Data Specialist

Position: Data Specialist
Location: Dallas, Texas (USAO Office)
Clearance: Public Trust

Job Overview:

Provide consulting services to litigation teams in the areas of early case assessment; electronically stored information ("ESI") collection; ESI processing; review and analysis of ESI; production of ESI and other documents. Provide advice to litigation teams on the use of the USAO's Technology Assisted Review (aka TAR) tools and compliance with discovery obligations, litigation decisions, trial preparation, and trial presentation. Perform a wide range of analysis and processing of electronically stored information (ESI) in support of district litigation activities.

• Responsible for hands-on file manipulation, loading, and conversion services.
• Assists with the Coordination and collaboration with client agencies to ensure they collect, review, preserve, and provide to the investigative team ESI which may be used in an investigation or disclosed in discovery.
• Organizes documents for efficient automated storage and retrieval by ensuring that ESI obtained from agencies, defendants, and third parties in discovery is properly prepared, processed, and loaded into discovery databases using specialized procedures and appropriate eDiscovery software.
• Reviews ESI obtained in discovery for data integrity, completeness and completion, identifying and implementing corrective action.
• Ensures that ESI is properly gathered, reviewed and prepared for disclosure to opposing parties in discovery.
• Assist the LTU with the analyzation of documents, data management and litigation support requirements to recommend appropriate strategies to meet discovery obligations and litigation needs in conjunction with the case team.
• Organize case information for efficient retrieval through automated means such as scanning, indexing, and controlling of documents/data into a database.
• Utilize a variety of eDiscovery and Automated Legal Support software in the collection, analysis, review and production of electronically stored information, including: NUIX, Cloud Nine Law PreDiscovery, IPRO eScanlt and Eclipse SE, LexisNexis CaseMap, TimeMap, Relativity, and similar software for the collection, analysis, processing, review, and production of eDiscovery materials.
• Assists the LTU along with case team on the setup and training of IPRO Trial Director and similar software for evidence presentation at trials, hearings, mediation sessions, and other formal presentation settings.
• Create, convert, organize and extract information provided from a variety of sources
• Creating a searchable PDF portfolio using Adobe software from a large volume of paper or native files provided in discovery; Inputting and organizing paper or electronic files provided in discovery into Relativity, Eclipse SE, CaseMap or other litigation support software based on the needs of the case;
• Inputting native email files (with metadata) into an appropriate eDiscovery program, duplicating these files, and extracting relevant information from the databases to which the email files are loaded;
• Transferring ESI from one eDiscovery program to another;
• Assists case teams with the creation of hosted web sites for e-Discovery review and
• Creation of logs, reports or summaries using the software used in the collection, analysis, review and production of eDiscovery materials (e.g., Relativity, Eclipse SE, CaseMap, TimeMap, and similar software).
• Conduct document searches using advanced artificial intelligence tools.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
  • Three years of additional, directly relevant work experience (over and above the minimum experience requirements for this position) may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree.
• 3+ years of experience in a litigation support, electronic discovery, and/or technology support environment, preferably within the Government, but a law firm or top eDiscovery vendor is also acceptable. Experience with eDiscovery technical experience in compiling, analyzing, and synthesizing information to support project task requirements.
• Knowledge of information resources and file types.
• Excellent analytical capabilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to consistently deliver the highest quality work under extreme pressure and tight deadlines.
• Experience in managing multiple tasks such as those defined in the Duties & Responsibilitiesabove must be demonstrated.
• An understanding of the litigation lifecycle and electronic discovery/document review processes, procedures and practices is required.
• Experience performing Administrator and Case Manager functions in Relativity.
• Experience with providing end-user support on all Litigation Support applications, including but not limited to assisting with end-user training.
• Experience with Relativity, Nuix, Concordance, IPRO Eclipse, Cloud Nine Law, Beyond Compare and other applicable eDiscovery software platforms.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a favorably adjudicated Public Trust Clearance.