Ediscovery specialist

Leidos is seeking an e-Discovery Professional to support the Federal Aviation Administration. This position combines the duties and knowledge of an IT professional with the responsibilities and knowledge of a legal administrative support staff member. The e-Discovery professional will be responsible for organizing, assessing, managing, and maintaining electronic documents during the discovery process of an agency investigation or legal proceeding.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, and apply the necessary methods and actions to obtain applicable electronically stored information (ESI) from various data sources using data archive and storage platforms.
• Manage end-to-end eDiscovery processes, including data collection, processing, review, and production.
• Ensure compliance with legal hold requirements and data preservation standards.
• Coordinate with legal counsel to develop discovery strategies and protocols.
• Utilize eDiscovery platforms for data processing and document review.
• Perform data culling, deduplication, and quality control checks in accordance with the EDRM framework and standards, ensuring that acceptable standards of quality are maintained.
• Troubleshoot technical issues related to ESI and review platforms.
• Maintain documentation of workflows and chain of custody throughout the eDiscovery lifecycle to include case planning, ESI collection, processing, analysis, and final delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including IT, compliance, and outside counsel.
• Stay current with evolving eDiscovery technologies, case law, and best practices.
• Train legal staff, management, and others to use FAA’s eDiscovery review platforms.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities of computer technologies to include an understanding of computer network architecture and familiarity with storage and archive techniques.
• Prepare reports detailing the results of document analysis ensuring accuracy and adequacy.
• Effectively communicate and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, to include legal staff, FOIA Officials, and management, conveying a clear and familiar understanding of legal and administrative requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• 1-2 years of relevant experience in eDiscovery, litigation support, or digital forensics.
• Hands-on experience with industry-standard tools such as Relativity, Nuix, or similar platforms.
• Understanding of EDRM (Electronic Discovery Reference Model).
• Ability to train small groups on how to use a customer-facing tool.
• Proficient in documenting processes and policies.
• Familiarity with data formats, databases, and file systems.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Attention to detail and can complete assigned tasks independently.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
• Ability to obtain a Secret level Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Information Technology infrastructures including networks and other sources of data.
• Nuix Discover Certification, Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA) or similar certification.
• Have proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining proper priorities and scheduling on extremely tight deadlines.
• Experience with scripting or automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
• Knowledge of data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA).
• Experience working with large, complex datasets.

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