Senior ALS Lab Manager

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental and Vision

401k

Paid Time Off

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

A leading government services provider seeks a Senior Automated Litigation Support Lab Manager in Los Angeles. This role involves managing data processing services, ensuring compliance with ESI specifications, and leading a team of eDiscovery professionals. Candidates should have extensive experience with Relativity and a background in the litigation discovery process. The position offers comprehensive benefits, including health care and 401k. Join us in transforming government services with your expertise in eDiscovery.

Qualifications

• At least eight years of experience performing eDiscovery roles including electronic file processing.
• Management experience of at least five years is required.
• Requires thorough knowledge of the EDRM workflow.

Responsibilities

• Lead manager responsible for delivery of lab data processing services.
• Ensures compliance with ESI specifications for incoming productions.
• Manages a team of eDiscovery professionals at a client-site lab.
• Ensure incoming productions conform to ESI specs and notify case attorneys of deficiencies.
• Keep clients informed on lab activities, deadlines, and resource availability.
• Provide webhosting support for cases managed by the lab.
• Manage a team of eDiscovery professionals across a client-site lab.
• Advise on EDRM phases: Data Collection, Processing, Hosting, Review, Analytics, Production.

Skills

Extensive Relativity experience

Document review software knowledge (iConect, Relativity, Venio)

Team management

Knowledge of the litigation discovery process

Education

Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field

Management/supervisory experience

Tools

Relativity

iConect

MS Office Suite

Job description

Senior Automated Litigation Support Lab Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced

Department: eDiscovery

As a CGS Senior ALS Lab Manager, you will leverage industry knowledge, and 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 be responsible for ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and providing the case attorney with detailed notice of deficiencies.

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

Ideal 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

EEO Statement

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.

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