e-Discovery Project Manager

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Provides guidance and general oversight for clients during the entire e-discovery life cycle.
• Plans, coordinates, executes, and delivers electronic discovery projects.
• Facilitates communication and collaboration between and among clients and their respective resources, including technology staff, legal case teams, vendors, outside counsel legal teams, and support staff.
• Consults and coordinates the collection, management, review, processing, and/or production of ESI.
• Provides clients with the highest level of daily status, data integrity, and service quality.
• Gathers, documents, and coordinates project specifications from the client and works with the eDiscovery Project Analyst and/or vendor to ensure requirements and timelines are understood.
• Identifies and manages issues and risks as appropriate.
• Utilizes critical thinking and troubleshooting skills to communicate cost-effective solutions to clients.
• Documents project expectations with the formal statements of work along with project specifications and design documentation.
• Possesses a strong working knowledge of Technology Assisted Review and Gen AI.
• Adept at absorbing information, critically analyzing it, preparing summary reports, and presenting the same to internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Capabilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong oral presentation, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Highly developed planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to learn new concepts.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems.
• Good judgment and discretion.
• Teamwork/cooperation.
• Initiative, adaptability.
• Customer service orientation.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to handle multiple demands/priorities and a variety of projects.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to understand and practice confidentiality.

Technical Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of the concepts, principles, management, and processing of ESI as they relate to legal matters.
• Advanced knowledge of eDiscovery review platforms, such as Concordance and Relativity.

Physical/Mental Capabilities

• Ability to type on a computer keyboard in a sitting position.
• Ability to operate telephone, photocopy, fax, and other office equipment.
• Requires prolonged sitting, occasional standing, bending and lifting.
• Ability to read and comprehend hand written and typed notes or correspondence.
• Ability to be resourceful in seeking out information, anticipating consequences, and making sound judgments and decisions.
• Ability to effectively prioritize workload.
• Ability to analyze, initiate action, and take responsibility for outcome.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required, or a minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in the litigation support/legal industry.
• Must have 2-3 years of Project Management experience with on-time deliverables and strong problem-solving skills and high attention to detail.
• PMP Certification preferred.

NORMAL WORK HOURS

• This position is exempt and normal work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time.
• The candidate who fills this position is expected to work the number of hours necessary to accomplish assigned responsibilities.

How You Will Live Life Well at Stoel Rives

• Compensation, Benefits, and More!
• The pay range for this position is $84,000 - $184,000; however, the base compensation presented to a candidate may vary based on skills and overall experience.
• This salary range is based on market location.
• In addition to base compensation, Stoel Rives has a total rewards program that includes an annual discretionary bonus and rich benefits offerings.
• For example, our benefits offerings include paid family & medical leave, competitive PTO, and remote work options.
• We offer competitive and robust medical, dental, vision, life long-term disability, AD&D, EAP, FSA and Voluntary Life, ADD, and LTC options.
• We also provide a generous firm-contributed health savings account, a pre-tax transportation/parking plan including an employer monthly subsidy of $100 for individuals who work 3+ days/week in the office, and an annual contribution into the employee’s retirement plan.