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Litigation Support/eDiscovery Analysts

Employment Prospects

Employers

Litigation support/eDiscovery analysts are employed by law firms, corporations that have dedicated legal departments, legal service providers, government agencies, and eDiscovery software providers.

Starting Out

Many people become litigation support/eDiscovery analysts after first working as paralegals, legal assistants, or in other support positions. They pursue continuing education classes and webinars, earn certification credentials, and otherwise build their skills in order to meet demand for this type of worker at their company. Others learn about job openings at the Web sites of professional associations, via their career service office, by attending career fairs or networking events, or by using social networking sites such as LinkedIn.

Some aspiring litigation support/eDiscovery analysts break into the field by working as document coders, who review and code digital documents and other content so that is easily accessible during a case or project.