Project Manager (eDiscovery)
The Project
A Chicago-based law firm, with offices across the United States, requested our services in hiring an eDiscovery Manager. The law firm was looking for someone to manage and lead all eDiscovery projects and initiatives.
Challenges Met
- The attorney had to possess the ability to participate in pre-planning activities, including solution oriented consulting and demonstrations of vendor eDiscovery solutions.
- The client requested an attorney able to manage a litigation support team with accountability for project planning and scoping.
- The attorney also needed the skills to manage the eDiscovery lifecycle from project kick-off to project completion, and understand the specific tasks that will be required to complete a project.
High Performance Delivered
- LawyerLink provided an attorney with working knowledge of litigation discovery practices, including paper based discovery as well as electronic data production experience. The ideal individual has good communication skills to convey clear instructions to IT staff, clients, and the litigation support team, to educate firm attorneys, and to help other lawyers counsel clients on e-discovery. LawyerLink provided an individual able to easily grasp IT issues and quickly develop and implement solutions to problems.
- LawyerLink’s candidate is working with the firm’s eDiscovery response team to create and implement best practices for litigation support and eDiscovery projects.
- LawyerLink’s candidate has been with the client for over a year, and has become an integral part of the firm’s electronic discovery, litigation support and project management initiatives.
