Manager, E-Discovery

Hilco Global•Chicago, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Hilco Global is expanding its Global Investigations & Dispute Resolution practice and is seeking a Manager, E-Discovery. This role will lead the day-to-day execution of e-discovery and document-intensive workstreams in investigations, disputes, regulatory response, litigation support, and other sensitive matters. The Manager will help clients and counsel manage the discovery lifecycle, including data identification, preservation coordination, collection planning, processing, hosting, review workflows, analytics, production, privilege and confidentiality workflows, quality control, and defensible reporting. This position offers broader responsibility and the opportunity to help build a growing e-discovery capability within an integrated investigations and disputes platform.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, business, legal studies, accounting, finance, economics, or a related discipline required; candidates with master's degrees or JD degrees are strongly encouraged and will be prioritized
Approximately 4-7 years of relevant experience in e-discovery, litigation support, forensic technology, managed review, investigations, disputes, or related professional services
Strong experience managing discovery workstreams and reviewing the work of junior professionals, review teams, vendors, or contractors
Strong understanding of the EDRM lifecycle, preservation and collection principles, review workflows, production formats, privilege workflows, redaction processes, and quality-control procedures
Strong report-writing, presentation, project management, and client communication skills
Ability to manage multiple engagements and deadlines while maintaining high standards of quality
Willingness to travel as needed

Nice To Haves

Experience with Relativity, RelativityOne, Everlaw, Reveal, DISCO, Nuix, Brainspace, Casepoint, Microsoft Purview, Google Vault, or similar e-discovery and review platforms is preferred
Professional credentials such as RCA, CEDS, ACEDS, Relativity certifications, PMP, CFE, or other relevant credentials are a plus

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day execution of e-discovery workstreams, including data identification, preservation coordination, collection planning, processing, hosting, review management, production, and reporting
Develop and maintain discovery plans, review protocols, document review workflows, quality-control procedures, privilege and confidentiality tracking, redaction protocols, and production specifications
Coordinate with clients, counsel, custodians, vendors, managed review teams, forensic technology professionals, and internal engagement teams
Manage Relativity or similar review databases, including matter setup, search term implementation, batching, layouts, fields, coding panels, analytics, redactions, and productions
Use analytics, technology-assisted review, email threading, near-duplicate detection, clustering, communication analysis, and other tools to improve efficiency and quality where appropriate
Review and synthesize findings from documents, communications, structured data, and other sources to support investigations and disputes
Prepare and review client-facing reports, status updates, review metrics, issue summaries, chronologies, and production logs
Supervise, coach, and develop Analysts, Associates, review teams, and other team members through active review and feedback
Coordinate with senior professionals on engagement planning, budgets, deadlines, data security, and client communications
Support proposals, pitch materials, recruiting, training, technology evaluation, and other internal practice-building initiatives