eDiscovery Project Manager

In today's environment our clients' abilities to respond to requests for information are more important than ever - and through people, processes, tools, and technology, we help them do so. Are you excited about exploring innovative ways to visualize data, use analytics, and help clients find relevant information in an ever-growing sea of emails and electronic documents? Do you have a legal or technology background and want to continue to grow your skills and abilities? We are a practice that brings together teams focusing on thought diversity, collaborative problem solving, and development of our professionals to enable our Government and Public Services (GPS) Discovery & Data Management Practice clients face litigation and other regulatory requirements with the resources to efficiently and effectively assist the government and respond to information requests. If you want to help clients make sense of their data and are passionate about keeping up with the latest data trends and technology sources, then our team would be a great fit for you!

Work you'll do

As the eDiscovery Project Manager you will:

• Demonstrate creative problem-solving capabilities and experience leading teams

• Advise Federal clients through the entire litigation life cycle

• Responsible for project financials, including the development and tracking of budgets

• Manage the day-to-day interactions with clients and internal resources

• Ability to provide leadership and business judgment in anticipating client and project needs and creating alternative solutions to complex issues

• Proactively manage changes in project scope and develop contingency plans when needed

• Must be flexible in order to respond quickly to shifting demands and opportunities. Ability to work under tight deadlines, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize appropriately, and delegate to resources when necessary

• Provide counseling/coaching to junior team members and staff

• Participate and provide insight for staff recruitment and retention, and share guidance into staffing process for client engagements

• Assist with business development and growing client relationships

• Participate and lead aspects of the proposal development process

The team

Deloitte's Government and Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes-is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of over 15,000+ professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Discovery is constantly evolving and changing as data volumes and sources continue to grow exponentially. We aim to help our clients solve their most pressing data management challenges by bringing key stakeholders together and helping them to navigate challenges such as cloud migration, implications of new technologies, evolving data sources, and pressure due to time constraints or regulatory requirements. Our practice has established itself as a leader in delivering the full spectrum of Discovery services to government agencies. Our teams apply eDiscovery leading practices and leverage analytics technology, as well as traditional legal research and writing, to assist government attorneys and agency staff through the litigation or information request process.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree required

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance for this role

• Travel up to 20%

• 7+ years experience working at a large consulting firm, law firm, or eDiscovery vendor

• Proactive, self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrate creative problem-solving capabilities and experience leading teams

• Experience and technical knowledge regarding Relativity software and other eDiscovery tools

• Experience managing a team of junior staff

Preferred:

• Juris Doctorate (JD) degree highly preferred

• Relativity certifications highly preferred

• PMP certification is a nice to have

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