Job Title: Associate – Litigation Support
GDS GCO Enablement
Your key responsibilities
- Key responsibilities will include the following:
- Drafting communications for review by the GCO for the purpose of preservation and collection of evidence in response to document requests, government regulatory inquiries and subpoenas.
- Communicating directly with individual departments to identify and gather documents and data responsive to subpoenas and other formal requests. Responsible for compliance with document preservation requirements.
- Assists senior in document productions (for subpoenas and litigation) by coordinating the gathering of responsive electronic documents from practice offices via gathering memos, organizing responsive documents, arranging for imaging/copying and document production with external vendors.
- Reviews documents and case materials to gather factual information relevant to matters handled by GCO.
- Reviews and redacts documents to protect confidential client and personal identifying information.
- Assists in production and review of electronic workpapers applications in response to document production requests.
- Drafts objections and responses to written discovery requests.
- Maintains detailed indexes and diaries of productions for litigation, investigatory and subpoena matters.
- Digests, analyzes, abstracts and indexes transcripts.
- Collects and/or identifies deposition and trial testimony for input into legal databases.
- Creates and maintains legal databases.
- Ensures that all documents prepared are compliant with EY policies.
- Maintaining an understanding of the impact of changes in EY policies, organizational structure, and procedures.
- Reviews and summarizes abstracts and transcript data and creates indexes so material is easily referenced by GCO attorneys and auditors.
Skills and attributes for success
- You will be provided with training and coaching on the job. We are looking for someone who has the following attributes and skills:
- A pragmatic problem solver
- A drive to continuously build and master key technical, functional and professional skills
- Self-starter and motivated
- Ability to effectively manage a demanding workload with tight deadlines in a fast-paced, challenging and demanding environment
- Experience and qualifications
- LLB with 1 year of experience in document production, document review and redaction, electronic discovery and use of market relevant tools like relativity; and
- Familiarity with fundamentals of the United States (US) legal system.
What we look for
- Someone who wants to grow into a new role at EY and develop new skills and attributes
- A passion to contribute to the growth of the team
What working at EY offers
- EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across eight countries and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.
EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.