The Department

The MDR Discover team works alongside the lawyers on matters from a broad spectrum of the contentious departments within Mishcon de Reya and a number of external law firms and organisations. Because of this closeness, they have a deep understanding of the cases, often taking part in the very earliest conversations around litigation strategy and are involved in all stages of the disclosure process, from collection through to production. The team are invested in the cases and their outcomes and their emphasis is always on deploying the most appropriate technology at the right time.

The Role

The role will involve working on complex disclosure exercises where the MDR Discover team are engaged. On all cases, you will be expected to have a deep understanding of the eDiscovery process (EDRM) and possible workflows to drive efficiencies within the disclosure process.

As a team, we also make extensive use of analytics technologies, and you should have a good understanding around how these technologies can be deployed in a variety of settings.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Project management and consulting advice across the entire spectrum of eDiscovery - from data collection to production.
• Consult with lawyers on the most effective strategies for their disclosure exercises.
• Feel confident in assisting in the completion of eDiscovery related documents between parties (DRD, EDQ etc).
• Comfortable liaising with client IT departments to facilitate and carry out data mapping and collection exercises.
• Organise and carry out productions of documents during disclosure.
• Assist in the training of review teams.
• Establish strong relationships with external suppliers.

Skills/Experience

• More than 3 years' experience in providing litigation support, ideally within a law firm environment as opposed to a supplier.
• A solid understanding of Relativity and how the product can be manipulated to both drive reviews and efficiencies to save costs.
• Holding the Relativity Certified Administrator / Analytics qualification is desirable.
• A solid understanding of analytics and how this can be deployed during reviews.
• Experience of project management skills and techniques.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to effectively manage own workload.
• Ability to lead and manage others.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About The Mishcon de Reya Group

The Mishcon de Reya Group is an independent, international professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.

Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore and Hong Kong (through its association with Karas So LLP). The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. Its work is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning seven core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Impact; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.

The Mishcon de Reya Group includes consultancy businesses MDR Discover, MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai), MDR ONE, MDRi (in Hong Kong) and MDRx. The Group also includes MDR Lab, which invests in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for thought leadership.

Earlier this year, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk about flexible working.

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