Senior Legal Technology / eDiscovery Analyst

About Ropes & Gray

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years - rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms. The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring. Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

Overview

Under the direction of the Senior Manager of Legal Technology, the Legal Technology Senior Analyst provides advanced support to the firm's clients and case teams.  Their functions include e-discovery consulting, project management and technology training for all stages of the litigation process.   This position works independently on medium to large sized/complex matters, and delegates tasks to the junior members of the team.  The Legal Technology Senior Analysts will be responsible for implementation of litigation applications and technology based solutions.  Availability for overtime and flexibility for travel are required.

Responsibilities

Consult with case teams to assess and support technology needs throughout all stages of litigation process.

Responsible for the advanced technical and project management aspects of discovery, including the stages outlined in the Electronic Discovery Reference Model.

Interact with client’s General Counsel and IT department in order to identify potential relevant data sources and execute plan to collect from these sources.

Interact with end users to understand data landscapes and architecture.

Provide case teams with guidance and recommendations regarding the selection of outside vendors. Act as liaison between the case team and vendor throughout the project.

Act as e-discovery project manager. Develop recommendations, plans, cost estimates, budgets, procedures and specifications for case-specific projects.  Provide consultation and project management services to case teams regarding database design and e-discovery workflow, including guidance on the use of technology assisted review (“TAR”) and data analytics.

Develop and provide technology related training and document review workflow processes to case teams and the legal technology department.

Provide consultation on trial support services to case teams, on-site and courtroom technology, on-site support and trial presentation services.

Develop and provide one-on-one or case team training for litigation technology applications and courtroom technology as needed. Develop and teach litigation technology classes in the attorney and staff training programs.  Prepare training materials and related documentation. 

Serve as a mentor to and provide leadership and training for Legal Technology Analysts and Specialists. Work with junior staff members to delegate work assignments.

Comply with department and firm administrative procedures and policies.

Assist with firm and departmental projects as needed and perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Stays current and advises case teams on cutting edge data minimization solutions including the use of TAR technologies and data analytics.

Responsible for working on client, firm and department related projects for 1600 hours per year with a minimum of 1300 hours billed to client-related work.

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES:

• Able to maintain strict confidentiality of the firm's internal and personnel affairs.
• Able to interact effectively and professionally with all levels of personnel, including attorneys, paralegals clients, vendors, and technical support personnel.
• Able to learn new skills as technology changes.
• Possesses strong oral and written communication skills.
• Possesses excellent attention to detail and follows through on deliverables.
• Able to utilize judgment to make sound, justifiable recommendations and know when and to whom to escalate issues.
• Able to be a proactive self-starter who understands the details within a much larger context.
• Flexible and able to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities.
• Able to work under tight deadlines, carry out multiple related activities simultan