Project Manager, Litigation Support Services

Weil Administrative Staff Position

Weil seeks the best and brightest talent to join our Administrative Staff team. Our employees are the future of Weil so we invest in their training and development. Our environment embraces and encourages positive-minded professionals who seek to be challenged and acquire knowledge and skills in an atmosphere built on teamwork. Highly skilled and knowledgeable Administrative Staff assist our attorneys in successfully meeting and exceeding client needs and are vital to the overall success of the Firm.

Job Description

The LSS Project Manager will work directly with Weil's litigation legal teams and our clients to provide electronic discovery and technology solutions and support for active cases.

Primary Responsibilities and/or Essential Functions:

• Manage multiple active cases and provide litigation support to legal teams throughout New York and regional offices.
• Advise legal teams and clients on Electronic Discovery best practices including budgets, collection and forensics techniques, vendor services, review tools and projects, and data processing and productions.
• Participate in a full sourcing review of current E-discovery vendors and their services and make recommendations for the firm's "Preferred" vendor pool.
• Evaluate and recommend E-discovery vendors to legal teams. Coordinate with E-discovery vendors to update project budgets, price estimates, and help to manage the vendor budget over the lifecycle of the case.
• Provide administrative and technical support for LSS supported technology including Relativity Server, Relativity One, Blackout, and Opus2. Create training materials and conduct training sessions on LSS supported technology and E-discovery projects for case teams, clients, and co-counsel, including LSS supported case management applications.
• Partner with legal teams to setup electronic data document review projects.
• Research and advise LSS and IS team members on emerging litigation technology.
• Collaborate with LSS and legal teams and clients to gather feedback on existing technology, enhancement needs, and evaluate new technology with vendors.
• Collaborate with case teams, developers, LSS and IS teams to test and rollout new applications and upgrades.
• Work on various projects as assigned LSS management.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• At least 2+ years of Litigation Support Project Manager experience.
• Regular travel to Weil regional offices, client sites, or trial sites may be required.
• Working knowledge of electronic discovery best practices and standard litigation case management technology is required. Specific in-depth experience with software applications such as Relativity Server, Relativity One, Blackout, Pagevault, Readysuite, and Opus2 is also required. Familiarity with Microsoft Office, LAW, Microsoft Copilot and Adobe Suite applications helpful.
• Self-motivated person with excellent time management and organizational skills. Ability to adhere to project goals and deadlines.
• Person should be a team player who communicates and cooperates with all members of the project team and LSS management.
• Person should have a positive attitude and have the ability to work well with attorneys, vendors, and client IT personnel.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to communicate with those of varying technical expertise.

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work and educational experience required.
• General E-Discovery and Relativity certifications preferred.

Estimated salary range is $150,000 - $160,000. Compensation decisions within the range are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case including but not limited to the individual's skills, experience, and qualifications.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP offers a competitive compensation package comprised of base pay and discretionary year-end bonus for eligible employees. Benefits include, but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, disability coverage, life insurance, flexible spending plan and a 401K plan. Weil also offers generous paid time off and holidays. All decisions affecting employment at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP are made on the basis of qualification, performance and other pertinent work-related factors, and without discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran's status, genetic information or any other legally protected status.

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