Senior eDiscovery Project Manager

About the role

Taft is seeking a Senior eDiscovery Project Manager to serve our eDiscovery Services team in Taft’s Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis or Minneapolis office. We are seeking a Senior eDiscovery Project Manager with 5 to 10 years’ experience to support our eDiscovery Services team. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Responsibilities

• Provides and maintains accurate, proactive, and concise communication and record keeping on all project details, including project specifications, reports, and deliverables.
• Collaborates with legal teams to provide strategic guidance and ensure decision-making aligns with best practices across the EDRM.
• Develops budgets and monitors costs throughout the lifecycle of a matter to ensure financial efficiency.
• Develops and execute eDiscovery projects with accuracy, on-time and within the estimated budget.
• Reviews and reports on and document quality control measures and progress of processing, review, and production of data.
• Assists members of the firm with basic and advanced end-user functionality during all phases of the e-discovery process.
• Ensures security of all data by tracking the custody, control, and status of data within the project management software, and storing and archiving data in accordance with firm department policies and procedures.
• Maintains a record of actions, utilizing the Analyst tracking application, and all project management related forms and applications deployed by the Taft Discovery Group, allowing for the identification and tracking of data during all phases of the data lifecycle, from receipt to archival, as applicable.
• Analyzes workflows for process improvement and efficiency opportunities.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple, concurrent assignments under tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience and skilled at proactively anticipating client needs.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in the use of Relativity, version Server 2021 or above is required.