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In the last five years there has been a boom in the e-discovery market resulting in a demand for litigation support professionals within corporate legal departments and law firms. As the nation's leading search firm in the legal technology market, we know that finding qualified candidates to fit into these roles is not an easy task. There is a war for talent.
The Cowen Group Salary Survey is designed to help human resource departments and hiring managers to better understand what it takes to hire and retain qualified candidates in this growing market. The survey was conducted by researching AMLAW 200 firms, Fortune 500 corporations and vendors in the legal space. This survey was conducted via phone interviews and includes data from more than 500 law firm human resource managers, CIOs and firm-wide directors of litigation support.
Until now, this coveted information has only been available to select professional clients and associates of The Cowen Group. The survey is now public and provides much needed data to help companies and firms hire and retain top talent.
Survey results are being released throughout the year by region via Litigation Support Today and The Cowen Group Web site. Below you will find results from the East Coast region.
The Cowen Group Litigation Support
Salary Survey for 2008
East Coast
Litigation Support Analyst
Base Salary: $60,000 to $80,000
Legal Experience: 0 to 3 years
Variables: Ability and Willingness to Learn, Attitude, Applications Certifications, # of Attorneys Supported, Size/Scope of Projects, % of EDD vs. Imaging
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- Responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting litigation databases (perform data normalization, global edits, remove duplicates, overlay or merge data into existing records, index and pack databases).
- Builds relational databases using Concordance/Summation and MS Access. Creates new database and image collections using Concordance/Summation and IPRO. Quality checking data and image files from vendors, and other third party sources, for loading into litigation support applications.
- Providing application support and troubleshooting assistance to users when necessary. Maintain tracking logs for data received and loaded; maintain inventory of data media received for each project. Assisting with duplication and burning of data onto CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or external drives.
- Some firms will require the Analyst to process electronic data in-house using industry standard tools such as LAW, ZPrint, DiscoveryE, Discovery Cracker, and the IPRO Suite.
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Litigation Support Specialist
Base Salary: $80,000 to $110,000
Legal Experience: 2 to 4 years
Variables: Ability and Willingness to Learn, Attitude, Applications Certifications, # of Attorneys Supported, Size/Scope of Projects, % of EDD vs. Imaging
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- Responsible for supporting the day to day operation of the Litigation Support databases and applications including data and imaged loads, data manipulation, quality control, and troubleshooting litigation databases and computer imaging projects and other technical support for litigation support software applications. Works with internal clients to define the requirements, organization and management of evidence and case-related documents.
- Provides ongoing advice on best practices for case management. Develops recommendations, plans, cost estimates,budgets, procedures, and specifications for case-specific projects. Must exercise sound independent judgment under minimal direct supervision.
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Litigation Support Project Manager
Base Salary: $90,000 to $140,000
Legal Experience: 4 + years
Variables: Applications Certifications, Client Visibility, # of Attorneys Supported, Size/Scope of Projects, % of EDD vs. Imaging, Billable Requirements
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- Manages the full life cycle of a case, client, of project from collection all the way through trial. Facilitates communication and collaboration between and among stakeholders. Stakeholders include clients, partners, associates, litigation analysts, information technology staff, vendors/service providers and the electronic discovery team including litigation support staff.
- Responsible for overseeing case specific day-to-day technical support activities. Create and maintain project documentation to ensure a clear audit trail. Runs project design meetings. Identifies and escalates issues and risks as appropriate. Active participant at Meet & Confer. Manage the timeliness of vendor services and monitoring negotiated schedules and budgets.
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Firm-Wide Manager of Litigation Support
Base Salary: $150,000 to $200,000
Legal Experience: 5 + years
Variables: # of Local Employees, # of Attorneys Supported, AmLaw Ranking, Participation on Case Matters, Amount of Travel, JD Degree, Client Visibility, Billable Requirements
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- Responsible for firm-wide coordination and promotion of litigation support services and technologies. Provide strategic advice to attorneys on Electronic Discovery. Identify and propose new litigation support systems as well as enhancements to existing systems, and oversee system maintenance.
- Supervise, mentor, train and assist litigation support professionals within the firm. Provide consultative services to case teams and litigation support professionals in the delivery of litigation support services. Assist case teams with designing and utilizing a technology strategy in all phases of litigation including case budgeting, document control, key document managements, trial preparation and trial
- Make recommendations to firm management on enhancements and/or changes to the firm's litigation support assets and operations.
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Firm-Wide Director of Litigation/Practice Support
Base Salary: $200,000 to $325,000 EXEMPT
Legal Experience: 7 + years
Variables: # of Offices, Amount of Travel, Depth of Responsibility into the Paralegal Silo, Value Matrix, AmLaw Ranking, JD Degree, Management Ranking, Billable Requirements
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- Responsible for firm-wide coordination and promotion of litigation support services and technologies. Works with the firm's Litigation Support Committee or e-Discovery Task Force to ensure that the firm's capabilities match its needs. Ensures the firm has appropriate staffing, tool sets, equipment, technical infrastructure and ongoing training programs to ensure successful use of litigation support services.
- Overall responsibility for the design and coordination of enterprise-wide litigation support budget requirements.
- Demonstrates an appreciation of the business and legal objectives sought on behalf of clients and tailor technology solutions to those ends.
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