Automated Litigation Support Project Manager
| Company | Renewable Water Resources |
|---|---|
| Location | New York, NY, USA |
| Salary | $175000 – $200000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- In-depth knowledge of industry-standard litigation support tools and platforms, including Relativity, Opus2 and Brainspace.
- Strong understanding of eDiscovery principles, tools, and workflows across the entire EDRM (Electronic Discovery Reference Model) lifecycle.
- Experience with web-hosted review platforms and data analytics technologies.
- Ability to manipulate and analyze large datasets using programmatic tools including SQL, Excel macros, Access, or Python.
- Proven ability to prioritize competing tasks, work independently, and collaborate across cross-functional teams.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
- Adapt to changes in review protocols, deadlines, and team dynamics.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum of five years of experience supporting litigation support projects is required.
Responsibilities
- Supervise department specialists and/or analysts.
- Provide guidance and hands-on support in Relativity and other litigation technology tools.
- Advise legal teams and clients on eDiscovery processes including early case assessment, preservation, collection, processing, review, production, and trial presentation.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation (e.g., project logs, processing instructions, requirements).
- Formalize project communications, instructions, and change orders.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all project activities.
- Perform quality control reviews of data before releasing it to legal teams.
- Build or coordinate the creation of litigation support databases to meet case requirements.
- Use programmatic tools for scripting and to manipulate large datasets (e.g., deduplication, normalization, automation).
- Train and support legal teams in using litigation support technologies.
- Provide trial preparation and onsite trial support as needed.
- Coordinate and manage vendors, including review platform providers.
- Research and evaluate new litigation and practice area tools.
- Manage litigation support software upgrades and conduct testing.
- Provide technical guidance on the use of corporate data rooms, secure data transfers, and collaboration tools.
- Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.