Senior Litigation Support Specialist -- Up to $110,000 DOE

Senior Litigation Support Specialist

 

Are you a seasoned litigation support specialist ready for your next opportunity?  If so, Providus wants to hear from you.

 

Providus is recruiting a Senior Litigation Support Specialist for a large downtown law firm.  Reporting to the Litigation Support Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing cases, educating attorneys regarding best practices in the collection and processing of documents, managing vendors, promoting the effective use of litigation support applications by providing support and technical assistance with designing, developing and maintaining databases in Concordance, iCONECT nxt and other imaging and database retrieval systems.

 

The successful candidate will possess the following attributes:

 

• Ability to support attorneys, including training and assistance with the litigation support process.

• Good communication skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical personnel in a clear manner.

• Knowledge of the processes underlying litigation cases (electronic discovery, document productions, large scale printing, document repositories and depositions).

• Minimum of four (4) years experience managing and maintaining Concordance, Summation, or similar enterprise level database system, in a law firm environment.

• Experience with iCONECT nxt and Concordance is highly preferred (knowledge of LiveNote also useful).

• Solid understanding of all Microsoft Office applications (especially Microsoft Excel and Access), basic networking, Windows 2000/XP, MS-DOS and flat files (CSV).

• Proficiency with data management services (loading images to the network, burning CDs/DVDs, loading data into database applications, conducting database inquiries and developing reports for legal teams).

• Two year degree in computer/technical field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience required.

• Undergraduate degree in computer science or related fields of study preferred.

• Service-oriented, willing to work additional hours as necessary including weekends.

• Able to manage multiple projects and work under stressful conditions and time deadlines.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and demonstrate ability to work independently and in a team environment, follow detailed instructions and meet established deadlines.

 

Responsibilities will include:

 

• Managing litigation support projects, working directly with attorneys to complete and supervise completion of assignments.

• Create, develop and support document databases, image bases, indexes, transcripts, and document production in iCONECT nxt and Concordance.

• Manage vendors providing outsourced  services including scanning, processing, unitization, objective coding and production of documents with vendors.

• Consult with attorneys regarding document collection and processing best practices.

• Work closely with lawyers and paralegals regarding database setup to meet needs of trial team.

• Assist with the resolution of software/hardware issues relating to litigation support applications.

• Provide one-on-one and small group training for trial teams in the use of litigation support tools.

 

Salary commensurate with experience ($90,000 to $110,000).

 

For IMMEDIATE consideration, please send your resume in Word format to laresumes@providusgroup.com and reference "Senior Litigation Support Specialist".

Providus provides lawyers and paralegals on a contract and permanent basis to law firms and corporate law departments as well as consulting services for large-scale document reviews through fully staffed offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Washington, D.C. We were named to the Inc. 500 List as one of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies and are a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise. Learn more at www.ProvidusGroup.com .