Williams & Connolly LLP, widely regarded as one of the premier litigation firms in the country, has openings for experienced Litigation Support Project Managers. Under the direction of the Assistant Director for Litigation Support, the Project Manager is responsible for managing and coordinating all litigation support aspects of individually assigned cases. For each case matter needing litigation support tools and/or services, the Project Manager is the first and single point of contact for the case team (i.e., attorneys, paralegals, document clerks, imaging specialist, coding clerks, clients, and vendors). Duties include:
• Advising case teams on best methods for preservation, collection, review and production of electronic data based on case needs;
• preparing project design for case teams; advising teams on database design;
• analyzing vendor proposals and making processing recommendations to case team;
• advising case teams on selection of third party applications and recommending of vendors and review platforms;
• managing vendors to assure that high-quality data deliverables and services are provided within negotiated schedules and budgets;
• completing technical data management activities such as: data loading into database applications and image viewing applications, CD-ROM/DVD creation, creation of production subsets and database maintenance;
• troubleshooting litigation support applications and databases
• assisting with trial preparations and courtroom audio-visual support as dictated by case needs.
• assisting with analysis and testing of new or updated versions of litigation support software
• documenting and tracking of project tasks, media and costs for each case
Working knowledge of the following software applications is desirable: Concordance, FYI, LiveNote, MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Ipro, Summation, Sanction and Trial Director. Flexibility to work overtime, weekends and holidays, as well as travel are required. Please send cover letter referencing this position and resume to:
Human Resources
Williams & Connolly LLP
725 12th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Fax: (202) 434-5029
Apply on-line at www.wc.com