eDiscovery Project Manager
Washington, DC

Job Description

iDiscovery Solutions (iDS) is looking for an eDiscovery Project Manager to join its highly technical and consultative team. iDS is Washington, DC based expert services consulting firm that covers the gamut of complex investigative and advisory services, domestic and international discovery issues, forensics, structured and unstructured data analysis, and expert testimony. This is a great opportunity for a litigation paralegal or experienced eDiscovery Project Manager to join a rapidly growing firm!!

The role of the Project Manager is to serve as an eDiscovery resource to clients and case teams by identifying appropriate eDiscovery workflows, ranging from the simple to the sophisticated; hands-on execution of the work; and establish project management. This person has ultimate responsibility for assigned projects including; definition of plan, monitoring and communicating progress, creating and tracking budgets, managing client satisfaction, and management of assigned teams ensuring projects meet all project management standards. This position works alongside the SME Directors and Engagement Managers throughout the various phases of the e-Discovery lifecycle ensuring adequate communication between teams and with clients.

Essential Functions:

* Serve as an eDiscovery resource to clients and case teams by consulting & troubleshooting on Discovery Services projects
* Consult and troubleshoot on work in Relativity, including, without limitation, creating standard and custom indexes; search term development, iteration and optimization; using data elements to further cull data (e.g., file types, file names, number of recipients); using Relativitys suite of Analytics tools, including email threading, clustering, categorization, and active learning; creating searches of varying complexities for specific requests; using the RDC where necessary; validating sets of documents to be produced; and creating productions
* Effectively employ advanced eDiscovery technologies (including predictive coding, data analytics and other relevant technologies) and sophisticated search skills (including developing terms, iterating on terms, and optimizing terms)
* Utilize subject matter knowledge to be a resource for team members and to coach/train less experienced team members
* Development of Project Plans for Discovery Services projects including the scope strategy, project schedules, calendars, budgets, and tasks
* Closely monitoring project/case status and providing routine status reports including task completion reports and data delivery schedules
* Provides professional and timely communication between client and internal operations
* Performs basic legal and factual research (including paper and electronic sources) when necessary
* Utilizes support of Engagement Managers to establish priorities and meet deadlines
* Ensure project accuracy
* Assist with electronically stored information (ESI) agreements and other documents that relate to the discovery phase of litigation
* Revise current procedures and lead innovation in discovery / eDiscovery
* Develop and manage the implementation and execution of new processes and initiatives to improve efficiency, accommodate new types of data
* Participate in Business Development (BD) activities such as sales and client kick-off calls

Additional Responsibilities:

* Attend regularly scheduled department, team and company meetings
* Enter and submit time and expenses according to company policy.
* May be asked to perform other duties not listed in this job description as required by business needs

Job Qualifications:

* Bachelors Degree required; PMP or ACEDs certification or formal education in Project Management preferred
* Minimum of 4 years of project management and eDiscovery consulting experience within a professional services environment or vendor
* Demonstrated technical knowledge of Project Management Methodology, Product Development Life Cycle and Design Controls
* Solid understanding of the electronic discovery process including, but not limited to, data identification, collection, restoration, and production
* Experience using eDiscovery processing and hosting tools; iPRO, Nuix, Relativity strongly preferred
* Experience using a CRM tool; SalesForce preferred
* Candidates must possess impeccable problem solving, reasoning and analytical skills with a solid understanding of core project management principles, particularly in providing litigation support services
* Strong organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, effectively managing many details
* Demonstrated ability to interact with diplomacy and tact while maintaining appropriate assertiveness and persistence
* Positive attitude with a desire and willingness to solve problems
* The ability to seek out answers in the absence of formal direction
* This position has access to a variety of confidential information. Individual must maintain confidentiality at all times
* Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without an accommodation