E-Discovery Attorney (Huntsville, AL)
5 days ago
Huntsville
Job Description Butler Snow is seeking an E-Discovery attorney to join the team. Location: Huntsville, Alabama What you will do: • Advise clients and legal teams on e-discovery obligations, including preservation and production of ESI., • Develop and implement defensible legal holds, collection strategies, and discovery protocols., • Manage large-scale document review and production projects from discovery through trial., • Analyze electronically stored information, including emails, documents, databases, chat messages, and other digital records., • Work with litigation-support teams, vendors, forensic specialists, and outside counsel., • Draft and negotiate ESI protocols, discovery agreements, search terms, and protective orders., • Address discovery disputes, including challenges involving scope, relevance, proportionality, privilege, and data preservation., • Advise on privilege review, confidentiality, data privacy, and cross-border discovery issues., • Oversee document-review teams and quality-control processes., • Stay current with developments in FRCP, e-discovery case law, AI-assisted review, TAR, and emerging discovery technologies., • Represent clients in discovery conferences, hearings, and related litigation matters as needed., • Discovery Strategy: Develop discovery plans, search terms, collection protocols, and review workflows., • Technology Management: Work with litigation-support teams and e-discovery vendors using platforms such as Relativity, Everlaw, DISCO, or similar systems., • Discovery Disputes: Handle disputes concerning preservation, search methodology, scope, proportionality, privilege, and adequacy of productions., • Vendor Management: Coordinate with forensic specialists, outside vendors, contract attorneys, and litigation-support professionals., • Project Management: Track discovery deadlines, budgets, review progress, production schedules, and case milestones. Qualifications and Skills required: • J.D. from an accredited law school., • Active bar admission in the relevant jurisdiction., • 3 years of experience with litigation, investigations, or e-discovery., • Strong understanding of FRCP Rules 26, 34, 37, and 45 and applicable state discovery rules., • Familiarity with platforms such as Relativity, Everlaw, DISCO, Logikcull, or similar e-discovery tools., • Strong legal research, writing, negotiation, project-management, and analytical skills., • Ability to manage complex, high-volume matters and communicate technical concepts to attorneys and clients. Why Butler Snow: • Opportunity to work with highly intelligent and accomplished attorneys working on complex matters with sophisticated clients, • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision as well as Life, Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability;, • Generous Paternity/Maternity Leave*;, • Paid Parking;, • Cell Phone Reimbursement;, • 401(k) & Profit Sharing*;, • 10 Paid Holidays plus 2 floating holidays; and, • Learning and Development opportunities including CLE. *Once eligibility requirements are satisfied