Staff Attorney - eDiscovery
Barnes & Thornburg LLP, an AmLaw 100 firm nationally recognized for its product liability and mass tort litigation, seeks an experienced and strategic Staff Attorney to support our litigation practice with an emphasis on defending cases involving personal injury, consumer health products and other consumer goods. The ideal candidate will have strong eDiscovery skills, excellent judgment, the ability to independently manage deadlines and assignments, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced law firm environment.
Responsibilities
· Assist litigation teams with eDiscovery and related projects, including some written discovery, in large MDLs, class actions and mass torts
· Assist with the management of and execution of eDiscovery workflows across matters, including identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, and production of ESI
· Conduct responsiveness and privilege analysis, create and run searches and analytical queries, manage coding and assist with production
· Conduct second-level document review for relevance, privilege, confidentiality, and key issues
· Partner with case teams to develop and execute review strategies, including use of analytics and technology-assisted review (TAR)
· Assist with preparing draft responses to discovery related documents such as requests for production, confidentiality challenges, etc. Assist in preparing privilege logs and redactions
· Support deposition and trial preparation through identification and organization of key documents
· Prepare fact summaries, case chronologies, and case analyses to support motions, hearings, and trial strategy
Qualifications
· J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and admission in good-standing with the State Bar are required
· Minimum 2+ years of litigation experience in eDiscovery, litigation support, or complex litigation
· Experience with personal injury, product liability and mass tort litigation preferred, but candidates with medical malpractice or commercial litigation experience will also be considered
· Experience with leading eDiscovery platforms (e.g., Relativity, Everlaw, Disco, or similar)
· Familiarity with TAR, analytics tools, and data visualization techniques is a plus
· Effective communicator with excellent project management skills and attention to detail
· A proactive and collaborative mindset, with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and innovation
· Strong organizational skills, analytical ability, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Hours:
· This position will be full-time, and can be either in-office, hybrid or 100% remote, based on the preference of the candidate
Barnes & Thornburg currently offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health and life insurance, and paid time off. This attorney will be classified as a full-time Barnes & Thornburg employee, for the duration of the project, so they will be eligible for our full range of medical/dental/vision benefits. This position requires that the attorney put any existing or future projects (self-employment or at other firms) on pause for the duration of the position, as they cannot work for their own practice or another firm while employed with us.
Equal Employment and Opportunity Statement:
Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy. We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws.