Senior eDiscovery Litigation Support Specialist

Job Description

Ardelle Associates is seeking a Senior Paralegal/Litigation Electronic Discovery Support Specialist to support the U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento, CA.

PESONNEL QUALIFICATIONS – Senior Litigation eDiscovery Support Specialist

A. TASKS/REQUIREMENTS OF THE TASK ORDER (1) Contractor will assist with the hands-on file manipulation, loading, and conversion services. Create and modify files for upload, typically into COTS products, and performs individual file conversion in support of electronic file processing.

(2) Contractor will receive, and process electronic files, including email files and other files in their native formats, digital image files, even load-ready data and image files; digitize audio and video tapes, conversion of audio/video files to formats applicable for production or trial presentation; process, export in specified electronic formats and will load or import data into COTS products and litigation support applications. Processing of electronic discovery will include importing electronic files, and OCRing documents using eDiscovery processing software; exporting electronic files to various formats and loading and updating databases.

(3) Contractor will work with the Litigation Support Manager in modifying and manipulating files for use with COTS products and litigation support applications, which may include utilizing various scripts to accomplish this task.

(4) Contractor will perform quality assurance of all electronic file processing services.

(5) Contractor will work with the Litigation Support Manager to ensure that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and when deficiencies are found, provides Litigation Support Manager with detailed notice of

deficiencies.

(6) Contractor will ensure that all exports for productions are made pursuant to applicable ESI specifications and/or the requirement of the requesting party or USAO personnel using the guidelines established by Litigation Support Manager.

(7) Contractor will ensure high quality, timely, and cost-effective methods are followed through procedures established by Litigation Support Manager with tasks being properly logged after completion.

(8) Contractor will provide some helpdesk support in all litigation support software applications which may be through email, phone, or in-person contact.

(9) Contractor will provide training to users as necessary to enable them to utilize the litigation support applications, and that they are following proper policies and procedures.

(10) Contractor will assist trial teams during leadup to trial with tasks that may include printing out demonstrative posters or assisting with courtroom presentation software. This might also include assisting inside of the courtroom during trial.

(11) Contractor may be asked to develop scripts on an ad hoc basis, that furthers the mission of the office. This might include working with units outside of the Litigation Support Team to elicit requirements of applicable stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS

Requires working knowledge of personal networked computers, including Windows 10 or 11, MS Office Suite, and networked printers.

Knowledge of computer systems, databases, litigation discovery process, and the EDRM workflow preferred.

Knowledge of document review platforms such as Eclipse, Relativity, or Everlaw and processing software such as NUIX is a plus. Experience with eScanIT, or CloudNine LAW, while no longer used in our office, would be valued.

At least one year's experience performing electronic discovery roles including but not limited to electronic files processing (EFP), image and data file conversion, data culling using review tools, quality assurance, database loads and retrieval.

Must have a Bachelors degree and must be a US Citizen

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance