Attorney-Adviser (Special Counsel for Discovery)

SummaryThis position is located at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ENFORCEMENT. As an Attorney-Adviser (Special Counsel for Discovery), you will serve as Special Counsel for Discovery providing expert legal advice and leadership in matters involving complex information gathering.ResponsibilitiesAs an Attorney-Adviser (Special Counsel for Discovery), you will:Develop and implement defensive and affirmative discovery strategies and processes for Enforcement's largest and most complex matters.Serve as an integral member of litigation teams by leading or supporting and advising on complex discovery issues raised in enforcement litigation. Take proactive measures to identify and address the e-discovery needs of litigation teams.Review the work of other attorneys on discovery issues, ensuring quality and consistency of legal advice rendered. Make recommendations to senior management regarding discovery issues.Lead the development and implementation of strategies and processes to efficiently and effectively complete discovery-related tasks, including identifying, collecting, and reviewing documents and information in response to discovery requests served on the Bureau to ensure compliance with applicable requirements; understanding and implementing technology assisted review methodologies; asserting privileges and making confidentiality designations in response to discovery requests; reviewing discovery materials produced by others; and formulating positions on and negotiating discovery disputes.Keep abreast of electronic discovery developments and assisting Bureau enforcement attorneys in understanding those developments. Prepare memoranda of fact and law and policy analyses relating to discovery issues, including complex issues regarding government defensive discovery, expert discovery, and privileges, including as applied to a government entity.Telework eligibleYes—as determined by the agency policy.Travel RequiredOccasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.Promotion potential71Supervisory statusNo

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