Ediscovery Counsel (Location Open)

REIMAGINING FLEXBILITY – RSM’s goal is to offer flexibility in when, where and how you work to help you manage your unique professional and personal priorities while still delivering excellent RSM experiences for your clients, colleagues and communities. As such, this role is open to locations in close proximity to one of our many offices in the United States.

Counsel will be responsible for eDiscovery relating to all RSM legal matters. Counsel will work closely with in-house legal teams and business teams throughout the Firm to guide and advise on eDiscovery best practices and guidelines. This includes working across all RSM lines of business for records policies, maintenance, development, and implementation of technology. Counsel will have oversight of a team of eDiscovery specialist and direct collections on complex litigation matters, subpoenas and preservation requests. Candidates with direct litigation experience are preferred.

Skills:

• Advising and providing support to the business stakeholders as it relates to compliance with document retention obligations and eDiscovery policies across all IT platforms and technology.
• Refine and create standard ESI protocols. Review and update protocols, training materials and workflows.
• Manage and guide the eDiscovery GC litigation in-house specialists and foster a collaborative team environment.
• Advising on legal and technological concerns relating to eDiscovery.
• Supervising and Managing retention limits on the GC eDiscovery platforms.
• Maintaining subject matter expertise on legal and regulatory obligations relating to records management.
• Assisting in relevancy of scope of discovery with RSM in-house counsel and outside counsel (e.g., custodians, search terms, date ranges).
• Provide briefings to General Counsel and other Counsel as requested.
• Supervising all aspects of eDiscovery to support RSM litigation, including electronic document preservation, collection, and review.
• Assist with analyzing and testing new software and new versions of software.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of legal matter management and project management skills.
• Must be familiar with current versions of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a technical and non-technical audience.
• Thorough knowledge of eDiscovery and litigation lifecycle.
• Strong aptitude for technology.
• 5+ years of experience practicing law, ligation and eDiscovery skills required.
• Technical and working knowledge of eDiscovery platforms.
• Juris Doctorate required that must be actively licensed and in good standing with a state bar.
• Experienced communicator with a variety of audiences including legal teams, technical teams and company leadership management teams.

Currently, RSM does not intend to hire candidates for entry level positions who will need, now or in the future, RSM sponsorship through any non-immigrant visa category such as the H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, O-1, or TN.

RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at [email protected].

The firm offers a competitive benefits package, base compensation, and an employee bonus program for eligible roles based on individual and firm performance per program guidelines. Base compensation ranges can be found between the ranges noted below in the posting, and an actual offer can vary based upon on role, hiring location, and qualifications. For additional information on RSM’s total rewards, visit our website at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.html.

If required by applicable law or client policy, you may be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or have an approved accommodation.

You want your next step to be the right one. You've worked hard to get where you are today. And now you're ready to use your unique skills, talents and personality to achieve great things. RSM is a place where you are valued as an individual, mentored as a future leader, and recognized for your accomplishments and potential. Working directly with clients, key decision makers and business owners across various industries and geographies, you'll move quickly along the learning curve and our clients will benefit from your fresh perspective.

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