Senior eDiscovery Project Manager (Relativity Expert)

Cozen O'Connor; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Cozen O'Connor seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager, eDiscovery to lead complex discovery engagements from initiation through completion, overseeing the full EDRM lifecycle and a pod of technologists. You will manage client relationships and ensure defensible, high-quality work on time and within scope.

The ideal candidate has deep eDiscovery expertise, strong leadership, Relativity knowledge, and the ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of eDiscovery or legal project management experience.
• Advanced Relativity knowledge, including workspace administration.
• Experience managing complex, large-scale eDiscovery matters with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong budgeting, timelines, and prioritization across matters.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with a client-service orientation.
• Proven leadership and organizational skills to lead a pod of technologists.
• Experience using ServiceNow for intake, tracking, and ticketing.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end eDiscovery projects across the EDRM lifecycle, including data collection, processing, review preparation, and productions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and legal case teams, providing strategic guidance and proactive issue resolution.
• Develop and manage project plans, budgets, timelines, and resource allocations.
• Oversee Relativity workspaces, including setup, data ingestion, workflow design, quality control, and production management.
• Ensure all work product complies with ESI protocols, client specifications, court rules, and SOPs.
• Oversee a pod of two technologists or more, prioritizing workloads and providing direction and coaching.
• Coordinate forensic data collections across email systems, cloud platforms, social media, laptops, and mobile devices.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with internal leadership to improve workflows, tools, and standards.
• Stay current on emerging eDiscovery technologies, legal trends, and industry best practices.

Skills

eDiscovery expertise

Project management

Leadership

Client-service orientation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years eDiscovery experience

Tools

Relativity

ServiceNow

Job description

Cozen O'Connor seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager, eDiscovery to lead complex discovery engagements from initiation through completion, overseeing the full EDRM lifecycle and a pod of technologists. You will manage client relationships and ensure defensible, high-quality work on time and within scope.

The ideal candidate has deep eDiscovery expertise, strong leadership, Relativity knowledge, and the ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment.