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Senior Search Consultant

Remote, US, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Aug 2026

💰 $115,000/yr($98,173/yr – $115,000/yr)

About the role

What is special about Lighthouse?

Lighthouse is built on a foundation of unique, compassionate, highly driven individuals. We elevate the strengths and talents of those around us while leveraging opportunities for growth. We offer the experience of solving complex problems while continuing to grow multiple facets of your career. Lighthouse is where innovation meets support and where collaboration is the key ingredient to success. We grow together and are stronger together.

What’s unique about this role?

Search Consulting is a team of experts in linguistics, ediscovery law and process, legal technology, and GenAI-enabled workflows. The team consults on and supports pre-review data minimization, maximizing cull rates, and applying technology, artificial intelligence, and search expertise to optimize downstream review efficiencies. The Search Senior Consultant drives the team’s goals by providing services including expert client-facing Keyword Search Consultation (KWC), keyword search term generation and optimization, analyzing, iterating, and reporting on terms to clients, and ECA / data minimization pre-review, including the application of DART syntax and IQ ECA as Lighthouse’s proprietary culling technologies. The Senior Consultant is a highly consultative role and someone who is a technologist or possesses a high aptitude with regard to technology, GenAI, and their application to electronically stored information. The Senior Consultant takes the lead on the most complex Search tasks and is the first choice for in-person communications with or presentations to clients and counsel on search consultation issues. Moreover, the role involves contributions to the management of process and tool innovation, service standardization, the creation of formal documentation and training, and other organizational-development initiatives.

What will this person do?

Leads analysis and application of technology, GenAI-enabled workflows, and Lighthouse proprietary culling technologies to reduce data volume pre-review
- Drives development of workflow and SOP strategy and documentation
- Designs and executes non-standard/custom solutions and workflows, including appropriate use of GenAI-supported analysis and automation
- Applies expertise in DART syntax and IQ ECA as Lighthouse’s proprietary culling technology to support ECA/data minimization strategies
- Ability to successfully conduct complex/multi-part analysis
Leads expert client-facing Keyword Search Consultation (KWC) services with high accuracy and timelines
- Demonstrated mastery of dtSearch syntax, DART syntax, IQ ECA and relevant review platform features/functionality
- Expertise in all standard search consultation services and QC protocols
- Independently develops solutions to complex client request, including custom or creative problem solving
- Leads development of client-facing analyses, reports, and other deliverables
- Identifies opportunities for innovation, including practical and responsible AI incorporation into Search Consulting workflows and deliverables
Leads service management activities aimed at increasing knowledge, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Search team, such as:
- Process and tool innovation, including GenAI-enabled tooling, DART syntax workflows, and IQ ECA best practices
- Service standardization and best practices definition
- Creation of service documentation and formal training
Actively participates in other initiatives outside of billable work that map to company and Tech Enabled Review departmental objectives
Internal point of contact for project management teams
- Ensures questions from project management teams or clients are addressed in timely manner
- Manages collaboration with project management teams re: client communications/consultation/escalations
Proactively mentors less experienced team members
Performs other tasks as needed

Bring your passion and together we will shine. It would also be great if you had the following:

Excellent communication and consultation skills, including expert client-facing Keyword Search Consultation (KWC)
Keen attention to detail
Strong analytics skills
Technical aptitude and practical fluency with AI-enabled approaches to eDiscovery workflows
Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility and promotes adaptability/flexibility skills in others
Strong ability to manage competing priorities and work independently or as part of a team
Experience with eDiscovery platfor