Director, eDiscovery

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing technical, scientific, and financial expertise across all assets and value at risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high-stakes events demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.  We have over 100 locations worldwide. We are highly committed to all members of our community, both employees and clients. Our organization focuses on promoting a sense of community and inspiring our people to achieve results that exceed goals.

We are seeking a Director to join our fast-growing Digital Investigations & Discovery (DI&D) group in London.  This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to adopt a management role within the eDiscovery team, whose responsibilities extend beyond those of traditional consultancies. The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of eDiscovery and Legal Technology, but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks.

Job Description:

J.S. Held’s Global Investigations Practice provides companies, legal counsel, financial institutions, and other organizations with the information required to make well-informed business decisions. Our team is retained to advise in multi-jurisdictional business transactions and investments, regulatory inquiries, compliance issues, and legal proceedings. With experts located across the globe, we support clients in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.

Our DI&D team, situated within our Global Investigations Practice has openings available at the Director level. The candidate will join an experienced and closely-knit team of technology professionals, with deep experience in handling complex, bespoke engagements.

Job Responsibilities

• Delivery of eDiscovery engagements with a strong emphasis on processing, ECA, review management, analytics and productions
• End-to-end project management and client relationship activities for a portfolio of engagements
• Contribute to innovation and capability development initiatives including the development of proof-of-concepts
• Contribute to the ongoing development of standard operating procedures and the management of the eDiscovery operating environment.
• Delivery of presentations, demonstrations and training to our clients
• Assist in the development of research documents, thought leadership articles and proposals
• Mentoring and coaching of junior team members
• Contribution to wider DI&D forensic technology engagements where needed

We are looking for candidates possessing:

• Excellent technical background with a passion for eDiscovery and LawTech
• The desire to seek out wider responsibilities, take initiative and bring new ideas
• Excellent communication and organizational skills

Attributes & Background:

• 5 years of relevant work experience in the eDiscovery consulting or legal industry
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university. 
• eDiscovery certifications desired
• Experience of delivering large international eDiscovery projects for blue chip clients and top-tier law firms.
• An aptitude for developing workflows that encompass efficiency, quality assurance and risk management including the use of automation.
• Technical proficiency with eDiscovery tools such as Relativity, Disco, Nuix, Brainspace, Reveal
• Experience of using eDiscovery tools for use cases such as DSARs, Post-breach reviews, Contract Analytics and Surveillance desired
• Proficiency with SQL and utilizing analytics to enhance review
• Experience of diagnosing issues with the technical aptitude to correct such issues
• Experience with forensic data collections desired.
• Experience in a client-facing role with excellent relationship building and communication skills.
• Ability to travel as needed
• Strong organization and risk management skills

J.S. Held is dedicated to becoming the global leader in providing multi-disciplinary consulting services to the construction, government, healthcare, industrial, insurance, energy, legal, and technology, communities. We have diverse practice areas including Construction Advisory, Financial Investigations, Forensic Accounting & Economics, Forensic Architecture & Engineering, Surety, Environmental Health & Safety, Equipment, Toxicology, and Building & Property Consulting, among other disciplines.  J.S. Held is devoted to recruiting and cultivating top industry talent to build a collaborative and diverse team of experts.  We leverage our experience to provide local, cost-efficient solutions and an unrivaled client experience. We embrace diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  Our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

Our mission is to serve as trusted, expert advisors to organizations around the world facing high-stakes situations that demand urgent attention, exceptional knowledge, staunch integrity and objective, clear-cut analysis and advice.

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all of our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility.  We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
• Generous Annual Leave Policy
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance

EEO Statement 

J.S. Held LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, J.S. Held LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscriminatory employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

J.S. Held LLC expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with J.S. Held LLC employees’ ability to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge. 

Other Duties 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

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