Legal Technology Consulting Director - Discovery and Data Management

Accountabilities

• • Lead multiple concurrent client engagements, maintaining strong executive and stakeholder relationships while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to a high standard.
  • Facilitate workshops with senior legal, IT, legal operations, and eDiscovery stakeholders to assess current-state processes and define future-state objectives.
  • Evaluate eDiscovery processes, technologies, reporting, metrics, costs, organizational structures, and service models against industry best practices.
  • Identify appropriate eDiscovery platforms, technologies, service providers, and implementation approaches based on client requirements and strategic objectives.
  • Develop and present recommendations, business cases, and implementation roadmaps designed to mitigate risk, reduce costs, improve scalability, and increase operational efficiency.
  • Lead end-to-end implementation initiatives involving legal hold, data preservation, collection, processing, early case assessment, document review, and related discovery technologies.
  • Map existing workflows to technology-enabled processes and integrations, creating practical and innovative solution frameworks.
  • Develop polished client deliverables including process documentation, workflow diagrams, eDiscovery playbooks, standard operating procedures, role matrices, checklists, trackers, and dashboards.
  • Define testing strategies and scenarios to validate processes, technologies, integrations, data handoffs, and hosting models against expected outcomes.
  • Develop and execute change management strategies that encourage sustainable adoption and minimize disruption during technology and process implementations.
  • Partner with technology providers and client teams to develop training programs and materials and lead end-user training where appropriate.
  • Manage project schedules, budgets, scope, resources, risks, issues, and third-party vendor coordination for major system implementation initiatives.
  • Serve as a primary client contact and escalation point for senior eDiscovery, litigation, legal technology, legal operations, and legal IT stakeholders.
  • Mentor and coach junior team members, helping them develop project management, consulting, technical, and client relationship skills.
  • Support account management and quarterly business reviews while identifying opportunities to strengthen client relationships and expand services.
  • Contribute to business development through opportunity qualification, proposals, statements of work, client presentations, and new business pitches.
  • Build relationships with technology vendors and strategic partners to develop new service offerings and strengthen existing capabilities.
  • Participate in industry conferences, events, webinars, and thought leadership initiatives to bring new insights into the broader practice.
  • Continuously improve consulting methodologies, project delivery tools, documentation, training resources, and reusable best practices.
  • Explore and develop practical applications of generative AI and other emerging technologies to improve legal technology services and client outcomes.

  Requirements

  • 10+ years of relevant experience in legal consulting, legal technology, eDiscovery, or technology implementation, ideally in a customer-facing advisory capacity.
  • Significant experience conducting eDiscovery process or technology assessments, selecting and implementing discovery platforms, designing eDiscovery operating models, developing playbooks, and advising clients on industry best practices.
  • Hands-on experience implementing platforms such as Exterro, RelativityOne, Reveal, DISCO, Everlaw, Nuix, OpenText, or comparable eDiscovery technologies.
  • Strong understanding of productivity and data-preservation platforms such as Microsoft 365 Purview, Google Vault, Slack, and related capabilities.
  • Four-year degree in a relevant field such as Business, Finance, Computer Science, Information Science, Software Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, or Data & Analytics, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Strong knowledge of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), leading eDiscovery technologies and providers, and the roles of key discovery stakeholders.
  • Understanding of legal operations, eDiscovery platform integrations, information governance, data hygiene, IT implementation methodologies, and appropriate controls.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, resources, timelines, risks, and competing priorities across multiple engagements.
  • Proven ability to independently manage several concurrent client engagements while maintaining high-quality delivery and strong stakeholder relationships.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex technical and operational concepts into compelling recommendations and polished client deliverables.
  • Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, professional, and client-ready work.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities, with the curiosity and willingness to independently research unfamiliar technologies and concepts.
  • Ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and operate confidently in complex client environments.
  • Interest in learning and applying generative AI and other emerging technologies to legal technology and discovery challenges.
  • Permanent authorization to work in the United States.

  Benefits

  • Remote work opportunity available nationwide across the United States.
  • Competitive compensation aligned with experience, expertise, and role requirements.
  • Opportunity to work on high-impact legal technology consulting engagements with sophisticated corporate legal departments.
  • Exposure to leading eDiscovery platforms, emerging technologies, and complex discovery and data management challenges.
  • Opportunities to lead strategic client initiatives and influence technology, operating models, and transformation programs.
  • Professional growth through mentoring, leadership opportunities, industry events, thought leadership, and exposure to senior stakeholders.
  • Collaborative environment focused on knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous improvement.
  • Opportunities to contribute to new service offerings and business development initiatives.
  • Inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunity and diverse perspectives.
  • Opportunity to explore practical applications of generative AI and emerging technologies within legal services.