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Links Partners

eDiscovery Analyst

New York, NY · On-site

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We have a group of attorneys, technologists, and paralegals dedicated exclusively to discovery. Our ... with e-discovery and the technology involved in e-discovery, including Relativity. Qualified ...

Consilio LLC

eDiscovery Project Manager

The Project Manager will collaborate with attorneys, paralegals, IT personnel, and other members of the counsel and/or client legal team to ensure the successful completion of e-discovery matters.

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An Ediscovery Paralegal supports legal teams by managing electronically stored information (ESI) during litigation and investigations. They assist with data collection, processing, review, and production, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities often include using eDiscovery software, coordinating with IT teams, and organizing large volumes of digital evidence. Strong technical, organizational, and legal research skills are essential for this role.

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Manager, eDiscovery Technology

Simpson Thacher and Bartlett LLP

New York, NY

Full-time

Re-posted 19 days ago

Job description

Job Summary & Objectives

The Legal eDiscovery Technology Manager 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 expertlevel handson support in RelativityOne and adjacent platforms, architects defensible workflows, deploys advanced analytics and AIassisted review, and delivers critical guidance to attorneys and case teams on complex, highstakes matters. This role focuses on deep technical mastery, strategic consulting, and crossfunctional leadership in processes, technology innovation, and best practices.

This position is designed as the technical anchor of the team, and serves as the primary progression step toward the Senior Legal eDiscovery Technology Manager role, where leadership and strategic responsibilities expand.

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 handson 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, nearduplicate 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 AIassisted 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 cloudbased collection considerations.
  • Ability to automate or enhance workflows using scripts or APIs (PowerShell, Python, Relativity scripts).
  • Strong understanding of FRCP, defensibility, chainofcustody, privacy/compliance frameworks, and complex eDiscovery documentation.
  • Exceptional communication and the ability to guide attorneys and stakeholders through highpressure, technical challenges.
  • Deep Relativity One workflow configuration

Preferred:

  • J.D. or advanced technical/legal degree.
  • Relativity certifications: RCA, plus R1 Pro, Analytics Specialist, or Expert-level credentials.
  • PMP or equivalent project management training.

Salary Information

NY Only: The estimated base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $175,000 at the time of posting.

The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. This role is exempt meaning it is not overtime pay eligible.


Simpson Thacher will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

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