Responsibilities:

• Consults with IS technical staff, litigation practice areas, vendors, and external consultants to advocate for technology capabilities and make them aware of the limitations of existing technology.
• Leverages existing technology portfolio to meet practice/client needs and where required provides input to gaps and recommendations for the future.
• Applies measurable analysis and data-mining skills to develop analytical insights around product usability andopportunities for technology and process improvement which lead to increased efficiency and client satisfaction.
• Stays abreast of current trends in the legal industry to implement tools, automation, and data flow processes that al legal teams to achieve their goals. Communicates with vendors, trade groups, and professional organizations to stay abreast of business trends and best practices.
• Finds opportunities to improve litigation practice area-specific software through research and knowledge of emerging technologies. Proactively presents findings to key practice area leaders.
• Matures user relationships between IS and legal teams and administrative departments by advocating users’ needs ensuring that those needs are appropriately prioritized in design and workflow.
• Guides IS alignment with upcoming business workload changes or possible business transformation opportunities through regular attendance in practice area meetings and established relationships with key attorneys.
• Leads practice areas to utilize IS best practices for organization and location of data.
• Turns data into convincing stories that influence litigation practice areas to prioritize process improvement and technology.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have an MBA, J.D. or Paralegal Certification
• Thorough knowledge of litigation processes and procedures, and a working knowledge of litigation technology.
• 2 or more years’ experience working in a litigation practice group at a law firm or corporate legal department and a Bachelor degree or equivalent experience.
• Must have a working knowledge of litigation legal practices and their clients to have credibility and serve as a technology authority to legal teams.
• Ability to manage large amounts of complex information easily, communicate clearly, and draw sound conclusions

required.

• Must have a security first approach to analysis, design, and implementation and ability to follow security protocols w

dealing with sensitive information.

• Ability to learn and utilize ITIL and ITSM frameworks is required.