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Terracon Consultants, Inc.

Legal eDiscovery Specialist

  • Olathe, Kansas
  • Regular, Full time
  • Job ID 3760
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General Responsibilities:

Provides technical and litigation support to the Legal Department, including litigation and eDiscovery, contract system administration, legal records management, and attorney support. Ensures accurate, organized, and timely handling of legal information and systems while following company quality and safety standards.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

Litigation and eDiscovery Support 

  •  Process and preserve electronically stored information (ESI) for legal cases and investigations.
  • Advise attorneys and legal department personnel on the availability, location, format, preservation, and production of electronically stored information for investigations, claims, and litigation. 
  • Independently determine the appropriate technologies, systems, and methods for locating, preserving, retrieving, and exporting electronic records. 
  • Manage end-to-end eDiscovery activities across servers, networks, email accounts, and other data sources. 
  • Evaluate file format, size, location, accessibility, and technical requirements when selecting data preservation and production solutions. 
  • Preserve relevant electronic data and records in defensible, secure, and accessible formats to mitigate the risk of evidence spoliation. 
  • Prepare and export electronic records for review and secure delivery to attorneys, outside counsel, and other authorized parties. 
  • Consult with operations teams on legal hold requirements and methods for preserving and exporting business records. 
  • Serve as the subject-matter expert for eDiscovery software, data preservation, retrieval, and legal production processes.
  • Oversee technical troubleshooting and IT desktop support for the legal department.

  • Organize the legal department’s filing and monitoring system for contracts, business licenses, litigation.

  • Provide general and technical litigation support.

Contract Support

  • System administrator for the contract management system.

  • Maintenance of contract signing and limitation of liability authorizations for the company.

General Support

  • Partner with attorneys to collect legal and factual records.

  • Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects.  Participate in pre-task planning.  Report any safety issues or concerns to management.   
  • Be responsible for maintaining quality standards on all projects.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.


Requirements:
  • High school diploma or equivalent.

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in IT data management or litigation/eDiscovery support.

  • Bachelor’s degree and 1 years’ experience preferred.

  • A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.
About Us
Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 8,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 200 locations nationwide. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful multi-discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services. Terracon’s growth is due to our talented employee-owners exceeding expectations in client service and growing their careers with new and exciting opportunities in the marketplace. Terracon was recognized as the #1 firm in Asbestos and Lead Abatement.

Terracon’s vision of “Together, we are best at people” is demonstrated through our excellent compensation and benefits package. Based on eligibility, role and job status, we offer many programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and holidays, education reimbursement, and various bonus programs.
EEO Statement Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.
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