Trial Technology Specialist

Seeking a full-time eDiscovery and Trial Technology Specialist for a onsite position in Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities :

• Manages eDiscovery projects; provides on-going advice on best and most efficient practices to process, review and manage data
• Develops project design specification in consultation with legal team; acts as primary contact for the legal team and vendors during the lifecycle of projects and assists the legal teams through all stages of litigation lifecycle for the projects
• Develops, monitors / maintains and provides comprehensive reporting to legal team, including project metrics
• Reviews and loads data into litigation databases and troubleshoots errors / technical issues; troubleshoots litigation support applications
• Serves as a technical liaison with vendors or the firm’s Information Technology department to resolve issues; works with IT department team members to resolve technical problems related to litigation support and remote access issues
• Defines business and technical requirements and develops and / or coordinates the development of specialized databases or programs
• Leverages resources of the entire firm to deliver an “in office” experience to those case teams travelling for trials, hearings, arbitrations, and mediations
• Using existing trial support standards and processes, coordinates the cross-functional delivery of all services to case teams, acting as the single point of contact for all IT questions, concerns and needs
• Assists with developing, meeting and following Trial Technology operating standards, practices, and procedures, including development and implementation of methods for measuring and reporting on achieving goals and objectives set by senior leadership
• Consults, advises and assists attorneys, legal assistants and other case team members on trial preparation, ranging from identifying appropriate war rooms spaces to transporting IT trial materials to site
• Creates, implements and maintains knowledge databases relevant to trials and presentation work including information about judges’ preferences regarding IT set-ups, courtroom layouts, courthouse restrictions or requirements for the use of outside IT equipment
• Investigates and develops trial support best practices and advises case teams on implementing those practices, as well as evaluates and recommends trial technology tools

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