ALS Lab Manager

Cgsfederal; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Cgsfederal is seeking an Automated Litigation Support Lab Manager to oversee a client-site eDiscovery laboratory, ensuring timely, accurate processing and delivery of lab data services in line with ESI specifications.

The role requires extensive Relativity experience, RCA/Analytics certifications preferred, and a proven track record managing teams and complex data workflows across the EDRM stages with clear communication to attorneys and clients.

Qualifications

• Extensive Relativity experience required.
• At least eight years in eDiscovery roles including processing, image and data file conversion, data culling using review tools, QA, database loads and retrieval, and data analysis.
• At least five years of experience at the management/supervisory level.
• Undergraduate degree required, preferably in computer science or related field. Only the Contracting Officer can approve a waiver of the degree requirement.
• Relativity certifications including RCA and/or Analytics Specialist strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of lab data processing services.
• Primarily ensure timely and accurate completion of tasks; develop processing approaches for electronic files per ESI specs.
• Consult with attorneys and support staff on best practices for conforming to ESI specs; participate in teleconferences with co-counsel, client agencies, and opposing counsel when requested.
• Ensure incoming productions are made per applicable ESI specs; provide detailed notice of deficiencies to case attorney when needed.
• Keep the client informed on lab activities, deadlines, technical challenges, and resource availability.
• Provide webhosting support for unsupported cases managed by the lab.
• Manage a client-site eDiscovery laboratory team: scheduling, requirements assessments, assigning work, deadlines, progress reports, and QC of deliverables.
• Advise client attorneys, paralegals, and case managers on all EDRM phases: Data Collection, Processing, Hosting, Review, Analytics, Production.

Skills

Relativity

eDiscovery management

Team leadership

EDRM knowledge

Data processing

QA & QC

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Relativity

iConect

Venio

Concordance

LAW

LiveNote

Job description

Automated Litigation Support Lab Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced

Department: Finance

Responsibilities

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.