Director, ELS

The Director, ELS is a client-dedicated role that supports the day-to-day management of a portfolio of matters and assists with discovery program development and discovery case strategy.  This role will work closely with other client organizations such as IT, InfoSec, Privacy, and Compliance as required to ensure that daily discovery requirements are met in a timely manner and according to best practices.  As a strategic consultant, this role requires strong attention to detail, problem solving, communication, and people management skills.

• Fulfill the client’s strategic discovery goals and objectives, as defined by the client in consultation with Consilio
• Standardize, coordinate, and facilitate discovery tasks with vendors and other parties
• Develop and manage relationships with stakeholders across the discovery workflow
• Monitor discovery activity by matter and serve in a consultative role to appropriately limit the amount data collected, processed, and reviewed
• Provide guidance and continuity on discovery-related decisions throughout the matter
• Provide recommendations on case-specific issues, including complex, large-scale, and non-standard requirements and requests
• Participate in matter budgeting, early discovery planning, and overall strategy
• Oversee day-to-day evidence management for assigned matters and facilitate adherence to end-to-end discovery processes
• Facilitate custodian interviews to identify data sources
• Provide recommendations to the discovery team on process improvements and opportunities for spend and risk reduction
• Facilitate collection, processing, review, and production workflow enhancements
• Ensure process documentation is up to date and available; provide education and support when needed
• Understand implications of international collection and address international data issues with the appropriate parties
• Serve as a liaison between document review vendors and counsel
• Provide guidance to counsel in preparing matter-specific document review protocols
• Review ESI protocols and collaborate with counsel to establish standard production specifications
• Encourage high-quality work product and a service-oriented approach across the discovery team

Additional Responsibilities/Details:  

• Quarterly meetings and reports
  • Coordinate and facilitate quarterly meetings with key stakeholders and internal counsel to address program-level objectives, including process efficiency and vendor performance
  • Coordinate and facilitate quarterly meetings with preferred vendors to align and address any performance concerns and process refinements
• Facilitate training sessions related to the discovery process, including periodic “refresher” training sessions
• Educate outside counsel on client’s discovery process as it relates to specific matters and ensure compliance with Outside Counsel Guidelines

Minimum Education Requirements:   

• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
• JD Preferred

Minimum Experience Requirements:  

• 7+ years of in-depth eDiscovery experience inside a corporate legal department, at a law firm, or at a discovery vendor
• 5+ years of management/leadership experience
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple, concurrent projects involving cross-functional teams operating within budgetary and schedule constraints
• Demonstrated ability to manage client expectations and maintain client satisfaction

Other Requirements:  

• A proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to anticipate client needs
• The ability to confront unexpected problems quickly and effectively
• Relativity or other discovery/legal hold platform experience preferred

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Excellence  - We strive to make every client our advocate

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Collaboration - We win together through teamwork and communication

Agility - We flex, adapt and embrace change

People - We value, respect and invest in our teammates

Vision - We create clarity of purpose and a clear path forward