Legal Technology Consulting Director – Discovery, Data Management

Job Description: • Lead multiple client engagements and relationships • Oversee all aspects of project delivery and administration • Mentor and guide team members to drive timely completion of high-quality client deliverables • Cultivate strong client relationships by consistently delivering exceptional service • Contribute to business development and marketing initiatives to fuel team and company growth • Facilitate workshops with senior legal and IT stakeholders to understand current state processes and gather future state goals and objectives • Benchmark eDiscovery processes, technologies, reporting and metrics, cost structures, spend, and team structures against industry best practices • Identify eDiscovery service providers and available technologies to satisfy client requirements • Develop and present recommendations and implementation roadmaps to client leadership teams on how to mitigate risk, lower costs, scale, and/or achieve operational efficiencies • Map current state workflows to new technology-enabled processes and/or integrations to create innovative yet practical solution frameworks • Create eDiscovery process documentation, workflow diagrams, playbooks, standard operating procedures, roles and responsibilities matrices, checklists, trackers, and other deliverables • Identify and document test scenarios to ensure new processes, technologies, integrations, data handoffs, hosting models, etc. align with expected outcomes • Define change management strategies and execute key tasks required to ensure enduring change, strong user adoption, and a seamless implementation experience • Partner with client teams to develop training curriculum and materials, as well as lead end-user training in partnership with technology providers • Serve as lead project manager for system implementation projects, including creating and maintaining project schedules, managing the project budget and scope, providing routine status updates, tracking and reporting issues, and coordinating activities with third party vendors • Serve as the primary point of contact and/or escalation path for our key client contacts, which include eDiscovery managers or directors, senior litigation attorneys, legal technology managers, legal operations leads, and legal IT managers Requirements: • 10+ years of relevant experience in legal consulting or technology implementation, specifically in a customer facing role advising clients • Significant experience performing eDiscovery process and/or technology assessments, selecting and implementing eDiscovery platforms, designing eDiscovery team structures and operating models, creating eDiscovery documentation (e.g., playbooks), or advising on best practices • Hands-on experience implementing Exterro, RelativityOne, Reveal, DISCO, Everlaw, Nuix, OpenText, or other similar systems • Strong knowledge of common productivity platforms, such as M365 Purview, Google Vault, Slack, and how their data preservation features work • Four-year degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Science, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, Data & Analytics, and the like, or equivalent combination of experience and education • Demonstrated knowledge of the following areas: • Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) • Industry leading eDiscovery technologies and service providers • eDiscovery stakeholders and their typical roles and responsibilities • Common legal operations and eDiscovery platform integrations • Information governance and good data hygiene practices • IT implementation methodologies and controls • Managing project budgets, resources, and timelines • Ability to independently managing multiple concurrent engagements and clients • Excellent communication and storytelling skills (written, via data and deliverables, and verbally) • Keen attention to detail and capability to prepare polished client deliverables • Willingness to self-study and learn new concepts or technologies to solve problems • Aptitude and desire to learn and develop generative or other AI-enabled solutions • Have permanent US work authorization. Benefits: • Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development opportunities Apply tot his job