eDiscovery Manager

Crowe•Houston, TX

About The Position

As a member of the Crowe’s Digital Forensics & Discovery (DFD) team, the DFD Manager is responsible for managing the entire case lifecycle, while developing and following workflows that will lead to successful outcomes. The DFD Manager will be responsible for building, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex eDiscovery databases, culling and analyzing data, employing Early Case Assessment and/or Advanced Analytics when appropriate, and oversees the loading of new or updated data, images, and native files for legal team review. They will manage large diverse collections of e-mails, images, and native files in combination with database management, with a strong emphasis on quality control of all work, including data from vendors and third parties. The role also involves training client, attorneys and paralegals when needed in the effective use of relevant eDiscovery Technology software, and providing advice to legal teams in the proper methods of data collection, preservation, processing, production, and retention, including attending Rule 26(f) discovery planning conferences. A mastery of the use of eDiscovery Technology tools is expected.

Requirements

3+ years of eDiscovery or Litigation Support experience
Understanding of the full EDRM lifecycle, both electronic and paper discovery, and production, as well as eDiscovery Technology best practices is required.
Bachelor’s degree required
Uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship.
Act ethically and with integrity at all times.
Verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Considerable experience with various advanced technologies such as Early Case Assessment, Advanced Analytics, Predictive Coding, Concept Clustering, and other emerging technologies are a plus.
Solid hands-on experience with eDiscovery Technology processing software, review platforms, load file creation, handling, and manipulation, and repository administration, Acrobat, FTP, and project management software needed.
Solid hands-on experience with Relativity, Everlaw, Reveal, NextLP, Brainspace, Nuix, Thomson Reuters West Case Notebook, Sanction or Trial Director, and Microsoft Office is essential.
Everyday involvement with Early Case Assessment and Advanced Analytics a big plus.
Familiarity with managed services or online hosting environments is desirable.
Ability to train both one-on-one and small groups and in preparing training materials.

Responsibilities

Works closely with legal teams on developing and maintaining a strategy for effectively handling data from collection through final review and production.
Responsible for building, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex eDiscovery databases, culling and analyzing data, employing Early Case Assessment and/or Advanced Analytics when appropriate, and oversees the loading of new or updated data, images, and native files for legal team review.
Manages large diverse collections of e-mails, images, and native files in combination with database management.
Strong emphasis on quality control of all work, including data from vendors and third parties.
Trains client, attorneys and paralegals when needed in the effective use of relevant eDiscovery Technology software.
Manages complete case activity involving all aspects of EDRM, case data management, document retention, production of data, and effective use of resources.
Provides advice to legal teams in the proper methods of data collection, preservation, processing, production, and retention, including attending Rule 26(f) discovery planning conferences.
Accurately observes all standard eDiscovery Technology conventions and Best Practices, such as deduplication and other methods of culling of data, and time zone management, including the application of complex search queries and criteria.
Maintains back-end server and folder structure of databases, image collections, native files, mail stores and load files.
Understands and strictly maintains the confidentiality of all matters involved.