Litigation Attorney (Intelligent Review) - Project Opportunity in Cape Town
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Contract
- Full-time
- Conduct detailed review of legal documents to assess relevance, privilege, confidentiality, and other case-specific issues.
- Accurately tag and categorise documents based on review protocols and legal relevance.
- Perform quality assurance checks to ensure consistency, precision, and adherence to project standards.
- Utilise industry-leading eDiscovery platforms (e.g., Relativity, Nuix, Disco) to manage, filter, and analyse large volumes of electronic data.
- Support technology-assisted review (TAR) processes and apply advanced filtering techniques where applicable.
- Apply redactions to protect sensitive, confidential, or legally privileged content in compliance with project requirements.
- Adhere to defined productivity, quality, and accuracy metrics as established by the project team.
- Proactively identify and escalate review inconsistencies, bottlenecks, or procedural concerns.
- Work collaboratively with project managers, team leads, and internal legal teams to ensure alignment on scope, strategy, and execution.
- Provide feedback and raise queries where instructions require clarification or refinement.
- Maintain strict compliance with data protection laws, confidentiality agreements, and client-specific requirements throughout the review process.
- Stay updated on changes in eDiscovery practices, legal requirements, and emerging technologies.
- Apply continuous learning to enhance review quality and efficiency.
- Identify and flag privileged information based on attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine.
- Prepare privilege logs and ensure accurate recording of privileged content.
- BA Law, LLB, LLM, or BCom Law degree from a reputable institution is required.
- Prior experience in document review or litigation support is highly desirable.
- Exposure to litigation, arbitration, or regulatory investigations.
- Additional certifications in eDiscovery tools or processes (e.g., Relativity Certified User, Certified E-Discovery Specialist [CEDS) are advantageous.
- Strong ability to understand and identify relevance, privilege, confidentiality, and responsiveness.
- Attention to detail for accurate tagging, redaction, and review.
- Basic understanding of legal privilege (attorney-client, work product, etc.) and legal standards for responsiveness.
- Familiarity with data privacy laws.
- Ability to follow detailed project protocols and workflows.
- Strong communication skills to liaise with team leads, project managers, and occasionally, clients.
- Proven track record of working under tight deadlines with a high degree of accuracy.
- Team player with an adaptive mindset to handle shifting project scopes.
- Project engagements usually require full-time dedication for the specified duration and cannot be undertaken alongside other full-time roles, unless explicitly permitted.
- You will be expected to work as an extension of our clients' legal teams, requiring seamless collaboration and professionalism.
- Due to the rapid nature of project deployment, Cognia cannot guarantee that it can accommodate notice periods, and your inability to start a project within a day or two after being contacted may exclude you from the opportunity.
- Successful contractors must be based in Cape Town, as our hybrid model combines remote and in-office work based on client requirements.