eDiscovery Intern
This eDiscovery Intern position offers a hands-on learning experience, supporting the Director and Analysts on diverse projects at the Intersection of Law, Data, and Strategy. The intern will assist with daily activities across key eDiscovery stages, including data identification, preservation, and collection. We are seeking a candidate who is eager to learn eDiscovery best practices, understand the fundamental stages of the litigation lifecycle, and is motivated to gain insight into the vast scale of electronically stored information (ESI) generated by a modern enterprise.
Intern Responsibilities:
Assist with setting up workflows for data preservation and data collection, including monitoring progress and documenting completion.
Develop skills in organizing vast amounts of collected materials with relevant custodians and matters.
Review and update Legal Hold Record Inventory databases in collaboration with the Records and Information Management (RIM) team.
Provide preliminary analysis of large datasets, implementing best practices for standard filtering options—such as deduplication and near-duplication—to effectively reduce the volume of data and turn it into a manageable collection.
Assist in the testing and implementation of new data analytics and filtering methods for eDiscovery tools.
Apply established data filtering techniques to organize and process electronically stored information (ESI) efficiently.
Help us keep our internal "playbook" updated so our tools and workflows stay sharp.
Skills and Requirements (Who You Are):
A genuine interest in legal processes, technology, and information governance is essential.
Eagerness to learn about eDiscovery principles, including identification, preservation, acquisition, and analysis of electronically stored information.
Comfortable shifting priorities as business needs change.
Proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office product suites.
Desire to learn about industry-standard eDiscovery and litigation support tools and technology.
Excellent organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
Creative thinking and effective problem solving skills.
Education:
Currently pursuing a degree in a relevant field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Legal Studies, or Business) with a year in industry 2026-7.
Other Requirements:
Local to Belfast as you’ll be expected to be in the office three days per week
What you’ll gain:
Benefits including: Private Medical and Dental coverage, Mental Health Benefit Programme, Group Pension Plan, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Gym Membership
Extensive support and ongoing development in this field
Hybrid Working
CME Group: Where Futures are Made
CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.
At CME Group, we embrace our employees' unique experiences and skills to ensure that everyone’s perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal-opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.
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Skills Required
- Currently pursuing a degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Legal Studies, Business, or a related field
- Participating in a year-in-industry program for 2026-2027
- Local to Belfast and able to work in the office three days per week
- Proficiency with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office
- Interest in legal processes, technology, and information governance
- Ability and willingness to learn eDiscovery principles and litigation lifecycle stages
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities
- Creative thinking and effective problem-solving skills
CME Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CME Group and has not been reviewed or approved by CME Group.
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Retirement Support — U.S. offerings include both a 401(k) and a company-funded cash-balance pension, strengthening long-term financial security. This dual-track structure is highlighted as a notable differentiator among private employers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and holiday schedules are described as generous, with ample time off and carryover commonly highlighted. This breadth of leave meaningfully enhances perceived total rewards.
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Flexible Benefits — A flexible, hybrid work model applies to many roles, increasing day-to-day usability of the package. Flexibility is framed as a standard feature rather than an exception.
CME Group Insights
What We Do
As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and Chicago. CME Group also operates CME Clearing, one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing provider in the world, which offers clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives transactions through CME ClearPort®. These products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter derivatives markets.
