Job Description

Are you passionate about e-Discovery and looking to support the creation of our new in-house eDiscovery service?


We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced eDiscovery Project Manager to join the Mourant Forensics team. In this role, you will be the central point of contact for managing digital evidence, supporting document reviews, processing data and running productions. You'll ensure that best practices and firm procedures are maintained while managing all aspects of eDiscovery projects from collection through to production.


If you have strong eDiscovery experience and are seeking a new challenge, we'd love to hear from you!

About the role

Project Management:

Lead end-to-end management of eDiscovery projects, including scoping, budgeting, timeline management, and client reporting. Work closely with legal teams and clients to ensure that project goals are met within agreed timelines.

Data Collection & Preservation:

Oversee the collection, preservation, and processing of electronic data. Ensure defensibility and accuracy, maintaining a complete chain-of-custody for all data collected.

Platform Management:

Manage eDiscovery platforms, ensuring data is processed, loaded, and maintained for review and analysis.

Workflows & Best Practices:

Design and implement workflows for document reviews, ensuring processes align with best practices, firm policies, and legal standards.

Client & Internal Liaison:

Serve as the primary point of contact between clients, external vendors, and internal stakeholders (IT, Legal Risk Management). Coordinate with external service providers for tasks such as electronic disclosure, translations, and forensic analysis.

Quality Control & Reporting:

Conduct quality checks on processed data and review output, ensuring accuracy and adherence to project specifications. Generate reports and status updates for clients and internal teams.

Training & Support:

Provide user support and training to internal teams and clients on eDiscovery tools, review platforms, and data-sharing solutions. Troubleshoot any issues and manage expectations across all parties involved.

About you

Solid eDiscovery knowledge supported by a relevant professional qualification and/or experience in using industry recognised eDiscovery platforms required as well as understanding all stages of the EDRM. Proven experience managing large, complex eDiscovery projects from start to finish, with the ability to meet deadlines and handle competing priorities. Demonstrable capability to be organised and attentive to detail, good at working under pressure, independently and to tight deadlines, a good problem-solver, and a clear and effective communicator. A developed understanding of other technologies and services used by leading law firms in dealing with digital evidence, including but not limited to computer forensics, eDiscovery review platforms and electronic bundles.

About Mourant

We believe in inclusive workplaces where everyone feels seen, heard, valued and respected. We pride ourselves in providing accessible development opportunities to all our people, where everyone feels like they belong and can thrive.


If you would like to join an award winning and forward thinking firm whose inclusive culture and values recognise that its people are fundamental to its success, we would love to hear from you.


We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. If you need this job description or the application form in an alternative format, or if you would like to discuss the recruitment process with our recruitment team, please email recruitment@mourant.com