Alston Discovery Staff Attorney/Discovery & Analytics Counsel

THE FIRM

As a leading international law firm, we are dedicated to excellence through impactful communication, collaboration, and community involvement. Our company culture has earned us the designation as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for 27 consecutive years. This honor, along with many others, highlights our commitment to innovation and professional development. At Alston & Bird LLP, our foundation is made of trust, reliability, and compassion.

JOB DESCRIPTION

An Alston Discovery Staff Attorney/Discovery & Analytics Counsel (“Staff Attorney”) is a hybrid full time salaried position with certain HR benefits.  Staff Attorneys assist in the management and supervision of eDiscovery matters, privilege reviews and privilege logs, transactional due diligence projects, research projects, lease or contract reviews, and other work as assigned.  They will be responsible for team building, knowledge sharing, and cross-training with our current project attorneys, staff attorneys, and technology professionals to enable them to function at a higher level.  Additional information about Staff Attorney duties is set forth below.

Candidates must be licensed attorneys in good standing in the State of Georgia and must live and work in the State of Georgia.  In evaluating candidates, consideration will be given to (1) technical expertise with eDiscovery review platforms, advanced analytics and technology assisted review (TAR), contract analysis platforms, Excel spreadsheets and other technology tools; (2) the demonstration of, or potential for, excellent leadership, management and supervisory skills and experience; (3) depth of experience with eDiscovery, analytics, and other developing AI tools generally; (4) in depth knowledge of and experience with privilege reviews and privilege logs; and (5) the ability to effectively work and interact with lawyers at the Firm and our clients and serve as a representative of the Firm’s legal team.  The billable hours expectation for this position will be 1,800.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

The essential duties of a Staff Attorney may include, but are not limited to:

• Team building, knowledge sharing, and cross-training of project attorneys, other staff attorneys, technology professionals, and client teams.
• Coordinate with Alston Discovery leadership and with internal and external Client Teams.
• Assist in the development of protocols and workflows for the analysis of electronic data.
• Manage and supervise complex document reviews, contract analysis, analytics projects, and other projects.
• Develop and maintain primary responsibility with case teams for non-review special projects (such as research, surveys and contract analysis) that demonstrates in-depth substantive knowledge in a specific legal area or client business.
• Oversee and work collaboratively with our Legal Technology & Consulting Services team on design and implementation of Alston Analytics projects.
• Perform 2nd tier review or quality control on a document review.
• Perform and supervise privilege reviews.
• Assist client teams in the development of witness files, timelines, chronologies, deposition and trial outlines and memoranda.
• Create, revise and update document decision and privilege logs.
• Preserve confidentiality of client matters.
• Maintain current and accurate time entry records.
• Maintain knowledge of and adherence to the Firm’s policies and procedures, including established best practices.

SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

The skills needed to be successful will vary with the particular matter to which a Staff Attorney is assigned but may include:

• Advanced Relativity certifications.
• Skilled in software tools, such as Heretic, Excel, etc.
• Superior legal analysis skills.
• Significant experience applying state-of-the-art litigation technology, advanced analytics, and project management tools.
• Ability to effectively supervise and manage numerous attorneys in discovery and production of documents and data in general commercial and financial litigation, insurance matters, product liability litigation, health care matters, IP litigation, and government investigations.
• Ability to track, evaluate, and provide feedback designed to improve performance of Project Attorneys and Staff Attorneys.
• Ability to manage e-discovery requests in response to subpoenas, requests for production of documents, and all other forms of discovery.
• Ability to train new attorneys on privilege, confidentiality, and e-discovery policies and procedures.
• Ability to supervise and manage foreign language document reviews on behalf of various clients in Europe and Asia.
• Ability to effectively express yourself, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships throughout the Firm and with the Firm’s clients.
• Ability to be responsive and flexible to the immediate requests for assistance that are inherent in the nature of Alston Discovery.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Juris Doctorate degree.
• Licensed to practice law and in good standing in the State of Georgia.

SALARY

$145,000 to $165,000 with an opportunity to earn a bonus of up to $34,000

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Alston & Bird LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This commitment applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, and termination.

Alston & Bird also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities and to individuals who require an accommodation based on religion, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, as required by applicable law. Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process may contact donavan.mclean@alston.com.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING

Employment may be contingent upon the successful completion of applicable pre-employment screening, which may include professional references and a background screening, consistent with applicable law.

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