E-Discovery Lead Project Manager

CACI International Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 109,800 - 241,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Wellness programs

Retirement plan

Family support

Continuing education

Time off

Job summary

CA​CI International Inc in Washington, DC is seeking an E-Discovery Lead Project Manager to oversee all litigation support projects within the Litigation Support office. You will apply PMI principles, plan case-management strategies, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery of e‑Discovery services across complex matters.

The role requires 6+ years of litigation support PM experience, strong attorney collaboration, and hands-on knowledge of Relativity, Clearwell, and other review platforms;

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressively responsible litigation support project experience.
• Experience interacting with attorneys on complex support activities.
• Expert knowledge of litigation support and e-Discovery tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project plans and schedules per policy.
• Lead staff to achieve mission goals and performance objectives.
• Identify risks, log issues, and propose mitigation plans.
• Provide governance-related project management deliverables.

Skills

PM experience

E-Discovery tools

Attorneys collaboration

Risk management

PMI knowledge

Leadership

Education

Undergraduate degree

Law degree (preferred)

Tools

Relativity

Clearwell

Trial Director

Oracle

Job description

Job Title: E-Discovery Lead Project Manager

Job Category: Project and Program Management

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Public Trust

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: None

Type of Travel: None

The Opportunity

Lead Project Manager will oversee all internal litigation support projects for the Litigation Support office. This individual must have experience as a PM in a technical office, be familiar with project management concepts, and possess a basic understanding of E-Discovery practice and litigation support. The selected LPM will plan and execute case‑management strategies, ensuring timely and high‑quality delivery of support services.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and maintain overall project plans and schedules that adhere to defined policies.
• Implement project management services in accordance with policies.
• Participate in the continuous improvement cycle by recommending improvements to project management policies, processes, and procedures.
• Organize and manage project staff into a cohesive team to achieve mission goals and performance objectives.
• Assist Government project managers in developing, updating, and maintaining project plans and schedules as required.
• Manage projects based on requirements specific to the agency and the principles of the Project Management Institute (PMI), the industry standard for project management training and certification.
• Identify issues and risks to project success, develop a risk‑management tracking log, log all identified issues/risks in the log, along with mitigation recommendations/plans, and facilitate issue resolution and risk mitigation as required by the Government.
• Provide other project management support services as it relates to ALS.
• Provide Project Management Deliverables as part of the governance process.
• Review and update the data collection templates quarterly to reflect changes in the environment.
• Implement any legal, regulatory, or contractual information security requirements that are applicable, and inform FRD of any additional or changed requirements.
• Provide periodic security and compliance reporting guidelines.
• Provide security and compliance reports as required.
• Provide support for application assessments including audit activities, audit issue management services and closure of issues after audit.
• Participate in the continuous improvement cycle by recommending improvements to innovation policies, processes, and procedures.

Qualifications

Required:

• 6+ years of progressively more responsible experience in major litigation support projects, including at least one year of Project Manager experience or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to manage numerous complex and time‑critical litigation support activities simultaneously, including technical/data processing support activities and cases involving e-discovery.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with attorneys on complex support activities. Requires expert knowledge of litigation support; outstanding writing skills; outstanding oral communication skills; outstanding management skills.
• Strong technical background as demonstrated through user‑level knowledge of eDiscovery tools and data management.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the Government’s and Contractor’s IT environment in which the work is to be performed, as well as Contractor’s “standard solutions” for eDiscovery, e.g., Clearwell, Relativity, etc.
• Must be able to anticipate litigation support needs and develop and execute detailed plans for addressing needs.
• Requires knowledge of the Government's data processing environment in which the work is to be performed, including office automation networks, PC‑based databases and other applications, and internet and server‑based databases and other applications, such as Oracle, Relativity or other document review platform, Trial Director, etc.
• Undergraduate degree required.
• E-Discovery experience required.
• Relativity and Analytics experience required.

Desired:

• Law degree, advanced technical certification, or other pertinent graduate degrees preferred.
• Demonstrated criminal law experience and/or background, namely working on criminal matters, to include financial crimes and compliance cases.
• Demonstrated experience handling financial records, health care materials, and other related litigation files.

Benefits

Pay Range: $109,800 - $241,600

We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities such as healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time‑off benefits.

CA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.