Staff Attorney (French, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Arabic Language)

$90,000 - $110,000/Yr

Covington & Burling Llp - New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid - New York, NY

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Staff Attorney position involves working in teams on document review and production projects related to large, complex litigation, investigations, and regulatory matters. Staff Attorneys will be engaged for specific matters or significant projects and will be released from the firm when the work on the project concludes.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, categorize, and annotate or redact documents in document review database systems and hard-copy collections.
• Assist in the preparation of privilege and redaction logs and other tasks related to document review and production.
• Assist with quality control and review metrics reporting processes as needed.
• Collaborate with litigation support staff and e-discovery vendors to resolve operational issues with document collections and review systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Firm management.

Requirements

• At least one year of document review experience within or for an AMLAW 100 or 200 firm.
• Current good standing in the DC Bar.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills with a strong service orientation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong working knowledge of discovery document review projects and attorney-client privilege rules.
• Significant experience with online document review systems such as Relativity, Documatrix, or FTI's Ringtail.

Benefits

• Eligible for overtime pay
• Hybrid workplace flexibility