Senior Staff Attorney

King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape.

King & Spalding seeks an experienced Senior Staff Attorney to join our Discovery Intelligence practice.

For more than 25 years, King & Spalding has been at the forefront of developing high quality, cost-effective solutions to the challenges of collecting, reviewing and producing documents in complex litigation. The Discovery Intelligence Group has been in continuous operation since 1995, serving more than 500 companies, including some of the largest in the world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be the point of contact for clients

• Develop and execute project plans for each stage of the EDRM

• Collaborate with clients and technology providers to leverage AI technology in the e-discovery platform

• Implement custom workflows to reduce client costs and enhance speed-to-evidence for clients

• Create and refine standard documentation, including ESI protocols, Protective Orders, review protocols, training guides and review workflows

• Manage review teams and provide them with necessary feedback and guidance to deliver industry leading speed and accuracy

• Guide team leads and train them to foster a collaborative team environment that identifies and solves problems for clients and review teams

Qualifications:

• Experience in all phases of the EDRM, including identification, preservation, collection, review, and production.

• Experience in conducting interviews with IT, developing, and implementing a preservation strategy

• Experience in negotiating ESI protocols

• Experience in conducting custodial interviews.

• Experience in drafting and testing keyword searches.

• Experience in document review management at a law firm, in-house legal department, or consulting firm

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Managing multiple fast-moving projects at a given time

• Adapting work schedule to support global client engagements in various time zones

• Solving problems with an analytical approach to provide solutions to clients

• Seven to ten years of relevant experience
• BS or BA required

• Juris Doctorate degree required

• Active licensed lawyer in the US jurisdiction of residence

The firm offers a generous total compensation package with bonuses and raises awarded in recognition of individual merit-based performance. All full-time Business Services employees may participate in King & Spalding’s comprehensive benefit program including health and wellness plan, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and a health savings account, a 401(k) plan, profit sharing plan, and a substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program.

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law.

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,500 lawyers and business professionals worldwide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.