07 Aug
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S.i. Systems
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Toronto
07 Aug
S.i. Systems
Toronto
Duration: 3 months to start Location: Downtown Toronto - Hybrid - 1x per week in office (Friday) As a member of the Legal e-Discovery Team, this role enterprise-wide e-Discovery portfolio by managing the full lifecycle of discovery activities related to litigation and regulatory matters.
The role maintains the centralized master list of all legal and regulatory matters, issues legal hold notices through the banks automated system, and ensures the defensible preservation of relevant records.
Following legal hold issuance, the Specialist conducts custodian interviews, coordinates the identification, collection, review, and production of electronically stored information (ESI), and transfers records to approved review platforms.
Acting as a liaison with internal stakeholders, external counsel, and third-party vendors, the role ensures compliance with legal, regulatory, and enterprise requirements while providing specialized legal, administrative, and technical support to the Legal Group.
Team Structure: Legal and regulatory matters are assigned to individual team members, who take ownership of the related legal hold notices and eDiscovery activities while working collaboratively with colleagues as part of a five-member team, including management.
Must Haves At least 1-3 years of experience working in legal industry, open to recent graduates with relevant postsecondary and/or relevant designation (e.g.
Law Clerk/Paralegal certificate) Proficient and comfortable with new technology Understands laws/legislation relevant to the practice area, legal terminology, forms and documents related to the litigation practice area Strong and effective written and oral communication skills Understands legal and technology terminology Accuracy, attention to detail,
proof-reading and editing skills Basic accounting and math skills Good organizational skills Good interpersonal skills Ability to manage multiple priorities Thrives in fast-paced and changing environment Willingness to take on responsibilities Proactive and able to work independently, as well as being team player Nice to Have FI experience Rapid-paced/high volume experience in a legal environment eDiscovery experience Relativity experience Responsibilities Manages multiple, simultaneous cases from initiation through to completion using state of the art technology and techniques Works closely with litigators to determine the parameters of the discovery work to be performed including identification of custodians, search terms, and other factors relevant to the matter Drafts and issues legal hold notices and monitors custodian responses Conducts and documents custodian data source interviews Instructs technicians on the set up of databases in e-Discovery review platforms and works with/trains legal counsel on the technology, including early case assessment tools Maintains supporting documentation/chain of custody logs Works with legal team to analyze and respond to e-Discovery requests in line with the principle of proportionality Works with litigators to plan and implement review process including preparing workflows for internal or external review, drafting review instructions, managing 1st level reviews, 2nd level reviews by external counsel, and performing quality control checks of 1st level reviews Monitors and reports on the status of case reviews Coordinates the lifting of legal holds and associated closing processes Answers questions and provides technical guidance and support to lawyers and other professionals on matters related to eDiscovery Develops and maintains relationships with lawyers and LOB contacts to ensure that needs are understood and met Acts as a liaison between the LOB and the Legal Group Maintains confidentiality of enterprise and employee information Performs other related duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Interviews: 1 round, 30 min over teams with HM and one up manager
📌 eDiscovery Law Clerk to manage enterprise-wide eDiscovery activities related to litigation and regulatory matters (Toronto)
🏢 S.i. Systems
📍 Toronto