Senior E-Discovery Technology Project Manager

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, 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 Technology applications.
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