Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee eDiscovery and information governance initiatives in intricate litigation and investigations.

• Draft and evaluate discovery and governance deliverables, such as legal memoranda, correspondence, protective orders, ESI agreements, motions, playbook elements, and defensibility memoranda.

• Create outlines and talking points for client meetings, custodian interviews, meet-and-confers, and motion hearings.

• Collaborate with merits counsel, co-counsel, and experts.

• Assist in expert task/matter management and preparation for oral testimony as required.

• Offer practical legal guidance to Firm teams.

• Stay updated on emerging laws and aid in training and policy development.

• Mentor and coach junior team members.

• Contribute to the formation of cohesive, high-performing teams.

• Engage in thought leadership and practice development initiatives.

• Identify opportunities to enhance client relationships.

• Collaborate with clients, merits counsel, co-counsel, experts, and internal teams to implement practical, defensible discovery strategies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

• Active admission to a U.S. bar, with additional admissions obtained as necessary.

• 5–10 years of experience in managing eDiscovery for complex litigation and investigations.

• Exceptional legal writing and research abilities.

• Demonstrated capability in drafting intricate discovery documents and memoranda.

• Strong project leadership and client-facing communication skills.

• Comfortable working directly with merits counsel and co-counsel.

• Technology-savvy mindset.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

• Quick to learn and utilize litigation support tools.

• Willingness to travel as required, including international travel based on assignments.

• Ability to occasionally lift objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

• Ability to frequently reach and grasp with arms and hands.

• Ability to occasionally stoop and bend.

• Manual dexterity.

• Capability to closely examine and inspect materials.

• Ability to identify and differentiate colors.

• Frequently use a keyboard for entering or transforming words or data.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical coverage.

• Dental coverage.

• Vision coverage.

• 401(k) plan.

• Additional benefits to assist in retirement preparation.

• Complimentary access to Employee Assistance Programs.

• Programs aimed at helping employees and their families maintain health, security, and a positive work/life balance.

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Travel opportunities, including international travel based on assignments.