Overview:

• Day-to-day management of large document reviews.
• Lead the early case assessment phase of Litigation matters with an eye toward developing appropriate and defensible search terms and identifying potential document review issues at an early stage.
• Draft workflows for matters, outlining roles and responsibilities for first level, second level, and production review.
• Work with vendors to implement workflows at technological level.
• Create project timelines for large matters and milestone reports showing progress against those timelines.
• Work to create budgets for the discovery components of large matters, and monitor progress against those budgets.
• Oversee vendor contract attorney teams, including monitoring review rates, setting up schedules for outside counsel feedback, and lead process to troubleshoot review issues.
• Draft quality control procedures for large matters; outlining responsibilities of vendor.

Responsibilities:

• Liaise between senior e-discovery counsel and cyber-forensic team regarding collection of data.
• Become subject matter expert on custodians and content of data, for purpose of advising outside counsel and managed review vendor as to review strategy.
• Observe team activity, audit billing records, and solicit feedback from reviews regarding matter.
• Ensure that appropriate documentation is created and stored regarding review processes.
• Where required, conduct early case assessment review or small review projects for fact development purposes.
• Strategize as to strategy for review of documents received from opposing parties or third parties.
• Create reports to provide metrics on size and progress of document review.
• Work with Litigation Attorneys to implement improvements in document review process, including technology assisted review

The successful applicant:

• JD required
• Member of the New York Bar
• 4+ years litigation experience, including at least 3 years at large law firm (Amlaw 100 preferred)
  
• Demonstrated experience implementing complex workflow in document reviews.
  
• Advanced knowledge of litigation processes, and rules pertaining to electronically stored information
  
• Advanced knowledge of best practices for management of discovery projects
  
• Advanced knowledge of e-discovery available technology for review, including but not limited to technology assisted-review