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Title : Litigation Support Coordinator

Location : California - Palo Alto
Refer to Job # HLTR609043

This small/mid size New York office is part of a diverse national and international regulatory, commercial, legislative, and civil and criminal litigation practice. The firm handles: general civil and criminal practice in U.S. state and federal courts; trials and appeals; rulemaking and adjudicative proceedings; international and national litigation and arbitration; legislation; and corporate transactions. Attorneys take a collaborative approach to law and operate in a friendly work environment which fosters personal growth. Attorneys receive competitive pay and have a commitment to public service.
Palo Alto office seeks a litigation support coordinator with 3+ years of experience with legal technologies, including at least 1 year in an advisory capacity, preferably in a law firm environment. The candidate advises on a wide variety of systems and technologies including, evidence management (documents/files/transcripts/images), electronic discovery (identification, harvesting, conversion and management), matter management at micro and macro levels, specialized databases and trial presentations. Responsible for advising the firm, its attorneys, and its clients on preferred methods of organizing and automating litigation, focusing on the firm's litigation-oriented practice groups. Also responsible for identifying and assisting in the implementation of technologies that advance the cause of clients in specific matters and the firm and/or its practice groups in broader group-wide initiatives. Acts in a consulting capacity regarding Electronic Discovery issues and workflow and operates as a time-keeper. Expected to engage early in the life of matters, assess data and information needs, identify the most cost-effective process and technology solutions, assist in the acquisition and implementation of key technologies, and then effectively manage the delivery and successful use of those solutions. Meets with attorneys to analyze case needs and determine appropriate case automation plans. Prepares recommendations, budgets and project plans for acquiring and implementing recommended solutions. Defines business and technical requirements and then develop and/or coordinate the development of specialized databases or programs. Implements and/or oversees implementation of agreed upon solutions, providing interim first-level support and then preparing and effecting the successful transfer of support responsibilities to the appropriate internal and/or external resources. Manages relations with outside vendors (for such tasks as eDiscovery processing, document coding, imaging, OCR conversion, and custom software development) which includes preparing requests for proposals (RFPs), soliciting and evaluating vendor proposals, overseeing work in progress, reviewing work performed and approving invoices. Addresses automation needs of litigation groups by surveying market for new technologies and tools, evaluating alternatives, forming recommendations and assisting in acquiring and implementing new technologies. Assists preparing manuals and instruction materials for training personnel in litigation tools and processes and provides training when appropriate, especially with vendor provided tools. Diagnoses and corrects system and network problems related to litigation services tools and serve as a technical liaison to appropriate vendors. Serves as an advisor and/or consultant to attorneys and their clients regarding automation needs. Must exhibit mastery and/or high familiarity with the litigation process, law firms, and litigation specific software tools such as CaseMap, Introspect, Concordance, and image capture and viewing systems (IPro). Bachelor's degree is preferred or significant relevant experience. Project leadership experience is needed. Prior experience as an attorney or legal assistant is highly preferred. High familiarity with relational databases such as Microsoft Access, their design and use is required. Must understand various data storage methodologies; effective methods for harvesting information from those sources using evidentially defensible methods; strategies for converting harvested data to reviewable form; various review methodologies and systems, including vendor-hosted ASP solutions; and methods of effective electronic production. Must be experienced in the process of automating legal processes and must be able to communicate technical concepts to non-technical personnel in a clear manner. Local and out of town travel occasionally will be required.

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