Practice Support Senior Technical Analyst
Description
This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the top law firms in the U.S.! Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is looking for a Practice Support Senior Technical Analyst to join our team in our Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, or San Francisco offices.
This position offers the flexibility to be fully remote while working within reasonable commuting distance from any of the listed offices.
The Senior Technical Analyst (Sr. Analyst) will work directly with the Practice Support Department Manager and broader Practice Support team to guide and support legal teams with exceptional litigation support and eDiscovery services, while ensuring quality and timeliness of each project. This position requires a focus on Relativity technical skills across the product. In particular, the Sr. Analyst will assist with the coordination of all-phases of eDiscovery on matters while executing advanced technical skills, including analytics, early case assessment, document review workflow planning and execution, including active learning and other technology review features, and document productions. The Sr. Analyst is also an active participant in the training, education, and mentoring of fellow team members and case teams (as needed) on eDiscovery processes and procedures, industry best practices associated with electronically stored information, and the use of litigation technologies, specifically the firm’s eDiscovery platform, Relativity. In addition, this Sr. Analyst position will also assist with the completion of social media and website/webpage collections and captures.
The Senior Technical Analyst is responsible for handling multiple projects concurrently and providing technical support to the department and case teams, ranging from strategic level technical expertise and methodologies to effective Relativity database design and back-end operational support. The Sr. Analyst reports to the Practice Support Department Manager and/or the Practice Support ESI Processing Technology Manager, in addition to the Director of eDiscovery and Practice Technologies.
At Davis Wright Tremaine, you will find challenging assignments, opportunities for professional growth and community involvement, and a culture of inclusion. DWT fosters inclusiveness and authenticity. Regardless of position, everyone here has a voice and the support is unparalleled.
On a typical day you will:
- Sr. Analyst Support
- Standard platform (Relativity) support including primary aspects of Relativity, specifically:
- Creating firm standardized workspaces
- Loading documents, including incoming productions
- Creating custom views and layouts as directed or identified by legal teams and/or document review teams
- Assisting with document searches, including vetting applicable search terms and/or deployment of analytics
- Working with various document production formats, styles, issues, and re-productions
- Manipulating load files (DAT, OPT) to solve problems
- Assist with testing new workflows and new features and integrations
- Advanced features of Relativity, including:
- Working with STRs and vetting and refinement of search term syntax
- Email threading workflows and batch review
- Versed in details and usage of textual near duplicate analysis
- Setting up review batches based on various criteria
- Conceptual analytics, analytics indexes, and clusters
- Security access settings
- Use of Excel, ReadySuite, or other tools to solve technical issues
- Various analyses of documents and metadata
- Native redaction (e.g., Blackout) and other advanced tools
- Active learning and/or other technology assisted review features and support
- Custom workflows and/or using Relativity scripts to solve problems
- Technical troubleshooting
- Department Support
- Support Practice Support Department Manager and assist with development and deployment of department workflows, processes, and documentation to further department initiatives
- Understand, contribute, improve, and evangelize department practices and procedures
- Harness creativity and collaboration with team members to innovate and solve litigation support challenges
- Dedication to self-education regarding eDiscovery industry news, developments, challenges, technologies, and other practice support topics
- Provide visibility to legal teams as a “go-to” person for technical practice support solutions
- Advanced knowledge and technical aptitude of Relativity and understanding of other eDiscovery platforms
- Basic understanding of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (“EDRM”) and various phases of litigation matters
- Provide off-hours support, as needed and necessary
Join us if you have:
- Ability to analyze and tackle novel problems in the litigation support space
- Superior knowledge and technical aptitude and capabilities operating litigation technology systems and platforms, with specific emphasis in Relativity
- Advanced knowledge of industry-standard applications and trending best practices, in conjunction with excellent organization and project management skills, including planning and execution of practice support projects
- Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to work within scheduling constraints in high-pressure situations, including handling multiple priorities with minimal supervision
- Ability to effectively and clearly communicate, both verbally and in writing, especially in response to requests for information
- Strong organizational and technical skills with litigation support tasks such as advanced searching, review, and document productions
- Initiative and positive attitude with the ability to anticipate issues and exercise mindful and productive responses
- Solid problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail and pride of workmanship
- Keen desire to learn in a continuously evolving and developing technology-based landscape
- Handle stressful situations in a calm and composed manner while working under tight deadlines to complete projects accurately, quickly and efficiently
- Collaborates and interacts as a key team member of the practice support group, supports colleagues and works towards the betterment of the department and the firm as a whole
- Relativity certifications considered a plus
- Associates or Bachelor degree preferred in conjunction with 5+ years of related work experience, or equivalent
Who We Are
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm with 11 offices nationwide. We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment. At DWT, client service means having empathy for each client’s and each lawyer’s work and personal pressures, business objectives, and legal needs; anticipating their needs; and having the capabilities and commitment to deliver what matters most to them.
What’s in it For You?
DWT offers competitive compensation in addition to ample benefits including but not limited to:
- Choice of health and vision insurance plans
- 2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work
- Dental plan
- Fertility and adoption benefit
- Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service
- Tuition reimbursement
- Commuter benefits
- Retirement contribution
This job description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities.
Washington State
The annualized salary range for this position in Washington is $135,000 to $149,000 ($69.23-$76.41 hourly). Actual pay will be adjusted based on the candidate’s education, training, experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, subsidized backup care and caregiving resources, 401(k), vacation, sick time, 11 paid holidays each year and an employee assistance program. For full-time employees, the initial vacation benefit is 15 days per year and 11 days of sick leave per year, accrued bi-weekly. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs are also available.
California
The annualized salary range for this position in Los Angeles is $135,000 to $149,000 ($69.23-$76.41 hourly); and in San Francisco is $145,000 to $164,000 ($74.36-$84.10 hourly). Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, subsidized backup care and caregiving resources, 401(k), vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs are also available.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are part of the fabric of Davis Wright Tremaine – central to who we are and what we do. Our vision is to foster a culture where all talented individuals – including those who are from traditionally underrepresented communities in the legal profession – can have, and can see, a path to success. We embed DEI throughout our law firm with our four-pillar framework: Community, Growth, Education, and Engagement. We invite you to learn more about our commitment to DEI at https://www.dwt.com/about/diversity-equity-and-inclusion.
Davis Wright Tremaine provides reasonable accommodations for those who need them to complete the application or recruiting process and for employees who need reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their positions due to a disability or for religious reasons. If you need to request accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please email [email protected].
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