ALS Lab Manager

Contact Government Services, LLC; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Automated Litigation Support Lab Manager to lead a team in delivering efficient lab data processing services. This role involves ensuring compliance with ESI specifications, managing eDiscovery professionals, and consulting with legal teams to optimize processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in eDiscovery, particularly with Relativity, and a strong understanding of the litigation discovery process. Join a collaborative environment that values innovation and professional growth while making a significant impact on government operations. If you are passionate about leveraging technology to improve legal processes, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Paid State/Federal Holidays

Qualifications

• 8+ years of eDiscovery experience including electronic files processing.
• 5+ years of management experience in eDiscovery roles.
• Thorough knowledge of litigation discovery process and EDRM workflow.

Responsibilities

• Lead manager for lab data processing services and ESI specifications.
• Manage a team of eDiscovery professionals and ensure deadlines are met.
• Consult with attorneys on best practices for electronic discovery.

Skills

eDiscovery

Relativity

Data Analysis

Project Management

Quality Control

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA)

iConect

Venio

MS Office Suite

Job description

Automated Litigation Support Lab Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced

Department: Finance

As a CGS ALS Lab Manager, you will leverage industry knowledge, market research, and have wide-ranging experiences across operating systems and coding languages. You will serve as the lead manager responsible for the delivery of lab data processing services and ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications while providing the case attorney with detailed notice of deficiencies.

CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. We are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

Skills and Attributes for Success:

1. Serves as the lead manager responsible for delivery of lab data processing services.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Keeps the client informed on activities in the Lab, e.g., deadlines, technical challenges, and availability of resources to complete work.
6. Responsible for webhosting support for unsupported cases managed by the lab.
7. Manages a team of eDiscovery professionals situated in a client-site eDiscovery laboratory, including: scheduling, requirements assessments, assigning work, ensuring deadlines are met, creating progress reports, and Quality Control (QC) of deliverables.
8. 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:

1. Extensive Relativity experience required.
2. Relativity certifications including Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA) and/or Relativity Analytics Specialist strongly preferred.
3. 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.
4. At least five years of experience at the management/supervisory level.
5. Requires thorough knowledge of the litigation discovery process, and the EDRM workflow.
6. Working knowledge and certifications of document review software such as iConect, Relativity, Venio, or similar tools.
7. 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:

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

Our Commitment:

Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs.

We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package:

• 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.

Join our team and become part of government innovation!

Salary: $102,890.67 - $139,637.34 a year