Legal Holds and Discovery Strategy Specialist

Overview

LDM is an internal organization within the firm's Litigation Department that supports and facilitates the legal discovery process, including the identification, preservation, collection, review, and production of information relevant to litigation matters, regulatory inquiries, and internal investigations. The Associate will be part of the team responsible for the end-to-end Legal Hold process including the drafting, issuance, and monitoring of legal hold notices to employees across the Firm, providing guidance about the legal obligations surrounding those holds, and facilitating their ultimate release. As a Legal Holds and Discovery Strategy Specialist, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with innovative eDiscovery professionals across a wide variety of disciplines in a dynamic environment. You will perform custodial and / or data source research and identification, along with the preservation and disposition of data within pre-defined Service Level Agreements and turnaround times. In addition, you will facilitate responses to attorney questions and requests regarding litigation, HR, and regulatory matters. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to broader goals and initiatives across the eDiscovery spectrum in an effort to continuously develop, update and improve our eDiscovery program.

Key Responsibilities

• Action, coordinate, and track inquiries and requests in connection with the identification, preservation, and collection of electronically stored information (ESI)
• Serve as an internal subject matter expert on how JPMC conducts discovery, with a particular focus on legal holds, information governance, custodian interview questionnaires, data disposition, and matter closures
• Liaise between various stakeholders including internal litigators, outside counsel, technology partners, and the lines of business, to advise on discovery obligations, manage expectations for deliverables, and ensure compliance with firm policies and implementation of best practices related to discovery
• Lead and support internal initiatives related to audit readiness and legal technology implementation; and responsible for continually identifying opportunities to improve LDM processes, while consulting on the implementation and documentation of those improvements
• Create matter-related and programmatic reports, and deliver updates to management on an ad-hoc and periodic basis
• Effectively and clearly communicate facts, accomplishments, and key challenges and risks related to the efforts of the team and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization

Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world\'s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants\' and employees\' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we\'re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

With large, global operations, the Legal team tackles complex issues and helps shape the regulations that affect the businesses. The group is organized into practice groups that align with the lines of business and corporate staff areas, which encourages collaboration on legal, regulatory and business developments as they arise.

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