eDiscovery Specialist

Level: VP

Client: International Cryptocurrency Exchange

Location: Hong Kong

Responsibilities:

• Collection and processing of Electronic Stored Information (ESI) from servers, laptops, mobile devices, mailboxes, cloud storage and other data sources using industry standard tools.

• Administration and maintenance of in-house eDiscovery tools and vendors, while assisting in day-to-day troubleshooting of technical issues with these tools.

• Assist in testing new applications and structuring of data sources to ensure compliance with eDiscovery requirements and rapid access to such data as required.

• In partnership with the Legal team, manage and prioritise multiple eDiscovery projects and matters, coordinating with internal and external counsel to ensure deadlines and priorities are met.

• Interact with our systems engineers, key business personnel and other employees who may not possess an extensive technical background in order to assist in remote or targeted local ESI collections.

• Manage data on legal hold, document and maintain chain of custody, ensuring compliance with retention policies and audit requirements.

  Support the assessment of new applications and data sources to ensure technical eDiscovery requirements are identified and fulfilled.
  

Skills, Traits & Competencies:

• Minimum 4 years of experience in eDiscovery, litigation support and forensic analysis.

• In depth knowledge of various operating systems and information security concepts.

• Experience with write blockers and other forensic hardware, related collection techniques and forensic

  software suites.

• Experience using and troubleshooting legal hold and case collection tools both on premise and in the cloud.

• Experience using, deploying, and maintaining physical, local, and remote acquisition tools across multiple

  operating systems.

• Works independently to provide eDiscovery and forensic support for simple and complex investigations.

• Can create comprehensive, articulate and detailed formal forensic analysis reports providing insight in a

  clear concise manner to non-technical audiences.

• Maintain accurate and current records of all aspects of projects relating to tracking, specifications, systems

  data maps and chain of custody related to litigation issues.

• Ability to communicate with all levels and motivate others to keep projects advancing.

• Assist in developing and maintaining best practices and workflow procedures for the department.

• Demonstrate a robust understanding of electronic discovery and the legal hold process.