Description:

About the role:
The Information Governance Attorney is an integral part of A Global Law Firm's Information Governance team. This role will be responsible for advising on a variety of information governance issues to ensure that the firm's management of information meets applicable legal, ethical, security, and privacy requirements in all jurisdictions in which the firm operates, while managing the preservation, collection, processing, review, and production of documents and electronically stored information, including development of procedures and technologies for a streamlined, cost-effective electronic discovery/disclosure program for matters involving the firm as a party or custodian. This role will be located in either our Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, or Bay Area offices. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications
Other key responsibilities include:

Overseeing the daily operation and maintenance of the firm's internal legal holds and collection and preservation of documents
Working with client-facing attorneys on responding to discovery requests served on the firm, including preparing custodians of records and other witnesses and attending discovery conferences
Providing internal pre-litigation data management and litigation; coordinating the collection of information for responses to discovery requests to the firm as a party or custodian, and file release requests; coordinating the destruction of information in response to protective orders and agreements with other parties, as well as at the end of the applicable retention period
Advising on security and privacy issues, including assisting with the evaluation of new applications and services
Developing internal policies, procedures, guidelines, and best practices with respect to information governance issues, including security and privacy issues

We'd love to hear from you if you:

Possess excellent leadership skills (e.g., organizing, planning, problem-solving and decision-making) necessary for effective supervision
Display knowledge of the concepts, principles, management, and processing of electronically stored information (ESI) as they relate to legal matters, including the use of various ESI management and review tools and applications
Demonstrate knowledge of security laws, including breach notification laws, and knowledge of privacy laws, especially the European Union privacy framework and other global privacy laws

And have:

A University degree in law, preferably additional coursework in technology-related field
Preferably a JD or LLM degree from an ABA-accredited law school
Qualifications/license to practice law in the jurisdiction in which the candidate resides, or a jurisdiction where A Global Law FirmfCosta has an office
A minimum of one (1) year of relevant work experience, preferably
Experience with electronic discovery/disclosure, due diligence, or records management issues, preferably
Admission to at least one US State Bar (United States candidates)
Experience working in a US-based law firm, preferably (non-United States candidates)