Senior Manager - E-Discovery and Litigation Support

Boeing • Seattle, WA

115d • $192,950 - $279,450 • Onsite

About The Position

Boeing's Law and Global Compliance organization is seeking an experienced Senior Manager - E-Discovery and Litigation Support to join the team in either Seattle, WA; Arlington, VA; Chicago, IL; Hazelwood, MO; Berkeley, MO; Seal Beach, CA, or North Charleston, SC. The Senior Manager will be a key leader in successfully shaping the future of the Law Department's e-discovery and litigation support program. This individual will, among other things, work with colleagues in the Law Department to lead e-discovery strategy across the company's business units; select and manage e-discovery vendors and outside project managers; develop and improve e-discovery policies, procedures, and systems with an eye toward driving efficiency and constant innovation; and build and train a top-notch in-house e-discovery team.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from an ABA accredited school.
• Licensed to practice law in at least 1 state or the District of Columbia.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in law firms, corporate legal departments, and/or at e-discovery service providers.
• Experience with and passion for e-discovery and the litigation support industry.
• Proven leadership and experience building out a top-notch e-discovery and litigation support team.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple projects at the same time.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with database design and management, data processing activities, and legal document review requirements.
• Experience vetting and engaging vendors in the e-discovery and litigation support space.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 eDiscovery and Microsoft E5 Compliance, Exterro, and legal hold software more generally.
• Experience with ITAR, DFARS, and FedRAMP.
• Experience with financial modeling.

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years consulting, litigation support, or attorney experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, or e-discovery service provider.
• Prior experience building an e-discovery and litigation support function at a major company.
• Prior experience as a litigator at a major international law firm.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes the current state of Boeing's e-discovery program, including its processes, systems, internal partners, staffing, and vendors.
• Evaluates the current state of the company's relevant data repositories and applications (on-prem, cloud, and third-party), as well as its data privacy/security and information governance programs.
• Recommends and implements, as needed, company-appropriate policies, procedures, workflows, and software/platforms that support Boeing's e-discovery, data privacy/security, and information governance programs and that drive efficiency and innovation.
• Manages, in collaboration with Information Technology and other relevant stakeholders, the company's data preservation and retention policies, including legal hold processes and software.
• Structures the architecture of our existing e-discovery team, including defining roles and responsibilities of team members, and providing those team members with the resources, training, and support they need to succeed at the highest level.
• Works collaboratively with colleagues across the Law Department and Global Compliance teams on issues related to e-discovery and litigation support.
• Supports and manages litigation matters in other ways as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Health insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life and disability insurance programs.
• Programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree