Litigation Support Manager | AM LAW 200 | Providence RI Our highly successful AM LAW 200 law firm client is hiring an experienced Litigation Support Project Manager for their Providence office. This department provides eDiscovery and Project ‎Management services to the Firm’s Litigation section utilizing proven tools and ‎technologies to assist with the collection, processing, review and TAR for client data. ‎The Litigation Support Project Manager manages the full litigation life cycle, including eDiscovery and document ‎review. Our client is offering a highly competitive compensation and benefit package.

Please send resume to Shay Force, Director: shay@esquire-recruiting.com

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Consult with attorneys, legal teams, and clients to develop identification, ‎preservation, and collection protocols in connection with litigation and ‎regulatory administration matters.
• Assist legal teams with the development and implementation of effective data ‎culling, filtering, and keyword strategies to reduce client materials to potentially ‎responsive materials.
• Assist legal teams with the development and use of data analytics and TAR‎.
• Support document review projects
• Process, analyze and report metrics of large collections of data.
• Monitor and keep apprised of case law developments in eDiscovery and litigation ‎technology.
• Assist with the professional development and mentoring of other Litigation Support ‎Project Managers
• Work closely with legal teams to assist in the setup and management of eDiscovery ‎databases for document review, analysis and production.
• Maintain documentation regarding collection of electronic data collected from ‎clients in connection with discovery obligations.
• Organize and prepare data for loading, processing review and production by the ‎technical team.
• Assist legal teams to apply AI and sampling methodologies to reduce the overall ‎cost of eDiscovery in dispute matters.
• Assist the Firm in training lawyers on the Firm’s eDiscovery and case management ‎platform.
• Help prepare legal teams for trial, including the use of courtroom technologies, ‎such as Trial Director, to load exhibits, depositions, and prepare video cuts to ‎play at trial.
• Prepare presentations and slide shows to help effectively educate jurors on case ‎specifics and themes.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.

QUALFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree highly preferred.
• Certification by ACEDS (Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists) or the ability to obtain certification within 1 year of hire date is required.
• ‎Minimum three years of e-discovery project management experience
• ‎Strong knowledge of enterprise technology commonly used in ‎corporate IT departments and ‎email systems is preferred‎.
• Strong grasp and knowledge of litigation technology, continuous active learning (CAL) ‎methodologies and use of TAR strategies is preferred.
• ‎Strong verbal and written communication skills
• ‎Ability to handle multiple, simultaneous projects with quality results.
• ‎Willingness to provide after hours, overtime, and weekend support as necessary.
• ‎Ability to work both as part of a team and independently with limited supervision.
• ‎‎Ability to work effectively under rigorous deadlines in high-pressure situations.
• ‎Ability to exercise good judgment in sensitive or stressful situations.
• ‎Excellent analytical, problem identification and resolution skills.
• Ability to run hot seat for trials.