Senior E-Discovery Technology Project Manager

Description

As a member of the Information Services Department, the Senior E-Discovery Technology Project Manager is responsible for managing the entire lifecycle of a case, while developing and following workflows that will lead to successful outcomes.

• Works closely with legal teams on developing and maintaining a strategy for effectively handling data from collection through final review and production.
• Responsible for building, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex E-Discovery databases, culling and analyzing data, employing Early Case Assessment and/or Advanced Analytics when appropriate, and oversees the loading of new or updated data, images, and native files for legal team review.
• Manages large diverse collections of e-mails, images, and native files in combination with database management.
• Strong emphasis on quality control checking of all work, including data from vendors and third parties.
• Provides application support within the department as well as to legal teams.
• Assists users with problems and questions, while guiding legal teams through the entire process.
• Trains attorneys and paralegals when needed in the effective use of all E-Discovery Technology software.
• Frequent document production is handled by the Senior Project Manager, including all pre‑ and post‑production activities, including oversight of the burning of data onto electronic media along with Chain of Custody.
• Possess expertise in all electronic discovery and paper document handling functions.
• Frequent and effective communication with the legal teams and vendors is necessary in this position.
• A mastery of the use of all of the firm’s E‑Discovery Technology tools is expected.
• Often collaborates with other department personnel but also needs to be able to effectively work alone.
• Works in partnership with Project Teams Manager, other Project Managers and provides work to the group’s Specialists and Analysts.
• Needs to be available during off‑hours, when needed, so flexibility is necessary.
• Strict confidentiality and professionalism must always be maintained.
• Manages complete case activity involving all aspects of Electronic Discovery, case data management, document retention, production of data, and effective use of resources.
• Ongoing contact and communication with legal team members throughout the entire case lifecycle.
• Management of all vendor activity; analyze, gather and write clear job specifications for vendors where data is outsourced and follow job throughout process.
• Responsible for managing expectations of all parties involving all stages of case progression.
• Develops strategies for the efficient handling of discovery and production data.
• Builds and maintains datasets using state‑of‑the‑art document processing and review tools.
• Track all case‑related activity utilizing project management tools and completion of all relevant electronic tracking and similar forms.
• Assists legal teams in the analysis and presentation of data trends and patterns using Early Case Assessment and Advanced Analytics, along with leveraging sound judgment.
• Provides advice to legal teams in the proper methods of data collection, preservation, processing, production, and retention, including attending Rule 26(f) discovery planning conferences.
• Oversees work performed by Specialists and Analysts and when necessary and completes PM QC of processed data.
• Accurately observes all standard E‑Discovery Technology conventions and Best Practices, such as deduplication and other methods of culling of data, and time zone management, including the application of complex search queries and criteria.
• Maintains server and folder structure of databases, image collections, native files, mail stores and load files.
• Assists with the identification and archiving of old case data.
• Participates in all aspects of document production processing, from initial communication with legal teams to final distribution of deliverables, management of post‑processing collections, and generation of Privilege Logs.
• Performs stringent quality control checks of data and load files created internally or from vendors and other third‑party sources, for loading into E‑Discovery…