E-Discovery Project Manager

• Our client, a publicly held software services company catered to the eDiscovery and computer forensics industry, has an immediate opening for an E-Discovery Project Manager in their Washington, DC / Reston, VA office.

   

  Job Description:

   

  The E-Discovery Project Manager will be responsible for consulting and managing complex electronic discovery projects from the earliest stages through production. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years experience in a fast-paced vendor or law firm litigation support/eDiscovery environment simultaneously working on multiple cases primarily dealing with electronic discovery and computer forensic investigations.

  
  Primary Responsibilities:

  • Consult with clients to provide best in breed solutions to their individual cases.
  • Develop, write and implement work strategy and timeline to meet client’s needs.
  • Maintain high level of professionalism throughout projects, with special emphasis on communication, both with client and internal team.
  • Work with management team to remain on the cutting edge of technology and work flow with regard to electronic discovery.
  • Able to provide around the clock support for clients when needed.

  Qualification & Skill Requirements:

  • Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written and proofreading.
  • Experience with eDiscovery technology tools such as IPRO suite, LAW 5.0, MS Access, SQL database systems, Concordance, Summation, Ringtail, Attenex, Relativity, Catalyst, etc. is a plus.
  • Thorough working knowledge of e-discovery applications and network environment, word processing, database and spreadsheet.
  • Proven analytical and problem solving skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment while maintaining proper priorities and scheduling on extremely tight deadlines.
  • Flexibility in dealing with simultaneous projects.

  Education/Experience Requirements:

  • Bachelors degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science or computer related field a plus.
  • Language fluency in Japanese, Korean, and/or Chinese is advantageous, but not required.
  • JD a plus, but not required.
    3-5 years of project management or case management experience within the legal/e-discovery industry.
  • Previous experience as an Analyst and/or Assistant Project Manager a plus.