eDisclosure Consultant - CMS Evidence Edinburgh - #1792085

The CMS Evidence Team is looking for an eDisclosure Consultant to join the team in Edinburgh.

If you are looking for inspiring work, utilising innovative technologies for the benefit of our clients; a role that offers a wide range of activities; enjoy collaborating with different stakeholders, in a firm that promotes a good work/life balance, we would love to hear from you.

About Us

CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 80 offices in over 45 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.

We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by emerging technologies such as generative AI and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working. Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.

About The Role

The CMS Evidence Team is all about giving our clients and lawyers fast access to critical information. You will be joining a fast growing legal services team at one of the largest global law firms that manages cutting edge technology for its forensic analysis, review and distribution of electronic and physical evidence for the firm’s clients during the investigation and disclosure stages of litigation or arbitration cases.

This team is involved in broad and varied work where you will develop a deep understanding of our full suite of technologies which include RelativityOne and Brainspace.

You will develop good working relationships across all levels of stakeholders in the team and, with experience, across many different locations globally. We believe in developing our people and you will benefit from significant investment in training from the software experts directly.

Responsible for providing general litigation technology support to case teams. Serves as an interface between the attorneys and paralegals and other support groups and/or litigation support or eDiscovery vendors.

Candidates for this position should be proven case managers, excellent communicators, and dedicated to client service.

Related tasks include but are not limited to:

• Consults with and assists lawyers and paralegals on specific case need
• Stays current on technology developments relating to litigation support
• Administer, maintain, and oversee complex eDiscovery databases including running productions, import/export of load files, images, and native file
• Train lawyers and paralegals on use of eDiscovery systems
• Contribute to process and workflow improvements
  
  
  

About You

We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:

• Graduate with at least three years litigation technology experience.
• Excellent communication, organisational, technical writing, and interpersonal skills; strong service orientation and ability to develop effective working relationships with others.
• Hands on experience managing and supporting client projects hosted within Relativity’s eDiscovery software (preferably current RCA qualification as well)
• Experience managing document reviews, preferably including the application of TAR and TAR2 models.
• Ability to work under pressure and to facilitate solutions; a self-starter with minimal supervision required.
• Solid understanding of the eDisclosure process
  
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:

• Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
• Flexible, hybrid working policy
• Generous bonus scheme
• Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
• Holiday exchange scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental leave
  
  
  

If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

Equal opportunities

At CMS, we place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and the heart of our organisation. As a firm we recognise, celebrate, and embrace the diverse talent our society has to offer because we know that to solve big problems, we need the best and brightest minds available to us. In support of this goal, we commit to actively breaking down barriers which stand in the way of those from diverse backgrounds and play our part in levelling the playing field.

As a Future Facing Firm, we strongly believe that a career in law should be open to people from all walks of life, because not only does diversity of thought and experience make our firm a stronger and more sustainable business, but it also makes it a more rewarding place to work.

When recruiting, we prioritise attracting talented people and we actively promote a flexible working environment which enables all our team members to thrive. If you see a role you are interested in, but don’t feel you meet 100% of the criteria we encourage you to still consider making an application. We also welcome applications from those who may be looking to return to the workforce after a career break.

We are proud to say our leadership in creating an inclusive working culture has been celebrated and recognised externally, including being listed for a number of years in the Times Top 50 Employers for Women and the Social Mobility Index.

We are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, and we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, whether visible or invisible. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process and in every element of the employee life cycle. If you require assistance, or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements or adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] who will be happy to support you.

Ready to apply? Here are the next steps.

We look forward to receiving your application online via the CMS careers site . Please contact our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions.

Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.