E-Discovery Leadership Specialist

Job Description

We are seeking a seasoned professional to lead our e-discovery projects. As an Ediscovery Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the high-level management, delegation, and execution of day-to-day e-discovery project tasks.

The role involves concurrently managing multiple projects of varying complexity, collaborating with attorneys, paralegals, IT personnel, and other members of the counsel and/or client legal team to ensure the successful completion of e-discovery matters.

You will mentor, train, and delegate to an assigned team of Project Coordinators, providing leadership, guidance, and oversight to ensure project success.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a point of escalation for junior members of the team
• Provide training and supervision for junior team members
• Motivate to create an environment where employees thrive
• Manage and plan project resources
• Identify and facilitate growth opportunities for colleagues
• Identify areas of operational risk and implement strategies to mitigate such risk for clients
• Participate in strategic client meetings, quarterly meetings, in-person meetings, etc., oversee client-level reporting
• Initiate and participate in business development opportunities with internal stakeholders
• Initiate and provide guidance to junior PMs regarding building client relationships
• Manage projects from start to finish, serving 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, including defining activities, sequence of events, dependencies, work effort, duration, and associated resource requirements
• Develop and manage relationships with internal teams
• Define, articulate, implement, and monitor quality standards on all project deliverables
• Plan and manage internal and external project communications, ensuring effective exchange of project information and deliverables
• Serve as an expert on proprietary offerings
• Forecast, track, and manage project budgets
• Successfully oversee and consult on multiple, concurrent complex projects
• Generate and distribute reporting metrics and other identified KPIs as needed for each project
• Develop strong client relationships through collaborative, consultative service

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or minimum 5 years in the litigation support, legal industry
• Minimum 8 years experience; 5 years experience as a Project Manager and 2 years as a People Manager
• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple, concurrent projects involving cross-functional teams within budgetary and schedule constraints
• Demonstrated ability to manage client expectations and maintain client satisfaction
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to anticipate client needs
• The ability to confront unexpected problems quickly and effectively
• Strong teamwork, communication, written and oral, client management, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage project teams, including teams of supporting project managers

Shift Timings

The timings may vary depending on business requirements.

This role will need to cover US day, Weekends, Permanent Shift, US day, Weekends, 9 PM - 6 AM, Wed-Sun, week off Mon-Tue, working days.

Consilios True North Values

• Excellence: We strive to make every client our advocate
• Passion: We DO because we CARE
• Collaboration: We win together through teamwork and communication
• Agility: We flex, adapt, and embrace change
• People: We value, respect, and invest in our teammates
• Vision: We create clarity of purpose and a clear path forward