Compensation
$130,000 to $150,000
Location
New York
Overview
Growing international law firm is seeking a Litigation Support Manager to be a part of their team. This person will be managing case teams and department staff, focusing on eDiscovery best practices, policies, and procedures. Responsibilities also include direct hire, placement, and training of litigation support personnel.
Contact
Francis Guzman: francis@cowengroup.com
(212) 661 0025
Reference Number
282
Responsibilities:
- Recognize potential errors or setbacks in the workflow and/or execution
of projects
- Provide reports to Director of ALS and/or users as requested
- Supervise workflow of cases in the ALS department, including: Modifying
workflow as cases progress, assigning cases to project managers, supervise
project managers, and specialists and analysts throughout a case
lifecycle
- Conduct quality control on the department’s work product
- Vendor coordination and management including on-line review
applications
- Provide guidance and advice to staff regarding department projects
- Technical trial preparation
- End-user training and support as needed
- Researching new tools as needed for litigation and other practice
areas
- Litigation support software upgrades and testing
- Design and manage end-user databases
- Direct attorney and other end-user interaction
- Client, co-counsel and opposing counsel interaction as required
Requirements:
- College degree
- Minimum of five years experience managing litigation support projects
- Extensive knowledge of electronic discovery, electronic discovery
applications, and web-hosting tools
- Knowledge of standard litigation support applications such as IPRO,
Concordance, and LiveNote