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eDiscovery Project Manager

Compensation

$115,000 to $140,000

Location

Philadelphia

Overview

AmLaw 100 law firm is seeking an eDiscovery Project Manager to be in their Philadelphia office. This role will be focused on regional support, but works with recourses and other cases teams nationally. The Project Manager will be very client facing and will be responsible for proactive engagement with eDiscovery to gain substantive knowledge of the matter, development of workflows and process to achieve the understood goals of the clients with efficient use of resources.

Contact

staffing@cowengroup.com
(212) 661 0025

Reference Number

277

Responsibilities:

  • Manages collection, processing, culling, review and hosting of electronic data as well as all hard copy or opposing productions
  • Develops workflows and budget projects and drive management of the project from start to finish to meet pre-established deadlines and costs
  • Uses deep understanding of eDiscovery to provide technical as well as substantive solutions for managing data
  • Provides guidance and support in setting up review databases for client end-user
  • Assists with setting up processing and culling workflow to promote relevant material into new database for review
  • Answers questions, supports and trains on new review platform
  • Assists in structuring efficient reviews, coding templates and productions
  • Provides reporting to aid in all facets of workflow
  • Provides product training on all litigation support tools as well as coordinating with I.S. Department training resources
  • Acts as client facing resource and “sales” point to internal firm clients as well as presentations to external clients on firm’s ediscovery capabilities and solutions
  • Proactively engages with the case team and develops a workflow and budget for that workflow, which can be clearly presented
  • Uses workflows and budgets to show value to case teams and clients
  • Communicates project status to relevant parties and provides reporting as needed
  • Tracks time in project management software accurately to maintain central repository for matter analytics and data
  • Provides day-to-day supervision of direct/indirect/dotted line personnel (including temporary or contract)

Requirements:

  • Previous law firm experience: litigation support, paralegal, attorney roles where full EDRM in-sourced solutions where offered or eDiscovery consulting firm experience
  • Deep familiarity and understanding of full EDRM lifecycle
  • Previous supervisory experience considered a plus
  • Familiar with the litigation process, including all phases of discovery and trial (pleadings, document requests, depositions, interrogatories, requests for admissions, trial examination of witnesses, and admission of exhibits
  • Familiar with the following hardware/software: (must not have experience with all)
  • Software: Autonomy, LAW, Introspect, Stratify, Nuix, eCapture, Relativity, Ringtail, DocuMatrix, Summation, Concordance, LiveNote, IPRO, Trial Director, Sanction, CaseMap/TimeMap, and the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access), Lotus Notes, Windows operating system
  • Hardware: Scanners, presentation hardware (projectors, “ELMO”, etc.), CD/DVD