Job Description
At Norton Rose Fulbright, people thrive because of a shared commitment to quality, unity and integrity. The highly regarded law firm consistently receives recognition from Great Place to Work and Top Workplaces, two companies that specialize in assessing organizational culture. Teams collaborate across regions, value new ideas and deliver meaningful client solutions, supported by a culture that embraces ambition, development and shared success. With more than 3,000 lawyers and 3,000 business services professionals working together across 50 offices worldwide, this global law firm provides a full range of legal services to leading corporations and financial institutions operating in key markets and sectors.
As an early adopter of advanced eDiscovery technology and methodologies, the Firm's Global eDiscovery Services Department provides strategic services to our disputes lawyers and clients. Working alongside other talented professionals, you'll be surrounded by an open and collaborative culture that embraces recognition and professional development.
The Sr. Project Manager, eDiscovery Services serves as a trusted advisor to legal teams and clients, independently leading complex eDiscovery matters and developing defensible strategies that leverage technology across the discovery lifecycle. The role manages scope, cost, risk, quality and delivery, requiring sophisticated knowledge of eDiscovery technology, corporate information systems, emerging data sources and the ability to translate technical issues into practical recommendations.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Lead complex eDiscovery matters across identification, preservation, collection, processing, analysis, review, privilege and production, serving as the primary contact for legal teams, clients and stakeholders.
Advise lawyers, clients and corporate IT teams on defensible strategies for traditional and emerging data sources, including Microsoft 365, Teams, Slack, mobile device data, cloud repositories and structured data.
Develop strategies for data reduction, search, analytics and AI review, including search term calibration, conceptual analytics, continuous active learning/TAR, statistical sampling and validation.
Manage review workflows for responsiveness, privilege, confidentiality, quality control, productivity and reporting.
Develop budgets, forecasts, work plans and resource requirements; monitor scope, costs, vendor spend and delivery risks.
Oversee vendors providing forensic collection, processing, hosting and managed review services.
Prepare matter metrics and reporting on data volumes, review progress, quality, costs and timelines.
Maintain defensible documentation of key decisions, methodologies, assumptions, validations and quality control activities.
Escalate and resolve complex issues involving projects, technology, vendors and client service.
Mentor Project Managers and Project Analysts through coaching, delegation, review of work product and guidance on active matters.
Contribute to standards, playbooks, technology evaluation, process improvement and professional development initiatives.
Monitor eDiscovery case law, industry standards and emerging technologies and apply relevant developments to matter strategy and team practices.
Other duties
Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
This position is remote and can therefore be located in any city where we have a US office. Flexibility to visit the office for training or meetings is required.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree required.
Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible eDiscovery, litigation support, legal technology or related consulting experience, including independent management of complex matters.
Experience managing budgets, forecasts, resources,…