Litigation Support Case Manager

Position Summary

Ogletree Deakins has the opportunity for an experienced Case Manager to join the Firm’s Litigation Support department. The position is the primary point of contact between the Litigation Support Department and case teams working on matters involving electronic discovery. The Case Manager acts as consultant to attorneys regarding eDiscovery technology strategy per matter, proposes approaches for handling data during the various phases of electronic discovery, oversees data handling workflow with managed services, and provides case team training and support. Case Managers use the firm’s managed data services resources and standard workflows to design and implement electronic discovery technology solutions for litigation matters in their designated region.

Essential Functions

• Determine the nature and parameters of the matter at the onset of the work and serve as a strategic consultant/advisor for clients, attorneys, and staff for the application of electronic discovery technology and methodologies.
• Develop and maintain general knowledge of current industry-standard ediscovery preservation and collection tools and platforms, such as forensic resources, Microsoft O365 capabilities, Google Vault, Cellebrite, etc.
• Develop and provide cost estimates for data preservation, collection, and processing to attorneys, and ensure attorneys understand the nature of the estimate and services included.
• Implement appropriate quality assurance procedures to verify completeness of managed services processes and deliverables, for example, analysis of data exception reports and record counts.
• Provide consultation to attorneys on search strategies, syntax and use of Relativity analytics; coordinate and review search result sampling and analysis; discuss findings with attorneys.
• Advise and support attorneys and staff on effective Relativity workflows for search, review, production, and other functions; oversee Relativity workspace management.
• Oversee, coordinate and track project progress and work-flow from inception through trial; provide status reports. Provide end-user Relativity training.
• Follow firm procedures for billing time; work with attorneys to adjust time descriptions to meet any client-specific requirements.
• Follow Litigation Support Department guidelines and best practices.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Flexibility to work overtime on short notice.
• Ability to travel up to 25%, in accordance with firm travel guidelines.
  
  

Requirements

• Physical location in the Pacific, Mountain, or Arizona timezone is preferred. This role will be supporting offices located in these timezones and candidates will need to be available during normal attorney working hours in this region.
• 5 years of experience in a litigation support project manager or similar role at a large law firm or electronic discovery vendor, including at least two years of hands-on Relativity administrative experience
• In-depth, hands-on experience in the use and administration of Relativity, including Relativity analytics features.
• In-depth understanding of the phases of electronic discovery, from information governance and client pre-litigation preparedness through production and trial.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to ensure effective communication with clients, vendors, attorneys, and co-workers, verbally and in writing.
• Strong organizational, planning, follow-through, and project management skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks across multiple projects.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Ability to meet multiple, competing critical deadlines.
• Expert-level analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in litigation support applications in general.
• Ability to administer Firm policies and procedures.
• Ability to effectively draft project proposals, reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and legal staff.
• Leadership and influencing methods and techniques.
  
  

Please note, we are not working with outside recruiters for this position.

Benefits

Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our Staff including: Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, a 401(k) matching program, Profit Sharing, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, affordable Health and Life Insurance including Dental & Vision coverage, Health Savings Account /Flexible Spending Accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses, Tuition Reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program.

Firm Overview

Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Best Law Firms® has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for 14 consecutive years. In the 2025 edition, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Litigation – Labor and Employment category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 1,100 attorneys located in 59 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, including many of the Fortune 50 companies in the U.S.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer.