Cara H. Jarrell

Biography

Cara Jarrell is an experienced electronic discovery attorney and co-leader of the Strategic Technology and E-Discovery Methods Team, where she focuses on developing innovative and defensible approaches to data analysis and discovery. As an administrator for an in-house instance of RelativityOne, she manages the deployment and optimization of advanced e-discovery workflows, ensuring efficient, secure, and scalable support for complex litigation and regulatory matters. Her work bridges legal strategy and cutting-edge technology to deliver practical, cost-effective solutions across the data lifecycle.

Representative Experience

  • Designed and managed end-to-end document review workflows for large-scale litigation and regulatory investigations, ensuring efficiency, defensibility, and compliance with discovery obligations
  • Led cross-functional teams (including legal, technical, and vendor partners) in developing tailored review protocols, QC processes, and privilege review guidelines
  • Oversaw reviewer onboarding and training for complex projects, ensuring consistency in issue coding, privilege tagging, and responsiveness determinations
  • Implemented quality control and sampling procedures to monitor reviewer accuracy and identify training or protocol gaps in real time
  • Collaborated with case teams to develop issue tag structures and search strategies aligned with legal theories and discovery objectives
  • Used analytics tools (e.g., email threading, near-duplicate detection, TAR/active learning) to prioritize documents and reduce review volumes and costs
  • Served as point of contact for review teams, coordinating with other RelativityOne administrators to troubleshoot technical issues, refine workflows, and optimize user access and permissions
  • Conducted privilege log management, second-level review, and final QC for productions to ensure consistency and accuracy
  • Drafted legally compliant governing documents, including articles of incorporation, bylaws, and conflict of interest policies
  • Drafted regulations and reviewed proposed legislation
  • Presented an oral argument involving a labor and employment dispute before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Licensed In

  • Kentucky

Education

  • J.D. University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
  • B.A. University of Louisville

Memberships

  • Board Member, HighPoint Charitable Services
  • Women in eDiscovery
  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • Louisville Bar Association
  • Citizens Foster Care Review Board Member

Achievements

  • Leadership Kentucky (2017)

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