Litigation Support Staffing : The Cowen Group : Ediscovery Recruiters, Candidate Search, Practice Support, Position Placement

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for strategic vision and growth of Legal Technology Services (“LTS”), including ongoing evaluation of services provided by and capabilities of LTS personnel, managing department budget and costs and staff forecasting.
• Responsibility for administration and operation of LTS, including recruiting personnel, and performance and compensation management.
• Initiate and lead introduction, implementation, and management of LTS operating standards, practices, and procedures, including development and implementation of methods for measuring and reporting on achieving LTS goals and objectives.
• Work closely with the e-discovery attorney to ensure all cases are efficiently managed, appropriate technology is chosen, and established LTS operating standards, practices, and procedures as followed.
• Plan goals and objectives for LTS staff, and provide guidance to ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of such goals and objectives.
• Act as point of contact for other firm departments and legal teams regarding operation of the LTS.
• Responsibility for administration of LTS facilities and equipment, including space planning and allocation, identification and implementation of standard LTS desktops, equipment evaluation and purchase, cost/benefit analyses.
• Responsibility for assessing, planning, and developing strategies, courses and programs for training and development of LTS personnel.
• Responsibility for management of litigation support and e-discovery vendors, including working with e-discovery attorney and other appropriate firm attorneys to: develop standards and procedures for negotiating and interacting with vendors; negotiate vendor contracts, including firm wide master services agreements; and develop and maintain preferred vendors list for outsourcing of litigation related projects.
• Provide technology consulting services and guidance to clients, attorneys, paralegals, and support staff.
• In cooperation with e-discovery attorney and other appropriate attorneys and staff, develop strategies and programs for providing ongoing instruction and information to firm legal teams regarding litigation support and e-discovery issues.
• Participate on appropriate committees, task forces, and teams.
• Represent the firm in professional organizations (locally and/or nationally) as requested.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years experience in litigation/practice area support.
• Legal background and a strong understanding of the litigation process required
• Prior law firm or litigation support vendor experience preferred.
• Expert-level knowledge of automated information management, databases, case management, litigation support and imaging management software, and systems.
• Experience with Concordance, LiveNote, CaseSoft products, Adobe Acrobat, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel, image management software, and e-discovery technology.
• Proven ability to manage projects and supervise people.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Good negotiating and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated organizational and teamwork skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with all levels of staff.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• Flexibility to work extended hours and travel when necessary.    

For immediate consideration, please send your resume to David Cowen at david@cowengroup.com For more information on how to grow your career in Litigation Support/eDiscovery visit www.cowengroup.com