Litigation Support Manager

Overview

• Lead and manage all phases of the eDiscovery lifecycle, ensuring efficient execution of litigation and corporate projects.
• Provide technical expertise in Relativity, Technology Assisted Review, and data manipulation to support legal teams effectively.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality litigation support services under tight deadlines.
• Supervise department specialists and analysts, fostering a culture of professionalism and excellence.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for stakeholders.
• Advise legal teams on eDiscovery processes, from early case assessment to trial presentation.
• Train legal teams on litigation support technologies, enhancing their operational capabilities.
• Research and evaluate new litigation tools to optimize workflows and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Supervise and mentor department specialists and analysts, ensuring high performance and adherence to best practices.
• Provide hands-on support in Relativity and other litigation technology tools to streamline project execution.
• Create and maintain detailed project documentation, including logs, instructions, and requirements.
• Perform quality control reviews of data, ensuring accuracy and compliance before release to legal teams.
• Coordinate vendor relationships and manage litigation support software upgrades and testing.
• Manipulate large datasets using advanced tools and techniques, including deduplication and normalization.
• Provide trial preparation and onsite trial support as required, ensuring seamless execution.
• Advise on corporate data room usage, secure data transfers, and collaboration tools.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a related field.
• Minimum of five years of experience in litigation support, with seven years preferred.
• Proficiency in industry-standard tools like Relativity, Opus2, and Brainspace.
• Strong understanding of eDiscovery principles and workflows across the EDRM lifecycle.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify technical concepts.
• Experience with data manipulation using SQL, Excel macros, Access, or Python preferred.
• Relativity Certification(s) preferred.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and collaborate across teams effectively.