Jennifer Doran, Discovery Counsel with MoloLamken https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmoscoso/ joins Brian Roberts(https://www.linkedin.com/in/beeberts/) in the Attorney Lounge (https://linktr.ee/attorneylounge) to discuss her life and career. Jennifer grew up in Morton Grove, IL just outside of Chicago, home of Pequod’s Pizza which Jen points out is ranked by Yelp as the best pizza in America! Jen attended Duke University as an undergrad where she double majored in Public Policy and English (and attended some Duke basketball games as well).After graduating Jen worked as a litigation caseworker at Rogers & Hardin LLP for a couple of years where she got first hand experience working at a law firm and she learned that she enjoyed, as she put it, “sleuthing” for the firm in the discovery process. Having enjoyed that experience, Jen knew at that point that she would be heading to law school. Despite some naysayers who thought she wasn’t mean enough or confrontational enough to be a lawyer, Jen knew that great lawyers could be empathic and understanding and successful at the same time. She also understood that there were many different career paths she could take with a law degree. Brian and Jennifer discuss whether you can be an effective lawyer and nice at the same time. Jennifer ultimately chose to attend, and received her law degree from, Emory University School of Law.After law school, Jen worked as an attorney at Stewart, Melvin & Frost LLP in Atlanta where she tried practicing in a variety of different areas of law. She eventually returned home to Chicago where she ended up focusing her practice in complex litigation with a focus on e-Discovery matters and ultimately landed at MoloLamken LLP (https://www.mololamken.com/) where she practices today. Returning to her love of “sleuthing,” Jen realized that she enjoyed living in the documents and finding ways to identify key evidence to support their client’s case. Jen shares her enthusiasm for the discovery phase of litigation and how much she enjoys adding value by leveraging technology to identify key information in a case and give her client’s a competitive advantage in the way she manages that process. Rather than approaching discovery as a burdensome and costly part of the litigation process, Jen shares how a well organized and thoughtful approach to discovery can bring competitive advantages to a case. Jen shares that a good discovery process involves good communication and a clear protocol with the right people and a strategic approach. Jen also advises to not only focus on what you do have but think about what you might not have as well so that you can strategize appropriately.Jen talks about the type of technology she leverages today to assist with discovery and other phases of litigation. She also discusses the opportunities available to lawyers who embrace technology and are willing to learn and understand the tools that are available to create competitive advantages in litigation. Jen talks about how fast technology is developing in the legal industry and encourages young attorneys to research opportunities in the space. Please visit the links below for more information about Jennifer, Brian, MoloLamken and Array, who serves as the host sponsor of The Attorney Lounge.Links:Jennifer Doran, Discovery Counsel with MoloLamken https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmoscoso/Brian Roberts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beeberts/MoloLamken LLP (https://www.mololamken.com/)Array: https://www.trustarray.com Lawyers careers