Practice Support Project Manager

Contract Practice Support Project Manager (1-3 Months)

Job Purpose:

Consult on, manage, and support assigned matters through all aspects of discovery, while adhering to Firm guidelines, protocols, and best practices.

Duties:

• Consult with legal teams to develop appropriate case-specific strategies throughout the discovery process. Review ESI protocols and determine if any specifications are burdensome. Communicate technical difficulties to case team in an accessible manner.
• Perform electronic data processing via Relativity processing, import data into review platforms, and troubleshooting errors. Validate document productions from opposing counsel/government agencies and summarize problems.
• Prepare third party RFPs, develop & maintain project, level budgets, and attain necessary signatures to submit invoices.
• Negotiate, review, compare, and present third-party proposals to legal team.
• Ensure third-party vendors conform to all firm guidelines, protocols, and best practices. Verify search requests and production set coding.
• Accurately interpret and understand case/team needs, while setting appropriate expectations and communicating risk factors.
• Anticipate and proactively resolve issues. Escalate unresolved issues to the help desk and/or group managers as appropriate.
• Assist legal teams with various tasks including, but not limited to, searching, data analysis & validation, and privilege log setup.
• Enter time entries for all billable and non-billable time, in accordance with firm protocol.
• Train end-users on Practice Support applications.

Skills/Qualifications (Employee must possess the following qualifications, and excel in the following skillsets):

• Exceptional project management skills, including project planning, creating documentation, developing & maintaining project & level budgets, provide on-going consultative support & training.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exercise good judgment and understand and weigh risk factors associated with requests.
• Ability to learn and independently use new applications.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating as a team.
• Working knowledge of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) and how stages relate to each other.
• Maintain a high level of professionalism, service, and positive attitude toward members of the firm as well as clients and vendors via email, voice, and in-person communications.

Software Applications (Must have working knowledge, and be able to independently use):

Relativity Platform, Case Notebook, Microsoft Excel, UltraEdit / Text Editor, Microsoft Access, Kiteworks, SharePoint Document Libraries / E?Rooms, LAW, IPRO, Concordance, CaseMap, TimeMap

Education Requirement:

Bachelor’s Degree

Experience Requirement:

6 Years of Litigation Support Experience

Salary Range:

50 - 65 USD /HR 40 Hours per week