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REIMAGINING FLEXBILITY – RSM’s goal is to offer flexibility in when, where and how you work to help you manage your unique professional and personal priorities while still delivering excellent RSM experiences for your clients, colleagues and communities. As such, this role is open to locations in close proximity to one of our many offices in the United States.
Counsel will be responsible for eDiscovery relating to all RSM legal matters. Counsel will work closely with in-house legal teams and business teams throughout the Firm to guide and advise on eDiscovery best practices and guidelines. This includes working across all RSM lines of business for records policies, maintenance, development, and implementation of technology. Counsel will have oversight of a team of eDiscovery specialist and direct collections on complex litigation matters, subpoenas and preservation requests. Candidates with direct litigation experience are preferred.
Skills:
- Supervising all aspects of eDiscovery to support RSM litigation, including electronic document preservation, collection, and review.
- Advising on legal and technological concerns relating to eDiscovery.
- Assisting in relevancy of scope of discovery with RSM in-house counsel and outside counsel (e.g., custodians, search terms, date ranges).
- Supervising and Managing retention limits on the GC eDiscovery platforms.
- Maintaining subject matter expertise on legal and regulatory obligations relating to records management.
- Advising and providing support to the business stakeholders as it relates to compliance with document retention obligations and eDiscovery policies across all IT platforms and technology.
- Manage and guide the eDiscovery GC litigation in-house specialists and foster a collaborative team environment.
- Refine and create standard ESI protocols. Review and update protocols, training materials and workflows.
- Assist with analyzing and testing new software and new versions of software.
- Provide briefings to General Counsel and other Counsel as requested.
Qualifications:
- Juris Doctorate required that must be actively licensed and in good standing with a state bar.
- 5+ years of experience practicing law, ligation and eDiscovery skills required.
- Knowledge of legal matter management and project management skills.
- Technical and working knowledge of eDiscovery platforms.
- Experienced communicator with a variety of audiences including legal teams, technical teams and company leadership management teams.
- Strong aptitude for technology.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a technical and non-technical audience.
- Thorough knowledge of eDiscovery and litigation lifecycle.
- Must be familiar with current versions of Microsoft Office Suite.
At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We support and inspire you to prioritize your wellbeing by delivering personalized, holistic programming for your physical, emotional, financial and community wellbeing. RSM has a generous time off policy with at least 14 paid holidays, wellbeing days and associate and above access to self-managed time off. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits .
RSM is proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are proud to provide our employees with tools to assist them in being successful in achieving both personal and professional goals. We welcome and support all our employees to thrive in an environment free of discrimination and harassment. As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer all applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender (including gender identity and/or gender expression); sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at careers@rsmus.com .
RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). However, those candidates who may be recent U.S. college / university graduates possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience, excluding internships, in the U.S. or his/her home country would be eligible for hire as an experienced candidate and thus eligible for sponsorship.
If you have questions, please reach out to your recruiter. If you are unsure who your recruiter is, please reach out to our immigration question mailbox at globalmobilityandimmigration@rsmus.com for assistance. Only questions specifically related to sponsorship will be considered and answered by the global immigration team’s mailbox.
Compensation Range: $94,500 – $175,400