Senior ALS Lab Manager

About the role

The Senior Automated Litigation Support Lab Manager at CGS is responsible for leading the delivery of lab data processing services. This role involves ensuring timely and accurate completion of tasks, consulting with attorneys and support staff on best practices, and managing a team of eDiscovery professionals.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the lead manager responsible for delivery of lab data processing services
• Ensures timely and accurate completion of tasks
• Performs analysis, development, and implementation of processing approaches for electronic files and related services pursuant to applicable ESI specifications
• Consults with attorneys and support staff on best practices for conforming to ESI specifications and, as required, participates in teleconferences with co-counsel, client agencies, and opposing counsel upon attorney request
• Ensures that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and when deficiencies are found, provides case attorney with detailed notice of deficiencies
• Keeps the client informed on activities in the Lab, e.g., deadlines, technical challenges, and availability of resources to complete work
• Manages a team of eDiscovery professionals situated in a client-site eDiscovery laboratory, including: scheduling, requirements assessments, assigning work and ensuring deadlines are met, creating progress reports, and Quality Control (QC) of deliverables
• Advises client attorneys, paralegals, and case managers on all phases of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM); especially: Data Collection, Processing, Hosting, Review, Analytics, and Production

Qualifications

• Extensive Relativity experience required
• Relativity certifications including Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA) and/or Relativity Analytics Specialist strongly preferred
• At least eight years of experience performing eDiscovery roles including but not limited to electronic files processing (EFP), image and data file conversion, data culling using review tools, quality assurance, database loads and retrieval, and data analysis and review
• At least five years of experience at the management/supervisory level
• Thorough knowledge of the litigation discovery process, and the EDRM workflow
• Working knowledge and certifications of document review software such as iConect, Relativity, Venio or similar tools
• Undergraduate degree required, preferably in computer science or related field. An ideal candidate will also have experience with litigation support tools such as LAW, IPRO, Concordance, MS Office Suite, and LiveNote

Skills and attributes for success

• Serves as the lead manager responsible for delivery of lab data processing services
• Primarily ensures timely and accurate completion of tasks
• Performs analysis, development, and implementation of processing approaches for electronic files and related services pursuant to applicable ESI specifications
• Consults with attorneys and support staff on best practices for conforming to ESI specifications and, as required, participates in teleconferences with co-counsel, client agencies, and opposing counsel upon attorney request
• Ensures that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and when deficiencies are found, provides case attorney with detailed notice of deficiencies
• Keeps the client informed on activities in the Lab, e.g., deadlines, technical challenges, and availability of resources to complete work
• Manages a team of eDiscovery professionals situated in a client-site eDiscovery laboratory, including: scheduling, requirements assessments, assigning work and ensuring deadlines are met, creating progress reports, and Quality Control (QC) of deliverables
• Advises client attorneys, paralegals, and case managers on all phases of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM); especially: Data Collection, Processing, Hosting, Review, Analytics, and Production

Benefits

Contact Government Services (CGS) offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) plan, flexible spending accounts (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter), paid time off, and observance of state/federal holidays. The company is committed to fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment where employees feel valued and encouraged to grow professionally.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.

Skills

Skills mentioned include extensive Relativity experience, working knowledge of document review software, and experience with litigation support tools such as LAW, IPRO, Concordance, MS Office Suite, and LiveNote.

Qualifications

Qualifications include an undergraduate degree in computer science or a related field, with an ideal candidate having experience with litigation support tools and certifications in Relativity.

Company Information

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The company values honesty, professionalism, and quality work, and offers a commitment to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems. For more information about CGS, please visit their website or contact them directly.