ALS Lab Manager (eDiscovery)

About the role

Amentum is seeking a knowledgeable ALS Lab Manager with broad knowledge of government IT environments and Relativity experience to join a team of legal professionals supporting the Department of Justice in Washington DC. The successful candidate acts as technical lead for lab data processing services and manages a team of eDiscovery professionals in a client-site laboratory.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver lab data processing services, generate outgoing productions and ensure they comply with applicable ESI specifications
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of technical work orders, align priorities in the data processing queue and assist with requests in the queue
• Advise attorneys, paralegals and case managers on the EDRM workflow (Data Collection, Processing, Hosting, Review, Analytics, Production) and on electronic discovery
• Manage a team of eDiscovery professionals and advise them on all phases of electronic discovery
• Ensure successful completion of work, timeliness of deliverables and quality control
• Collaborate with teams to create search strategies, manage the work order queue and participate in Rule 26(f) conferences

Required profile

• At least eight years of experience in eDiscovery roles such as electronic files processing, image and data file conversion, data culling, quality assurance, database loads and retrieval, and data analysis and review
• At least five years of experience at management or supervisory level
• Ability to obtain and maintain MRPT facility credentials; US citizenship is required for MRPT authorization at this location
• Undergraduate degree, preferably in computer science or a related field
• Extensive Relativity experience and extensive data processing experience
• Broad knowledge of government IT environments, including office automation networks, PC and server-based databases and applications

Required skills

• Knowledge of the litigation discovery process and the EDRM workflow
• Certifications in document review software such as iConnect, Relativity, Venio or similar
• Experience with litigation support tools such as LAW, IPRO, Concordance, MS Office Suite and LiveNote is highly valued
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Preferred: ability to lead a technical team and to design and implement solutions responsive to attorneys' needs

What we offer

• Salary of $120,000 to $132,000
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement and parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan, tax-saving options, disability and life insurance, and pet insurance