Senior Litigation Support Project Manager

The Litigation Support Project Manager is responsible for the planning, execution, and monitoring of litigation support projects. They will work closely with attorneys and paralegals to ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of litigation support processes, project management principles, and legal technology.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and implement project plans and timelines
• Manage project budgets and resources
• Track project progress and identify potential risks
• Coordinate with attorneys and paralegals to gather and review documents
• Manage and oversee the production of documents for discovery
• Provide training and support to litigation support staff
• Stay up-to-date on the latest litigation support technologies and trends
• Other duties may be assigned

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for education requirements.  Supervisory experience includes the skills necessary to organize, coordinate and supervise staff.

• Bachelor's degree in Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in litigation support project management

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Specific technical skills required to perform the essential functions of the position.

Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Outlook and Excel.  Ability to type/enter data. 

Additional Technical Skills:

• Proven track record of success in completing projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards
• Strong understanding of litigation support processes, project management principles, and legal technology

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to communicate effectively with staff members.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to all levels of professional and support staff.  Ability to write simple correspondence and routine messages.  Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.  Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating instructions, procedure manuals, general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations, financial reports, or legal documents.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.  Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions, and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. 

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Demonstrated ability to multi-task and be detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.  Strong communication skills.  Excellent organizational and planning skills, with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects to meet deadlines.  Ability to work overtime when needed.  Work may require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines.  Ability to exercise discretion with confidential and sensitive information.  Must be able to perform essential duties of the position with time constraints and interruptions.  A strong client service approach and team orientation.  Demonstrate good judgment, tact, and flexibility under pressure in a mixed-matrix environment with may competing priorities.

Additional Skills:

• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that should be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, documents, books, pen/pencil, paper, controls and manipulate a keyboard, and input data into a personal computer; and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to talk.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to prepare correspondence and reports on a personal computer.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. And stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl. 
• Ability to operate a variety of standard office equipment including a computer, copy and facsimile machines.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.