Document Review Project Manager (JD Required)

Lighthouse; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k with company match

Life & AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Telemedicine

Flexible PTO

Volunteer days

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Lighthouse is seeking a Review Project Manager to oversee document review projects, acting as the central contact among counsel, clients, and Lighthouse stakeholders. The role integrates workflow strategy and technology to improve speed, accuracy, and cost efficiency.

You will lead contractor review teams, ensure adherence to quality standards, and collaborate with AI and data project managers to optimize review processes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a document review manager
• Attorneys licensed in good standing in any US jurisdiction
• Ability to lead diverse contractor attorney teams while meeting accuracy targets and timelines
• Strong client-facing communication and attention to detail
• Experience with litigation discovery processes and objectives
• Proficiency as an end user in Relativity or similar platform
• Experience establishing matter-tailored quality control measures across discovery matters

Responsibilities

• Implement and execute review plans that meet Lighthouse standards and project requirements
• Recommend and drive best practices in review workflows and technology usage
• Communicate with counsel, client, internal stakeholders, and staffing partners on progress and issues
• Develop matter-specific review project plans addressing workflow strategy and technology utilization
• Establish quality control measures and manage review teams to ensure deliverables meet playbooks and budgets
• Collaborate with Lighthouse teams including AI experts and data project managers
• Support implementation of technology efficiency drivers for redaction and privilege logging
• Provide subject matter expertise on client matters and cases
• Participate in process improvement initiatives and related duties as assigned

Skills

Document review management

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Tools

Relativity

Job description

What is special about Lighthouse?

Lighthouse is built on a foundation of unique, compassionate, highly driven individuals.We elevate the strengths and talents of those around us while leveraging opportunities for growth. We offer the experience of solving complex problems while continuing to grow multiple facets of your career. Lighthouse is where innovation meets support and where collaboration is the key ingredient to success.We grow together and are stronger together.

What is special about Lighthouse?

Lighthouse is built on a foundation of unique, compassionate, highly driven individuals.We elevate the strengths and talents of those around us while leveraging opportunities for growth. We offer the experience of solving complex problems while continuing to grow multiple facets of your career. Lighthouse is where innovation meets support and where collaboration is the key ingredient to success.We grow together and are stronger together.

What’s unique about this role?

Review Project Managers are attorneys with extensive document review project management experience who serve as a central point of contact with counsel, client and internal Lighthouse stakeholders on projects requiring managed review. Review Project Managers advise on review workflow strategy and execution – focusing on the optimization of workflows and incorporation of appropriate technology to improve the speed and accuracy of any eyes-on review. The Review Project Manager provides oversight and management of work conducted by review team leads and reviewers to ensure quality and timeliness of all deliverables.This is a dynamic consultative role focused on incorporating a tech-forward approach to drive down review volumes and increase the efficiency and accuracy of review team work product to help our clients drastically reduce spend on linear document review. The position centers on ensuring a high level of execution by contractor review teams, with a proactive consultative approach to develop and improve project workflows.

What will this person do?

• Implement and execute review plans that meet both Lighthouse standards and project specific requirements.
• Recommend and drive best practices in review.
• Communicate directly with counsel, client, internal stakeholders, and staffing partner on substance and progress of review, including daily project status reporting.
• Assist in development of matter-specific review project plans that address review workflow strategy and optimal application of technology.
• Establish review quality control measures and manage document review teams to ensure adherence to Lighthouse playbook, execution of throughput goals, and quality deliverables.
• Collaborate across Lighthouse teams including AI experts and data project managers.
• Implement technology efficiency drivers for redaction application and privilege logging.
• Provide client- and case-specific subject matter expertise.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives and other related duties as assigned.

Bring your passion and together we will shine.

• Three+ years of experience as a document review manager with review provider or law firm
• Attorney, active and in good standing in any US jurisdiction
• Ability to lead and motivate diverse contractor attorney teams in completion of review workflows while adhering to established accuracy targets, project timelines, and budget parameters.
• Self-motivated, with strong sense of ownership and commitment to client satisfaction
• Knowledge of litigation discovery process and objectives
• Strong written and oral communication skills suited to a client-facing role, careful attention to detail, and general technical aptitude.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently or as part of a team.
• Proficiency as an end user in Relativity or comparable platform
• Experience establishing matter-tailored quality control measures and managing reviews across a variety of discovery matters.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Duties are performed in a typical office environment while at a desk or computer table.
• Duties require the ability to use a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material, in a quiet and professional setting.
• Duties may require being on call periodically and working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends).

Lighthouse celebrates and thrives on diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire, train, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We welcome any talents and contributions you can bring to the team and are deeply committed to growing an environment where everyone can feel safe, is respected, and can show up as themselves. Come as you are!

As required by applicable pay transparency laws, Lighthouse complies with compensation disclosure requirements for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location, or other relevant factors. The salary range for this position may be tailored to be lower or higher in different talent markets.

Lighthouse offers a comprehensive quality benefits package including, medical, dental, vision, and a 401k with company match. Company paid benefits also include Life & AD&D, short and long-term disability, telemedicine, and other wellness plans. We offer a generous Flexible PTO program and paid volunteer days. Employees may also participate in voluntary insurance plans including accident, hospitalization, and critical illness plans as well as pet insurance.

This role will be eligible to participate in an annual bonus or incentive program.

As a trailblazer and catalyst for change, Lighthouse rises to each opportunity to help our clients, and our people do what they dobest- shine.