Staff Counsel

A law firm in San Antonio, TX, is seeking a Staff Counsel for eDiscovery Services to serve as a Team Lead, coordinating communications between lawyers and contract review teams. The role involves performing quality control and various discovery-related tasks, including document summaries, issues analysis, and privilege log creation. The ideal candidate will have a Juris Doctor degree, be licensed in Texas, and possess at least 3 years of document review experience, with strong analytical and communication skills.

Duties:

• Serve as a Team Lead, coordinating communication between lawyers and contract review teams.
• Perform quality control (QC) and discovery-related tasks, including key document summaries, issues analysis, chronologies, and privilege log creation.
• Review, analyze, and code documents for responsiveness, relevancy, confidentiality, issues, and privilege.
• Participate in initial review trainings and team meetings.
• Conduct QC reviews of document coding and redactions to ensure accuracy.
• Coordinate, monitor, and quality check the work performed by first-level reviewers.
• Identify, escalate, and track questions and issues to lawyers and other practice support professionals.
• Prepare and edit privilege logs for production.
• Review and analyze contracts and agreements according to specified criteria.
• Provide after-hours, overtime, and weekend support as necessary.

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited institution.
• Licensed and in good standing to practice law in Texas.
• Preferably 3+ years of document review experience.
• Strong knowledge of document review platforms.
• Excellent analytical, problem identification, and resolution skills.
• Superior attention to detail and a proven dedication to work product quality.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively under rigorous deadlines.
• Thorough understanding of attorney-client and attorney work product privilege.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with project managers, lawyers, and other document review attorneys.
• Capability to work both independently and as part of a team with appropriate supervision.
• Willingness to provide after-hours, overtime, and weekend support as needed.

Education:

• JD degree from an ABA-accredited institution.

Certifications:

• Active license to practice law in Texas.

Skills:

• Expertise in eDiscovery and document review processes.
• Proficiency with document review platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and quality control.
• Effective communication with stakeholders at various levels.
• Ability to manage and review large volumes of documents.
• Flexibility to work beyond regular hours as necessary.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package.

This highly-regarded firm, focused on rapid global growth, has client interaction and pro bono work high on its list of achievements. Partners are invested in junior associates and group-specific training sessions are very common. Associates confirm a ?we are in this together? attitude among themselves and partners. This firm is also heavily committed to community outreach and diversity. Compensation at this firm is competitive with peer firms in the region.