Legal eDiscovery Technology Consultant

Job Summary & Objective:

The Legal eDiscovery Technology Consultant is a highly skilled senior individual contributor responsible for leading the firm's technical eDiscovery capabilities across all phases of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). The role provides expert-level hands-on support in RelativityOne and adjacent platforms, architects defensible workflows, deploys advanced analytics and AI-assisted review, and delivers critical guidance to attorneys and case teams on complex, high-stakes matters. This role focuses on deep technical mastery, strategic consulting, and cross-functional leadership in processes, technology innovation, and best practices.


Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

eDiscovery Technology & Platform Expertise

• Provide day to day technical (Relativity One) expertise to eDiscovery stakeholders
• Serve as the firm's primary hands-on technical expert for RelativityOne, including administration, configuration, analytics, processing, productions, performance optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Provide advanced consultation on metadata integrity, search methodology, privilege screening, and defensible workflow design.
• Support and advise on secondary platforms (Reveal, Everlaw, Nuix, Logikcull) when matter needs require diversification.
• Manage and process modern data sources including M365/Purview, Teams, Slack, Zoom, WhatsApp, Google Workspace, Salesforce, mobile device data, and cloud repositories.
• Automate workflows using Relativity scripts, APIs, PowerShell, or Python to improve efficiency and consistency
• Maintain strong security posture through access controls, audit trails, secure data transfers, and workspace oversight

Case Team Support & Workflow Leadership

• Lead consultations on defensible EDRM workflows, including identification, preservation/legal hold collaboration, collection strategy, processing, review, and production.
• Lead matter kickoffs, conduct search strategy consultations, and ensure technical workflows align with legal strategy and case requirements.
• Design complex search and culling strategies, advanced analytics (email threading, near-duplicate detection, clustering, TAR/CAL), and defensible validation approaches.
• Perform detailed quality control on processing, review sets, and productions; maintain rigorous defensibility documentation throughout.

Process Improvement & Technology Innovation

• Act as a liaison with vendors, ensuring cost-effective service models and consistent delivery quality.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, workflow documentation, templates, guidelines, and knowledge articles.
• Deliver targeted training and enablement sessions for attorneys, paralegals, and internal support teams on eDiscovery technology and best practices.
• Lead internal initiatives to evaluate emerging technologies and incorporate innovations into existing processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve RelativityOne performance or configuration issues.

Operational Responsibilities

• Provide timely updates to case teams, including workload prioritization and risk identification.
• Partner with vendors as a technical liaison; support budget and SOW development with relevant inputs.
• Support internal analytics, operational reporting, and KPI data collection (but does not own governance)
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legal technology trends, analytics capabilities, and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications
Required

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Legal Studies, or related discipline (or comparable experience)
• 7+ years of hands-on eDiscovery experience, including 3+ years supporting a major law firm (AmLaw 100 preferred) or enterprise-level corporate legal department
• Advanced, demonstrable expertise with RelativityOne administration, analytics, processing, productions, performance, and troubleshooting.
• Proven experience with AI-assisted review (TAR/CAL) and advanced analytics workflows.
• Familiarity with one or more additional platforms (Reveal, Everlaw, Nuix, Logikcull, etc.).
• Proficiency with modern data sources and cloud-based collection considerations.
• Ability to automate or enhance workflows using scripts or APIs (PowerShell, Python, Relativity scripts).
• Strong understanding of FRCP, defensibility, chain-of-custody, privacy/compliance frameworks, and complex eDiscovery documentation.
• Exceptional communication and the ability to guide attorneys and stakeholders through high-pressure, technical challenges.
• Deep Relativity One workflow configuration