We are seeking an experienced forensic-technology and eDiscovery practitioner to join our client in Sydney at Director level. The successful candidate will lead delivery on forensic-collection, eDiscovery and document-review workstreams under Partner-led engagement strategy, operate as a senior delivery practitioner alongside Partners during review and disclosure windows, and build the named-account and law-firm-partner relationships that underpin future origination at Senior Director and Partner level. Specific qualifications, regulatory fluency and tooling are detailed in the sections that follow.

Confidential Client. Applying to this position means that you are interested to have an initial confidential discussion about how we can help you to identify and join a new forensic technology and eDiscovery practice. With your authorisation we will exclusively run the entire application and recruitment process for you, keeping you apprised at every step. With over 30 years' combined experience of helping the most talented forensic-technology practitioners to make safe exits to launch rewarding new careers, we have the experience, network and ability to help you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead delivery on forensic-collection and eDiscovery workstreams across the EDRM lifecycle: identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, analysis and production - often with Australia-NZ-PNG-APAC overlay - in support of Partner-led EDRM governance and engagement strategy, while building the named-account and law-firm-partner networks that underpin future personal origination at Senior Director and Partner level.
• Lead delivery on forensic imaging and live-collection programmes on endpoints, servers, mobile devices, M365 / Google Workspace tenants, AWS / Azure / GCP cloud workloads, structured-data sources, and ephemeral-messaging platforms (Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Signal); deliver evidence-handling and chain-of-custody discipline aligned with ISO 27037, the Sedona Conference Cooperation Proclamation and Federal Court Practice Notes on technology and the court.
• Lead delivery on document-review programmes using TAR / CAL, predictive coding, near-dedup, email threading and multi-language analytics; design first-pass-review and second-level QC workflows defensible against opposing-party challenge under Federal Court and NSW UCPR Practice Note SC Eq 11 (Disclosure) procedures.
• Contribute to the technical-defensibility narrative on chain-of-custody, hash-verification, processing exception handling and production format - including for cross-border productions to US Federal Court (Rule 26 / 34), UK High Court (CPR Part 31) and Asian arbitral-tribunal recipients - under Partner-led engagement positioning.
• Engage with instructing solicitors under Partner direction on collection scope, custodian-interview support, search-term negotiation, Federal Court Pre-Discovery Conferences and Sedona-aligned proportionality positions.
• Build emerging client relationships and contribute to named-account development at General Counsel, Head of Litigation and Chief Compliance Officer level, and at relevant law firm partner level - under Partner direction.
• Mentor and advocate for managers and senior managers - supporting their delivery on EDRM technical depth, championing their development needs at engagement-staffing rounds, and sponsoring their upskilling on emerging methodology and AI tooling - and apply industry-standard forensic-technology tooling at investigation depth in support of evidentiary outcomes.
• Stay current with the AI-assisted-review frontier (such as Relativity aiR for Review or Reveal AI), the Federal Court's Information Technology and the Court Pilot, and emerging Australian and international case-law on AI-assisted review admissibility.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Recognised forensic-technology and / or eDiscovery credential, such as EnCE (EnCase Certified Examiner), GCFE / GCFA (GIAC), CCE (Certified Computer Examiner), ACEDS CEDS (Certified eDiscovery Specialist), Relativity Master (RCA), or Nuix Master.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in forensic technology, eDiscovery or digital evidence, with substantive direct exposure to Australian commercial litigation, class actions and arbitration.
• Demonstrable track record of leading delivery on forensic-collection and eDiscovery engagements across the full EDRM lifecycle - in support of Partner-led EDRM governance and engagement strategy, with strong technical and client-facing presence.
• Direct experience working with senior client stakeholders (General Counsel, Head of Litigation, Chief Compliance Officer) and instructing solicitors at partner level.
• Working knowledge of the Australian evidence and disclosure framework: the Federal Court Rules 2011 and Practice Notes on technology and the court on Technology and the Court, the NSW UCPR (disclosure procedure), Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles for evidence-gathering, OAIC Notifiable Data Breach scheme implications for cross-border productions, and class-action discovery procedure under the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976.
• Working knowledge of the EDRM model, the Sedona Conference principles (notably the Cooperation Proclamation, Principle 6 on proportionality and Commentary on TAR), ISO 27037 (digital evidence handling) and ACPO Guidelines for Digital Evidence.
• Familiarity with industry-standard forensic-technology tooling, including review platforms (such as Relativity, Relativity aiR for Review, Nuix Discover, Reveal / Brainspace, Disco or Everlaw), forensic-imaging and analysis tools (such as EnCase, Magnet Axiom, X-Ways, FTK, or Cellebrite UFED for mobile), processing engines (such as Nuix Workstation, Relativity Processing or LAW), and cloud-collection platforms (such as Hanzo, Onna, Pagefreezer or X1 Social Discovery).
• High-agency operating style with strong judgement under court-deadline pressure and the methodological discipline to ensure technical decisions are evidence-based, defensible and documentable.
• Calm, credible communication style suited to translating technical complexity for non-technical audit-committee and counsel audiences.

Preferred Experience:

• Multiple stacking credentials at this level - the recognised pattern at this level on multi-platform engagements.
• GREM (GIAC Reverse-Engineering Malware) or GCFA (GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst) for practitioners whose work crosses into incident-response forensics.
• Postgraduate study in computer science, information security, digital forensics or a related discipline.
• Royal Commission or Commission-of-Inquiry forensic-technology experience.
• Cross-border collection experience across Australia / NZ / PNG and the broader APAC region.
• Track record of converting one-off forensic-technology engagements into multi-year retainer or managed-discovery work.
• Established or emerging relationships with law firm partners in international arbitration, commercial litigation, class actions, white-collar crime, regulatory enforcement and internal-investigations practices who instruct forensic-technology and eDiscovery work.
• Continuous-learning posture and active engagement with the AI developments reshaping forensic technology and eDiscovery: candidates who track tooling shifts (such as Relativity aiR for Review, Reveal AI, TAR-3.0 protocols, or AI-assisted classification under Federal Court Practice Note GPN-TECH defensibility expectations), share that knowledge with managers and senior managers, and have a track record of supporting team upskilling on emerging methodologies.

Compensation:

Competitive package commensurate with seniority and experience, including base, performance-based bonus, long-term incentives and (where applicable) partner-track participation.

Next Steps:

This opportunity is open to Australian citizens, permanent residents and qualified candidates with relevant Australian work-rights status who match the above criteria. Please apply to receive prompt contact from an experienced and specialist forensic technology and eDiscovery recruitment consultant.

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