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Director of Litigation Support
•26 days ago
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee |
About this job
Job – Director of Litigation Support
Employment Type – Direct-Hire
Employment Location – Nashville, TN
Responsibilities:
Manage global LS program and team of ~7 project managers and discovery engineers
Coordinate effectively with eDiscovery review attorneys and attorney managers
Develop, implement and refine strategic plans and best practices for providing effective case management services to the firm’s clients
Develop, implement and refine best practices and roles for all phases of LS including planning, budgeting, data management and reporting tools
Identify, implement and refine relevant technology and workflow steps to effectively support the Litigation Department and related practice groups involved in data-intensive projects; recommend and advocate for practices and systems that are consistent across offices and in line with the business goals of the firm, LS and eDiscovery strategic plans
Manage internal technology infrastructure and provider relationships to support litigation and eDiscovery tasks
Interface with outside counsel law firms, clients, and external service providers to streamline data collection/filtering/processing/hosting/producing and maintain master repository of case-related activities and deliverables
Maintain appropriate chain of custody and other documentation throughout the lifecycle of matters in accordance with accepted protocols
Participate actively in ongoing litigation support operations, including, as needed, data processing, search and analysis, migrations, cataloging, productions, etc.
Develop and provide training for case teams on litigation support and eDiscovery tools and technology
Monitor and research emerging litigation support and eDiscovery technology tools and processes in accordance with best practices
Provide technical and strategic litigation support and eDiscovery guidance to case teams, outside counsel, discovery stakeholders, and cross-functional partners
Oversee litigation support technology vendors and tools, and relationships with internal information technology, data security, applications development and other relevant functional groups
Manage confidential information with professionalism and unquestionable integrity, and collaborate to ensure proactive and robust data security
Communicate, market, and promote the firm's LS services and products; maintain and support the firm's market-leading eDiscovery reputation; identify and pursue relevant market opportunities
Maintain firm established billable rates and pricing structures
Develop and manage annual department budget
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required; JD preferred
BA/BS in Computer Science, Math, Business, or other technical field preferred
10+ years of experience in a litigation support/forensics role within a corporate, law firm, government agency, or consulting environment with experience leading teams across multiple offices required
Experience supervising and leading litigation technology teams
Experience with document preservation and collection from common corporate platforms and cloud-based repositories
Experience with LS technologies for data processing, analyzing, and review
Experience working cross-functionally and communicating technical content to non-technical and non-legal audiences
Experience evaluating, contracting, and supervising LS and eDiscovery technology vendors
Direct experience with MindsEye/TunnelVision (Reveal), Opus2, Axcelerate, ReadySuite, Concordance, SQL preferred