Extract from Jonathan Moody’s article “Finding the Right Fit: How to Pick the Best Path for a Career in eDiscovery”
The eDiscovery industry is a sought-after career path for a wide variety of reasons. Legal professionals enjoy a fun, challenging, and rewarding field, with abundant career growth opportunities and resilience during times of economic downturn.
However, getting into this field isn’t always simple and, once you’re here, there are a number of career options available within the industry that can make determining your ideal career path a difficult choice.
Thankfully, you should know that you can always pivot down the line if you find that another path may be a better fit. Professional development is a moving target and, in an industry that evolves as quickly as the legal world and all its data challenges, you can be sure you’ll have many opportunities to grow in new and exciting ways.
For now, we’ll start with the basics. Let’s review some high-level potential career options in eDiscovery and the legal world surrounding it, the best way to get into those careers, and the benefits of each discipline.
