EDRM)
  • Firm understanding of Chain of Custody procedures; forensic best practices, and evidence handling and preservation
  • Experience with litigation support and data processing software such as IPRO eCapture, NUIX, LAW, Relativity, Clearwell, Concordance
  • Experience in the use of forensic tools such as EnCase, Forensic Toolkit or SMART
  • In-depth knowledge of access permissions across multiple environments - Microsoft, Unix, Linux and potentially others
  • Experience with accessing, recovering and collecting data that has been encrypted
  • Experience with ROBOCOPY, xxCOPY and/or other similar CLI copy tools, PowerShell or similar Scripting languages a plus.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail in all situations, endeavors and assigned tasks
  • Clear understanding and recognition that work schedule is ultimately determined by attorney needs, and may involve after-hours, weekends and significant amount of travel.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
  • EDiscovery certifications desired
Start date
February 2017
Duration
contract
From
MCG - Midwest Consulting Group
Published at
27.01.2017
Project ID:
1277325
Contract type
Freelance
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