ALS Lab Manager

Contact Government Services, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Dormont Manufacturing Co is seeking an Automated Litigation Support Lab Manager to oversee essential eDiscovery processes and ensure adherence to ESI specifications. This role requires a solid foundation in eDiscovery, strong management capabilities, and proficiency with Relativity.

The ideal candidate will bring over eight years of experience in eDiscovery, including management of a team. Benefits include health coverage, a 401k plan, and paid time off, making this an excellent opportunity for experienced professionals in the legal tech field.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in eDiscovery, including electronic files processing.
• 5+ years in management/supervisory roles.
• Knowledge of the litigation discovery process and EDRM workflow.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of lab data processing services.
• Consult with attorneys on ESI specifications.
• Manage a team of eDiscovery professionals.

Skills

Relativity experience

eDiscovery management

Quality Control (QC)

Document review software

Education

Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Relativity

iConect

Venio

Job description

Automated Litigation Support Lab Manager

Employment Type: Full‑Time, Experienced

Department: Finance

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.
• Responsible for ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and, when deficiencies are found, provides case attorney with detailed notice of deficiencies.
• Responsible for keeping the client informed on activities in the Lab, e.g., deadlines, technical challenges, and availability of resources to complete work.
• Responsible for webhosting support for unsupported cases managed by the lab.
• 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.
• Requires 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. Only the Contracting Officer can approve a waiver of the degree requirement.

Ideally, you will also have:

• Experience with litigation support tools such as LAW, IPRO, Concordance, MS Office Suite, and LiveNote highly valued.

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

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.