Litigation & Practice Technology Technician I
Sidley Austin LLP · Chicago, IL · 1 wk ago
Information Technology$50k–$60k/yrFull-time
Duties And Responsibilities
- Utilize, maintain and troubleshoot litigation support software applications
- Take tickets and learn to load received files onto network file servers according to file type
- Take tickets and learn to load and extract delimited text data to/from litigation support software applications and perform data normalization, global edits, removal of duplicates and overlay or merging of data into existing records and/or index databases.
- Perform quality checks, load data, and image files using litigation support applications such as Relativity or other data analysis software (such as Excel)
- Create standard document productions from Relativity per the specifications of the case team/PM
- Ensure quality assurance and perform quality control measures on all processes performed
- Work with the eDiscovery Operations Manager and other members of the Operations and Project Management team to evaluate Litigation & Practice Support department data archiving and deletion procedures
- Interface with Records department on department data lifecycle issues
- Accurately maintain lists of data to be deleted or archived
- Run commands to copy, QC data copies, and delete data
- Assist in duplication, creation, tracking and destruction of media
- Able to be flexible to work overtime as required
- Work towards Technician II requirements, which involves being able to function independently in rotating on-call schedule, the creation of document productions, and working overtime as necessary to handle afterhours or weekend tickets that come in during your assigned on-call periods
Required Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor's Degree
- Technical skills with computers and Microsoft Windows operating system
- Efficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel
- Ability to work independently or as a part of a cross-functional team in a production environment
- Flexibility to work overtime
- Preferred Bachelor's Degree in CMIS, CS, Engineering or related field
- Experience with database and spreadsheet applications: Excel, SQL, etc.
- Knowledge of litigation database applications (eg: Relativity, LAW, NUIX, Case Map, Case Notebook, HighQ)
- Previous experience at a law firm or litigation support vendor
Other Skills And Abilities
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Good judgment
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
- Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities