Senior Data Specialist

Ark Solutions Inc is looking for Senior Data Specialist.

Position: Senior Data Specialist

Location: Charlotte, NC

Duration: 11 Months and possibility of extension

Description:

Day-to-day Responsibilities:

This is a senior level position operating under the direction of more senior Contractor IT staff.

Provides oversight functions for Data Specialists performing file manipulation, loading, conversion services, exports, and productions and quality checks of loads and exports.

Develops, evaluates and modifies methodologies and procedures for manipulating files for use with COTS products and litigation support applications.

Performs quality assurance of all EFP services.

Responsible for ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and when deficiencies are found, provides EFP Manager with detailed notice of deficiencies.

Recommends process improvement to ensure high quality, timely and cost-effective methods are utilized.

Support client attorneys, investigators, and paralegals by tracking and processing incoming documents, subpoena returns, and data; creating, loading, and managing document review databases; producing documents to opposing parties in litigation; and tracking produced documents. Applications used include Everlaw, Relativity, Eclipse, Trial Director, NUIX, LAW, EZManage, CaseView, Metadata Assistant, Beyond Compare, eScan-IT, CaseMap, TextMap, TimeMap, Camtasia, and other applications as directed by client, or as required to complete processing.

Under guidance from the client attorneys, manages documents and data, including the use of document review tools. Documents and data include physical documents, a wide range of Electronically Stored Information (ESI), discovery, forensic images, subpoena returns, PDF's, audio/video files, pictures, forms, email, and others as required to support the client attorneys. Document review tools include those listed in item 1.

Contractor will work with the Litigation Support Manager to ensure that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and when deficiencies are found, provides Litigation Support Manager with detailed notice of deficiencies.

Coordinate with the client's Litigation Technology Service Center (LTSC) regarding litigation support projects that are outsourced to the LTSC.

Contractor will ensure that all exports for productions are made pursuant to applicable ESI specifications and/or the requirement of the requesting party or client personnel using the guidelines utilized by the Litigation Support Unit. Work with Litigation Support Manager and client attorneys when issues may arise in discovery negotiations with defence counsel.

Contractor will work with the Litigation Support Specialist in modifying and manipulating files for use with COTS products and litigation support applications.

Required Skills:

Requires knowledge of litigation discovery process, and the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) workflow.

Knowledge of Government's IT environment, including office automation networks, PC and server-based applications preferred.

Working knowledge of personal computers, including Windows, document review software, and encryption methods.

Experience with LAW, IPRO, Relativity or other document processing platform.

Familiarity with ICONECT, Relativity, MS Office Suite, and West LiveNote valued.

At least five years' experience performing eDiscovery roles including but not limited to electronic files processing (EFP), image and data file conversion, data culling using review tools, quality assurance, database loads and retrieval, and data analysis.

Undergraduate degree preferred-preferably in computer science or related field.

Education:

Undergraduate degree preferred-preferably in computer science or related field.