Litigation Support Analyst

Job Description

Company Description: Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is a leading international law firm headquartered in New York, with 19 offices across the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Central and East Asia. The firm represents a diverse client base, including multinational corporations, financial institutions, governments, state-owned companies, sovereign wealth funds, family-owned businesses, and individual entrepreneurs. Curtis offers a broad range of legal services, such as corporate law, banking and finance, capital markets, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, investment management, restructuring and insolvency, litigation, international arbitration, taxation, and real estate. The firm’s nearly two-century history is marked by a strong international focus and deep cultural and business awareness in cross-border matters. Candidates interested in learning more about Curtis can explore the “On Tour with Curtis” podcast, available on major podcast platforms and via the firm’s website.

Role Description: The Litigation Support Analyst is a full-time, hybrid role based in New York, NY. The Litigation Support Analyst plays a crucial role within the Litigation Support Department, assisting with eDiscovery program delivery and providing critical data management support to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of legal proceedings. In this role, you will bolster the technology roadmap for eDiscovery, drive cross-functional programs across the firm with our vendors, and stand up AI-powered capabilities that transform how Curtis Mallet manages litigation support. You will report to the Litigation Support Manager, and lead programs spanning the full eDiscovery lifecycle—from data collection through production—while building the systems and vendor partnerships that reduce cost and accelerate outcomes.

The Litigation Support team is data-driven and systems-oriented—measuring what matters and automate where necessary. This role requires someone who can provide E-discovery tool training instructions for an attorney on the fly, run an AI pilot, draft a cost estimate with limited information, and assist higher level results presentation to partner-level stakeholders in the same week. You will operate with high autonomy in ambiguous environments with case teams new to legal technology and workflows, working across IT, legal, and vendor teams to deliver without direct authority over resources. This role involves access to confidential legal information and requires a high level of professionalism, integrity, and discretion.

Key job responsibilities:

·        Litigation Support: Assist litigation attorneys in trial, hearing, and deposition preparations, provide technical support for trials and hearings, assist in the preparation and presentation of trial or deposition evidence, perform quality control on legal documents and filings.

·        eDiscovery: Providing technology-enabled discovery services leveraging AI and advanced analytics for litigation and investigation matters using Relativity Server and Relativity One with a self service overlay.

·        Technology & Architecture: Adhere to technical requirements and utilize internal tools to manage data internally, follow data pipelines, and system interoperability between eDiscovery platforms and internal tools. 

·        Vendors & Standards: assist with vendor strategy managing the preferred partner program, maintain quality standards and generating cost estimates for translations, deposition services, scanning and other litigation workflows to support case teams.

·        Stakeholder Alignment & Communication: assist leadership with drafting the playbooking and other best practice initiatives across legal, IT, paralegal and vendor stakeholders with competing priorities; help author program narratives and best practices for senior leadership presentation.

Basic qualifications:

·        Bachelor’s Degree.

·        8+ years of litigation support experience including using iManage; exhibit stamping and linking exhibits for depositions, deposition transcripts, hearings and trial; coordinating with attorneys and paralegals on deadline-driven filings; familiarity with litigation timelines (discovery, motions, trial prep.)

·        5+ years of years of eDiscovery project management experience serving as the primary liaison between legal teams, outside counsel, IT and vendors; managing concurrent matters is required.

·        Experience with eDiscovery platforms (RelativityServer, RelativityOne, or equivalent) and the full EDRM lifecycle is required.

·        Understanding of defensible data handling practices, ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders; familiarity with data privacy and information governance requirements is required.

Preferred qualifications

·        Hands-on experience evaluating or deploying AI/ML tools in a legal or compliance context—TAR, predictive coding, NLP classification, or generative AI; Relativity certifications, is a plus.

·        A mix of eDiscovery project management experience and law firm experience communicating with eDiscovery vendors is preferred.

The Ideal Candidate:

The candidate should be detail-oriented, highly organized, and have exceptional time management skills, allowing the candidate to efficiently handle multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines. The candidate’s strong analytical and critical thinking abilities would be complemented by impeccable written and verbal communication skills. The candidate would have a track record of effectively coordinating with case teams and would possess the ability to generate comprehensive reports and data summaries. Their commitment to confidentiality, ethical standards, and continuous professional development would drive them to deliver high-quality work-product. Additionally, the candidate would be a proactive, self- motivated team player with strong problem-solving skills in a fast-paced and dynamic legal environment.

Seniority level

·        Mid-level

Employment type

·        Full-time 9:30-5:30

Job function

·        Project Management

·        Legal Technology

·        Product Management

Industries

·        Legal Services

·        eDiscovery

Salary: $95K-$105K