eDiscovery Project Manager
About The Position
The Project Manager is responsible for high-level management, delegation, and execution of day-to-day e-discovery project tasks and reports to the PM Project Director team. The role concurrently manages multiple projects of varying complexity and collaborates with attorneys, paralegals, IT personnel, and other counsel or client legal team members to ensure successful completion of e-discovery matters. The Project Manager also mentors, trains, and delegates work to project team members. The position provides end-to-end oversight of discovery matters and serves as the primary client contact. It offers consultative expertise on data collections, processing, review workflows, analytics, and production or export deliverables. The Project Manager plans schedules, resources, communications, quality standards, reporting, and budgets; supports client relationships and business development; and guides junior team members. The role requires a flexible schedule based on client needs, which may periodically exceed a standard 40-hour work week, and willingness to travel.
Requirements
- BA/BS degree or a minimum of 3 years in the litigation support/legal industry.
- 3 years of experience using the Relativity platform or equivalent eDiscovery tools.
- Willingness to travel.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects involving cross-functional teams within budget and schedule constraints.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating project work and resources with global resources.
- Demonstrated ability to manage client expectations and maintain client satisfaction.
- Proactive problem-solving approach and ability to anticipate client needs.
- Ability to confront unexpected problems quickly and effectively.
- Availability for a flexible schedule driven by client requirements, which may periodically exceed a standard 40-hour work week depending on project needs.
- Strong teamwork, written and oral communication, client management, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage project teams, including teams of supporting project managers.
Responsibilities
- Provide end-to-end oversight of multiple discovery matters and serve as the primary client point of contact.
- Provide expertise and consultative advice regarding data collections, processing, review workflows, analytics, and production/export deliverables.
- Create and maintain project schedules and reporting, defining activities, event sequences, dependencies, work effort, duration, and resource requirements.
- Develop and manage relationships with internal teams.
- Define, communicate, implement, and monitor quality standards for project deliverables.
- Plan and manage internal and external project communications to support effective exchange of project information and deliverables.
- Serve as an expert on Consilio review platforms and proprietary offerings.
- Forecast, track, and manage project budgets.
- Oversee multiple concurrent projects successfully.
- Generate and distribute project metrics and other identified KPIs as needed.
- Build strong client relationships through collaborative, consultative service.
- Be knowledgeable about and able to discuss Consilio's service offerings.
- Participate with GRO/SCS in business development activities for existing and new clients, including sales presentations, QBRs, account-level meetings, and reporting.
- Mentor and guide junior members of a portfolio team to support successful client and Project Management team relationships.
- Manage project teams, including teams of supporting project managers.
- Coordinate project work and resources with global resources.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
