Ediscovery Analyst

Title: eDiscovery Analyst

Hiring Range: Commensurate upon experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law

Location: Office of the Attorney General

Agency Website: https://www.oag.state.va.us/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

We are seeking a skilled and experienced eDiscovery Analyst to join our team. As an e-Discovery Analyst, you will be responsible for working within the entire Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), providing support for project management during the planning and delivery of best practices for electronic discovery, including the identification, preservation, collection, evaluation, and production of electronic material for both internal and external customers

• Collecting, processing, and analyzing electronically stored information ("ESI") using industry standard e-discovery tools

• Creating data summary reports of collected or customer provided ESI

• eDiscovery processing for the purpose of:

• Searching, investigating, and culling datasets

• Document conversion for legal production volumes

• Creation, inspection, and formatting of deliverables and incoming datasets

• Hosted review data management for uploading new datasets to litigation review software solutions

• Investigate, problem solving and resolution of issues and/or client concerns related to a dataset

• Export compilations of records to PDF format

• Maintain request notes for consistent customer experiences

• Collaborating with attorneys and paralegals to identify relevant data and develop effective search strategies

• Managing multiple e-discovery projects simultaneously and providing regular updates to project stakeholders

• Developing and maintaining best practices for e-discovery processes and technologies

• Conducting quality control checks on processed data to ensure accuracy and completeness

• Providing technical support to other team members and attorneys as needed

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, political science or a related field

• At least 3 years of eDiscovery experience.

• Expertise in industry standard e-discovery tools and technologies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate effectively and clearly to both technical staff and all levels of staff and attorneys.

• Strong accuracy, organizational skills, and documentation skills with the ability to initiate, manage, and report tasks independently, as identified.

• Familiarity of litigation support technology database applications (CS DISCO, Everlaw, Relativity), system administration operating systems (MacOS, Microsoft Windows, and Linux/Unix), and mobile device management (Android, iOS).

• Ability to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion.

• Ability to work independently or as part of a cross functional team in a production environment.

• Ability to work on multiple, simultaneous cases; exercise analytical skills; and exercise problem-solving skills under strict deadlines and in a time-pressured legal environment.

• Knowledge of the litigation process, from initial filing through trial, along with procedures related to e-discovery, including Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) for effective communication with legal teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous eDiscovery experience with a government legal department, law firm or vendor is preferred.

Special Instructions:

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information:

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 804-786-2071

Email: helppersonnel@oag.state.va.us

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.