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About the Role

Staff Attorneys at Alston & Bird LLP assist in managing and supervising eDiscovery matters, privilege reviews, transactional due diligence, research, and contract reviews. This role involves team building, knowledge sharing, and cross-training to enhance the capabilities of project attorneys, staff attorneys, and technology professionals.

Responsibilities

Assist in the management and supervision of eDiscovery matters, privilege reviews and privilege logs, transactional due diligence projects, research projects, lease or contract reviews, and other work as assigned.
Responsible for team building, knowledge sharing, and cross-training with current project attorneys, staff attorneys, and technology professionals.
Coordinate with Alston Discovery leadership and internal/external Client Teams.
Assist in the development of protocols and workflows for electronic data analysis.
Manage and supervise complex document reviews, contract analysis, and analytics projects.
Develop and maintain primary responsibility with case teams for non-review special projects.
Oversee and collaborate with the Legal Technology & Consulting Services team on Alston Analytics projects.
Perform 2nd tier review or quality control on document reviews.
Perform and supervise privilege reviews.
Assist client teams in developing witness files, timelines, chronologies, deposition and trial outlines, and memoranda.
Create, revise, and update document decision and privilege logs.
Preserve confidentiality of client matters.
Maintain current and accurate time entry records.
Maintain knowledge of and adherence to Firm policies, procedures, and best practices.

Requirements

Must be licensed attorneys in good standing in the State of Georgia.
Must live and work in the State of Georgia.
Candidates will be evaluated based on technical expertise with eDiscovery review platforms, advanced analytics, technology assisted review (TAR), contract analysis platforms, Excel, and other technology tools.
Demonstration of, or potential for, excellent leadership, management, and supervisory skills and experience.
Depth of experience with eDiscovery, analytics, and other developing AI tools.
In-depth knowledge of and experience with privilege reviews and privilege logs.
Ability to effectively work and interact with Firm lawyers and clients.
Serve as a representative of the Firm’s legal team.
Billable hours expectation of 1,800.
Professional business references and background screening required for final applicants.

Skills

Advanced Relativity certifications.
Skilled in software tools such as Heretic, Excel, etc.
Superior legal analysis skills.
Significant experience applying state-of-the-art litigation technology, advanced analytics, and project management tools.
Ability to effectively supervise and manage numerous attorneys in discovery and production of documents and data.
Ability to track, evaluate, and provide feedback to improve performance of Project Attorneys and Staff Attorneys.
Ability to manage e-discovery requests in response to subpoenas, requests for production of documents, and all other forms of discovery.
Ability to train new attorneys on privilege, confidentiality, and e-discovery policies and procedures.
Ability to supervise and manage foreign language document reviews.
Ability to effectively express yourself, both orally and in writing.
Ability to establish effective working relationships throughout the Firm and with clients.
Ability to be responsive and flexible to immediate requests for assistance.

Location

State of Georgia

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time
Salaried

Experience Level

Staff Attorney
Discovery & Analytics Counsel

Education Level

Juris Doctorate degree
Licensed to practice law and in good standing in the State of Georgia

Salary/Compensations

Up to $155,000
Opportunity to earn a bonus of up to $30,750

Benefits

Certain HR benefits

About the Company

Alston & Bird LLP is a leading international law firm dedicated to excellence through impactful communication, collaboration, and community involvement.
Company culture has earned recognition as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for 27 consecutive years.
Commitment to innovation and professional development.
Foundation built on trust, reliability, and compassion.

Equal Opportunity

Alston & Bird LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the bases of any status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.