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JOB SUMMARY: Kilpatrick Townsend is seeking an E-Discovery Attorney to support litigation teams through all phases of the e-discovery lifecycle while helping advance the firm's use of AI and emerging legal technologies. This role combines hands-on discovery work with opportunities to develop innovative workflows, evaluate new technology solutions, and collaborate with attorneys and clients on complex litigation matters. The ideal candidate is a technology-curious attorney with strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and a passion for innovation in legal practice. This Team Attorney position is an alternative to traditional partnership-track position and has a lower billable hour requirement (and minimal non-billable requirements).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and support e-discovery matters, including document review, quality control, privilege review, data collections, and productions.
• Collaborate with litigation teams on discovery strategy, deposition preparation, trial support, and case management.
• Assist in the development and implementation of AI-enabled review workflows and other technology-driven solutions.
• Evaluate emerging legal technologies and support training, best practices, and workflow improvements.
• Participate in client-facing initiatives, including presentations, conferences, and business development activities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
• A minimum of 2–5 years of experience in litigation, investigations, e-discovery, or a related legal practice.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Interest in legal technology, AI, and innovation within litigation workflows.
• Experience with Relativity, technology-assisted review (TAR), analytics, or AI-assisted review tools is preferred.

COMPANY OVERVIEW: Kilpatrick is a full-service, international law firm with more than 600 attorneys who work with forward-thinking clients in established and emerging industries to solve their most business-critical matters.

Kilpatrick attorneys are fully engaged in the success of the firm's clients. We deliver results-oriented counsel for corporations at all stages of the growth cycle, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. A close collaboration between the firm's practice areas ensures that we are well-positioned to serve all of our clients' needs.

We serve clients around the world from offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Washington, China, Japan, and Sweden. We value our client relationships and are committed to learning and furthering the business, as well as legal goals, of each company we work with.

We strive at every level to develop beneficial relationships built on trust and mutual respect. We partner with the senior executives and internal counsel of our corporate clients, integrating and sharing tasks as appropriate. We take pride in the fact that clients who hire us once, typically hire us again. Our success is measured by the results we achieve on behalf of our clients, and we commit ourselves, without reservation, to the overriding objective of client satisfaction.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity for all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex or gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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