Litigation Support Specialist $60,000-80,000 Newark, New Jersey
AmLaw 100 firm seeks superstar candidate for the operation and maintenance of the organization’s litigation software and databases. The ideal prospect will assist with the day-to-day litigation technical support needs of the firm, staff and attorneys in their Newark, NJ office. As the point person you’ll also be a resource to the IT Department regarding the firm’s litigation software needs and requirements. Monitors legal issues surrounding electronic discovery and related areas.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assist with installations, upgrades and maintenance of the litigation software used by the firm, which includes: Summation, Concordance, LiveNote, Sanction, Trial Director, CaseMap, and TimeMap.
• Provides Tier I to Tier III support for legal specific applications.
• Acts as the liaison between the IS department and the litigation attorneys and paralegals.
• Works in conjunction with Project Managers, Technical Support Manager and Network Operations Manager to prepare, document and implement software rollouts to end-users for the legal applications and related products.
• Works with the Technical Support/Training Manager to provide end user documentation and training as needed.
• Provides technical documentation and training as needed for IS staff within the firm for assigned desktop applications.
• Loads incoming data and images into litigation databases and performs regular maintenance on these databases.
• Provides 3rd level technical application support to all IS staff within the regional offices.
• Acts as point person for co-counsel or client IT departments on jointly maintained document databases.
QUALIFICATIONS
• 3 years experience in use of and support of computer litigation applications.
• Specific experience with litigation applications is a must.
• Solid experience with and a strong interest in the complete software development lifecycle is highly preferred.
• Ability to provide frequent adhoc data queries and reports as required. Ability to adhere to multiple and concurrent deadlines.
• Identifies and evaluates the impact on user applications by all relevant security hot fixes/patches.
• Must be able to provide clear leadership and guidance to the firm with respect to implementing, managing and supporting the systems for which you are responsible.
• This position requires the ability to adapt to flexible work hours, travel occasionally and to carry and respond to a cell phone and/or Blackberry on a 24x7 basis, as necessary to meet the business requirements of the firm.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university. Prefer prior law firm experience and/or paralegal experience.
For immediate consideration, please send your resume to Jared Coseglia at jared@cowengroup.com
For more information oh how to grow your career in Litigation Support/eDiscovery visit www.cowengroup.com
• Assist with installations, upgrades and maintenance of the litigation software used by the firm, which includes: Summation, Concordance, LiveNote, Sanction, Trial Director, CaseMap, and TimeMap.
• Provides Tier I to Tier III support for legal specific applications.
• Acts as the liaison between the IS department and the litigation attorneys and paralegals.
• Works in conjunction with Project Managers, Technical Support Manager and Network Operations Manager to prepare, document and implement software rollouts to end-users for the legal applications and related products.
• Works with the Technical Support/Training Manager to provide end user documentation and training as needed.
• Provides technical documentation and training as needed for IS staff within the firm for assigned desktop applications.
• Loads incoming data and images into litigation databases and performs regular maintenance on these databases.
• Provides 3rd level technical application support to all IS staff within the regional offices.
• Acts as point person for co-counsel or client IT departments on jointly maintained document databases.
QUALIFICATIONS
• 3 years experience in use of and support of computer litigation applications.
• Specific experience with litigation applications is a must.
• Solid experience with and a strong interest in the complete software development lifecycle is highly preferred.
• Ability to provide frequent adhoc data queries and reports as required. Ability to adhere to multiple and concurrent deadlines.
• Identifies and evaluates the impact on user applications by all relevant security hot fixes/patches.
• Must be able to provide clear leadership and guidance to the firm with respect to implementing, managing and supporting the systems for which you are responsible.
• This position requires the ability to adapt to flexible work hours, travel occasionally and to carry and respond to a cell phone and/or Blackberry on a 24x7 basis, as necessary to meet the business requirements of the firm.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university. Prefer prior law firm experience and/or paralegal experience.
For immediate consideration, please send your resume to Jared Coseglia at jared@cowengroup.com
For more information oh how to grow your career in Litigation Support/eDiscovery visit www.cowengroup.com
