Managing Director, Legal Technology & Data Analytics, Digital Forensics

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Practice Overview:

At Bright Labs, an Ankura Company, we tailor our services to support our clients’ requirements across a variety of matter sizes and types. Our team of eDiscovery and digital forensic advisors provide consulting expertise and end-to-end project management across the full information lifecycle from identification through production, including managed review for investigations, or litigation. Our consultants work collaboratively with clients to design efficient workflows, proactively identify and mitigate risk, apply quality control checkpoints, solve technological challenges, and provide cost-effective solutions. Our eDiscovery and digital forensics advisory team have significant experience with a broad range of industry-standard technologies and procedures. Also, our professionals have served in some of the largest and most globally recognized eDiscovery investigations. For every unique engagement, we carefully customize our approach to ensure an efficient and well-planned deployment of resources and technology.

Role Overview:

As a Managing Director, you will lead and manage the project team, becoming familiar with the clients' big-picture objectives and challenges and execute on critical project deliverables to ensure these objectives are met on time and with the highest quality.  With this knowledge you will be responsible for managing efficient, innovative analytical workflow solutions to address their issues. 

Responsibilities:

• Preservation and analysis of electronically stored information (“ESI”) using industry standard tools and practices

• Secure transfer of digital evidence while maintaining chain of custody;

• Maintain integrity of electronically stored information for admission in a court of law;

• Proactive research and recommendations of technology solutions and process improvements that will ensure continued defensibility;

• Day-to-day client engagement activities, including interaction with client personnel, internal Ankura team members, and other stakeholders involved in a given engagement;

• Review and finalize engagement work plans, working papers, project documentation, progress and final reports to the highest level of quality 

• Lead and manage work of engagement team comprised of internal and external experts in close, intermittent, and distant collaboration modes 

• Monitor and manage risks throughout the engagement cycle.  

• Adhere to the strictest standards of client and engagement confidentiality and integrity 

• Maintain active communication with counsel, clients, and internal team to manage expectations and ensure satisfaction.  

• Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews 

• Design, craft and deliver client proposals, presentations, and marketing materials 

• Participate in business development activities such as public speaking events, conferences, seminars, marketing events and client meetings.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree. Preferred degree digital forensics, engineering, computer science, information technology, data analytics, or work experience in a related field

• 12+ years of experience working in the Digital Forensics and related space

• Experience with forensic software: EnCase, Access Data Forensic Toolkit, Cellebrite , Linux-based forensic tools, Magnet Axiom, Blackbag or similar forensic toolkit

• Email Systems: Office 365, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes/Domino, eVault, email archive platforms

• Cloud-based storage and chat collaboration platforms such as SLACK, Dropbox, Box, etc.;

• Experience with eDiscovery Review/Processing Platforms is a plus: Relativity, Brainspace, Disco, Nuix, Law, MindsEye

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