Legal Holds and Discovery Strategy Specialist

Legal Holds and Discovery Strategy Specialist

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Job Description

LDM is an internal organization within the firm's Litigation Department that supports and facilitates the legal discovery process, including the identification, preservation, collection, review, and production of information relevant to litigation matters, regulatory inquiries, and internal investigations. The Associate will be part of the team responsible for the end-to-end Legal Hold process including the drafting, issuance, and monitoring of legal hold notices to employees across the Firm, providing guidance about the legal obligations surrounding those holds, and facilitating their ultimate release. As a Legal Holds and Discovery Strategy Specialist, you will collaborate with eDiscovery professionals across disciplines in a dynamic environment. You will perform custodial and/or data source research and identification, along with the preservation and disposition of data within pre-defined Service Level Agreements and turnaround times. You will also facilitate responses to attorney questions and requests regarding litigation, HR, and regulatory matters. You will contribute to broader goals and initiatives across the eDiscovery spectrum to continuously develop, update and improve our eDiscovery program.

Key Responsibilities

• Action, coordinate, and track inquiries and requests in connection with the identification, preservation, and collection of electronically stored information (ESI)
• Serve as an internal subject matter expert on how JPMC conducts discovery, focusing on legal holds, information governance, custodian interview questionnaires, data disposition, and matter closures
• Liaise between internal litigators, outside counsel, technology partners, and lines of business to advise on discovery obligations, manage deliverables, and ensure compliance with firm policies and best practices
• Lead and support internal initiatives related to audit readiness and legal technology implementation; identify opportunities to improve LDM processes and document improvements
• Create matter-related and programmatic reports and deliver updates to management on an ad-hoc and periodic basis
• Communicate facts, accomplishments, and key challenges and risks related to the team's efforts and collaborate effectively at all levels

Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Preferable 2+ years of experience in eDiscovery or litigation support at a consulting firm, discovery vendor, or law firm; ACEDS or PMP certificate a plus
• Intermediate PC and Microsoft skills in a Windows environment. SQL, Oracle, VBA experience is a plus; data visualization with tools like Tableau is a plus
• Strong organizational skills and ability to track multiple workstreams
• Self-motivated, organized, team-oriented; ability to handle multiple confidential and time-critical priorities
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Effective communicator with a focus on client satisfaction, quality, process, and technology

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help clients achieve their objectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected attributes and provide reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices, beliefs, and disabilities. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About The Team

Our professionals in Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams ensure we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success. The Legal team tackles complex issues and helps shape regulations that affect the businesses, organized into practice groups aligned with lines of business and corporate staff areas to encourage collaboration on legal, regulatory, and business developments as they arise.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal

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