e-Discovery 101 with Stephanie Clerkin, Director of Litigation Support at Korein Tillery

Stephanie Clerkin (  / stephanieclerkin  ) joins Brian Roberts (  / beeberts  ) in the Attorney Lounge (https://linktr.ee/attorneylounge) to talk about her career and provide a high level overview of e-Discovery. Brian and Stephanie talk about the beginning of their careers and trying to figure out how you learn and build expertise in your industry when you’re starting without any experience. Stephanie discuss how she bridges the gap between legal teams and information technology personnel by speaking the language of both groups of professionals. She walks through what a good process looks like when organizing an e-Discovery project, the technology she leverages, and how to streamline and make the process as efficient as possible.

Stephanie grew up in St. Louis, obtained her Finance degree from Saint Louis University and started her career as a Financial Analyst at RubinBrown LLP where she worked on various projects that introduced her to the world of litigation support. From there, she moved to Korein Tillery in 2013 to spearhead the firm’s litigation support efforts. In that time, Stephanie has become a recognized expert in the litigation support and e-Discovery world with a large following on social media. She discusses her interest in building a social media presence and how she balances a variety of roles and activities, including being a Mom, her day job, her social media presence, and the various trade groups she’s involved in. In that regard, Stephanie offers advice on how to manage workloads, avoid burnout and ensure work-life balance in an industry where that can be tough to accomplish.

Brian and Stephanie discuss the incredible opportunities that exist in the legal ops industry. Stephanie recommends starting with ACEDS (https://aceds.org/) if you’re interested in learning more about the e-Discovery industry. Given that the industry is relatively new, they discuss how many of the professionals in the eDiscovery industry are essentially founders who have built careers, learned from the beginning and are open to welcoming and educating new entrants.

Please visit the links below for more information about Stephanie, Brian, Korein Tillery and Array, who serves as the host sponsor of The Attorney Lounge.

Links:

Stephanie Clerkin:   / stephanieclerkin  

Brian Roberts:   / beeberts  

Korein Tillery: https://www.koreintillery.com/

Array: https://www.trustarray.com