ALS Lab Manager

Contact Government Services•Hybrid, TX

About The Position

As a CGS ALS Lab Manager, you will leverage industry knowledge, and market research, and have wide-ranging experiences across operating systems and coding languages. You will serve as the lead manager responsible for the delivery of lab data processing services and be responsible for ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and providing the case attorney with detailed notice of deficiencies. CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

Requirements

Extensive Relativity experience required.
At least eight years of experience performing eDiscovery roles including but not limited to electronic files processing (EFP), image and data file conversion, data culling using review tools, quality assurance, database loads and retrieval, and data analysis and review.
At least five years of experience at the management/supervisory level.
Requires thorough knowledge of the litigation discovery process, and the EDRM workflow.
Working knowledge and certifications of document review software such as iConect, Relativity, Venio or similar tools.
Undergraduate degree required, preferably in computer science or related field. Only the Contracting Officer can approve a waiver of the degree requirement.

Nice To Haves

Relativity certifications including Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA) and/or Relativity Analytics Specialist strongly preferred.
Experience with litigation support tools such as LAW, IPRO, Concordance, MS Office Suite, and LiveNote highly valued.

Responsibilities

Serves as the lead manager responsible for delivery of lab data processing services.
Primarily ensures timely and accurate completion of tasks. Performs analysis, development and implementation of processing approaches for electronic files and related services pursuant to applicable ESI specifications.
Consults with attorneys and support staff on best practices for conforming to ESI specifications and, as required, participates in teleconferences with co-counsel, client agencies, and opposing counsel upon attorney request.
Responsible for ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and when deficiencies are found, provides case attorney with detailed notice of deficiencies.
Responsible for keeping the client informed on activities in the Lab, e.g. deadlines, technical challenges, and availability of resources to complete work.
Responsible for webhosting support for unsupported cases managed by the lab.
Manages a team of eDiscovery professionals situated in a client-site eDiscovery laboratory, including: scheduling, requirements assessments, assigning work and ensuring deadlines are met, creating progress reports, and Quality Control (QC) of deliverables.
Advises client attorneys, paralegals, and case managers on all phases of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM); especially: Data Collection, Processing, Hosting, Review, Analytics, and Production.