E-Discovery Attorney (Huntsville, AL) at Butler Snow in Huntsville, AL

Butler Snow is seeking an E-Discovery attorney to join the team. Location: Huntsville, Alabama What you will do: Advise clients and legal teams on e-discovery obligations, including preservation and production of ESI. Develop and implement defensible legal holds, collection strategies, and discovery protocols. Manage large-scale document review and production projects from discovery through trial. Analyze electronically stored information, including emails, documents, databases, chat messages, and other digital records. Work with litigation-support teams, vendors, forensic specialists, and outside counsel. Draft and negotiate ESI protocols, discovery agreements, search terms, and protective orders. Address discovery disputes, including challenges involving scope, relevance, proportionality, privilege, and data preservation. Advise on privilege review, confidentiality, data privacy, and cross-border discovery issues. Oversee document-review teams and quality-control processes. Stay current with developments in FRCP, e-discovery case law, AI-assisted review, TAR, and emerging discovery technologies. Represent clients in discovery conferences, hearings, and related litigation matters as needed. Discovery Strategy: Develop discovery plans, search terms, collection protocols, and review workflows. Technology Management: Work with litigation-support teams and e-discovery vendors using platforms such as Relativity, Everlaw, DISCO, or similar systems. Discovery Disputes: Handle disputes concerning preservation, search methodology, scope, proportionality, privilege, and adequacy of productions. Vendor Management: Coordinate with forensic specialists, outside vendors, contract attorneys, and litigation-support professionals. Project Management: Track discovery deadlines, budgets, review progress, production schedules, and case milestones. Qualifications and Skills required: J.D. from an accredited law school. Active bar admission in the relevant jurisdiction. 3 years of experience with litigation, investigations, or e-discovery. Strong understanding of FRCP Rules 26, 34, 37, and 45 and applicable state discovery rules. Familiarity with platforms such as Relativity, Everlaw, DISCO, Logikcull, or similar e-discovery tools. Strong legal research, writing, negotiation, project-management, and analytical skills. Ability to manage complex, high-volume matters and communicate technical concepts to attorneys and clients. Why Butler Snow: Opportunity to work with highly intelligent and accomplished attorneys working on complex matters with sophisticated clients Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision as well as Life, Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability; Generous Paternity/Maternity Leave*; Paid Parking; Cell Phone Reimbursement; 401(k) & Profit Sharing*; 10 Paid Holidays plus 2 floating holidays; and Learning and Development opportunities including CLE. *Once eligibility requirements are satisfied