Staff Attorney - Complex Litigation / eDiscovery (L2)

AmLaw Firm | Remote | Pacific Time

High-Level Role Summary

This is a senior Staff Attorney role supporting complex, high-stakes litigation for a top AmLaw firm. While the work includes eDiscovery, this is not a first-level document review position. The attorney will perform Level 2 review, privilege analysis, develop review protocols, conduct Relativity searches, and support fact development and witness prep. The role requires someone who has previously worked as a Staff Attorney at an AmLaw or large litigation firm and can seamlessly integrate with case teams.

Top Requirements (Non-Negotiable)

1. Experienced Litigation Attorney

   • 10+ years of legal experience
   • Deep exposure to heavy, complex litigation
   • Comfortable exercising legal judgment (not just tagging docs)

2. Senior Document Review / L2 Experience

   • Level 2 review (responsiveness, issue spotting, privilege)
   • Privilege logging and QC
   • Drafting and enforcing review protocols

3. AmLaw or Large Firm Experience

   • Prior work with AmLaw firms (staff attorney or long-term contract)
   • Understands pace, expectations, and quality standards

4. Prior Staff Attorney Role

   • Must have previously held a Staff Attorney position
   • Not looking for associates transitioning into doc review for the first time

5. Pacific Time Zone

   • Must be living and working in PT
   • CA bar license required

Strong Preferences / Nice to Have

• Wildfire litigation experience
  • Utility defense or plaintiff wildfire matters
  • Large-scale disaster or mass tort litigation
• Advanced Relativity skills
  • Search term development
  • Analytics, threading, batching
• Fact development & witness prep
  • Issue timelines
  • Key document identification
• Experience working across multiple matters simultaneously