Senior Manager, eDiscovery

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Senior Manager, eDiscovery,

Ashurst Advance Team, London or Glasgow

About Ashurst

Ashurst is a leading progressive global law firm with a rich history spanning more than 200 years. Taking pride in our history, we are now future-focused, having expanded into new technologies and ways of working through our NewLaw division, Ashurst Advance, and our consulting arm. Our in-depth understanding of our clients and commitment to providing excellent standards of service have seen us become a trusted adviser to local and global corporates, financial institutions and governments in all areas of commercial law. To find out more please visit www.ashurst.com .

Team overview

Ashurst Advance partners with Ashurst's legal and consulting experts to deliver innovative, holistic and commercial solutions to our clients, enhanced by our capabilities across advanced delivery, legal managed services, digital solutions, legal operations and flexible resourcing. Our market leading offering has been globally recognised including:

• Band 1 ranking for Law Firm LPO, Alternative Legal Service Providers (Chambers Global, 2021, 2022 and 2023)
• Most Innovative Law Firm - APAC & Europe (Financial Times Innovative Law Awards, 2022)
• Innovation in Multidisciplinary Teams (Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards 2022)
• Best Client Service Innovation (The Lawyer Awards 2021)

To find out more please visit https://www.ashurst.com/en/what-we-do/services/ashurst-advance/ .

Job overview

Ashurst Advance eDiscovery and Digital Services provides dynamic solutions to our clients' focusing on three key areas of legal service delivery: people, process and technology. Our technologists bring together a combination of market leading data interrogation and review technology platforms that are industry leading and bring AI capabilities to the forefront of our clients and legal teams.

Wherever possible, we adopt a 'follow-the-sun' approach to resourcing - ensuring matters and projects are supported across our UK and Australian offices.

As a result of ongoing growth in the team and a new agenda of service expansion we are looking to hire an eDiscovery Senior Manager in Glasgow or London. You will be part of a global team providing cutting edge eDiscovery services to our clients and internal practice groups.

This role demands a proactive, solutions-oriented individual with a strong background in eDiscovery, excellent leadership skills, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a broad range of stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be adept at managing multiple priorities, driving innovation, and upholding the highest standards of data security and quality assurance.

Please review the job description attached to the role on our careers site for much more detail on the role, responsibilities and what we are looking for.

Core Responsibilities

• Leading the UK eDiscovery team.
• Building strong networks/relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Promoting the collaboration, knowledge sharing within the digital and eDiscovery teams.
• Providing end-to-end legal, data and technological solutions to unique client challenges.
• Supporting and aiding in promoting document review and due diligence in the region, applying EDRM principles.
• Providing technical expertise to the team and other Ashurst Advance leadership.
• Developing a close working relationship with the Senior Managers in Australia to support global initiatives across eDiscovery and digital services.
• Providing assistance on matters where senior expertise is required or at peak demand, especially with consulting, planning, overseeing and quality assurance tasks.
• Represent eDiscovery and Digital services within the broader business, with client-focused business development initiatives.
• Supporting on client pitches.
• Supporting broader strategic initiatives of the group in collaboration with the Associate Director for eDiscovery and Digital Services, UK, US & EMEA including :
  • developing strategic initiatives, working closely with our Risk Advisory team,
  • developing new capabilities that are underpinned by tech and data,
  • global business process improvement initiatives and business growth strategy,
  • focusing on 'future digital and data skills' in general, supporting the 'future-proofing' of our document review capabilities.
  • managing change and enforcing best practice methodologies for eDiscovery and Digital Services
  • continuously improving our technology capabilities and promoting the use of those
• Proactively pursue and lead client opportunities in the region, identifying new data and tech-led opportunities across non-contentious and contentious legal services.
• Oversee and be accountable for financial hygiene and performance for eDiscovery in the UK.
• Proactively identify learning and development opportunities for the eDiscovery team and provide mentoring to promote their career aspirations and development.
• Build relationships with business service stakeholders, particularly IT/InfoSec/project management, to take them on the journey of change while we re-establish our technology blueprint and new focus areas.
• Supporting external profiling and brand promotion activities in the region

Essential skills and experience

• Minimum of 10 years of eDiscovery experience, working in a professional services firm, law firm or government agency.
• Proven record of leading a high-performing team.
• Excellent understanding of the legal framework of eDiscovery including exchange protocols and best practices across the full EDRM model.
• Proven record in consulting and using advanced eDiscovery tools, such as GenAI and Continuous Active Learning (CAL) workflows, concept clustering, and search term analysis.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to oversee and support multiple eDiscovery matters, managing priorities and identifying efficient workflows.
• A team player with the ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, solutions focused environment with strict deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, specifically the ability communicate technical solutions to a non-technical audience in a clear and concise manner.
• An acute attention to detail, and ability to develop quality assurance practices into all facets of work.
• Experience leading teams and coaching junior colleagues.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot technical and non-technical issues that arise during a project and assist in implementing simplistic and repeatable solutions.
• Proficient with multiple document review platforms such as Relativity, Nuix Discover, and Reveal.
• Relativity Custom Development experience advantageous
• High levels of IT skills and competence with a knowledge of Azure/M365 administration desirable
• Experience in undertaking data scoping and data collection exercises in accordance with industry best practice, including related certifications would be helpful.
• Working knowledge of eDiscovery functionality in M365 and Google Workspace.
• Understands eDiscovery workflow practices across different jurisdictions is favourable.
• Building relationships and working collaboratively with external service providers, including managing costs.
• Positive and willing attitude to work with an enthusiasm for innovation and continuous improvement
• Resilient with the ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Confident and professional manner
• Flexibility and willingness to undertake additional work outside of core hours and / or travel, going above and beyond when required.
• Higher education qualifications in either Law, Computer Science, Commerce, or software engineering.

Hours of work

9.00am to 5.30pm Monday - Friday. 3 days from office, 2 days from home.

Background checks

In order to comply with regulatory and client requirements, Ashurst will undertake appropriate vetting of staff. When applicants accept a job offer, Ashurst, alongside a specialist provider, will undertake professional verification and background checks. These checks are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations

Accessibility

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you consider yourself to have a disability or a long-term health condition, please feel able to be open about this at any point during the recruitment process. If you are not sure what adjustments you require, we will work with you to establish the most suitable adjustments at each stage of the recruitment process. Please note that our online application form includes a section which allows you to advise us of any extenuating circumstances that are relevant for us to consider when reviewing your application form. Any information disclosed on your disability will remain strictly confidential and please contact us if you have any questions.

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