Come join an exciting and award-winning department in the role of Discovery Project Manager! You will be responsible for providing critical support for the company's Legal, Compliance &amp; Public Affairs (LCPA) team at one of the premier professional services organizations in the world. You will perform mission critical and time sensitive work with colleagues around the world who are engaged in managing risk to the enterprise in the form of litigation, investigations and regulatory inquiries. Your primary responsibilities include technical and project management support for the discovery lifecycle. Your work will involve managing a mixture of internal resources and external providers, as well as helping to develop future-state solutions to continuously iterate and improve practices and tools.&nbsp; The ideal candidate will be digitally savvy, process and detail oriented, collaborative, experienced in project management, and an excellent communicator in both written and oral formats. You will also need to be a problem-solver with a passion for innovation, new technologies and end-user experience. Further, the ideal candidate will have prior experience with discovery tools and processes, as well as supporting legal teams within a corporate environment. You will : - Coordinate and collaborate with all stakeholders and participants in the discovery process, including internal Legal, IT and business colleagues, and external providers, such as law firms and discovery vendors. - Employ consultative approach to develop and execute discovery plans, including delivery of technical guidance to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and understandable manner. - Participate in project management tasks such as kick-off call preparation and completion, and documentation of workflows, standards and project closure tasks such as data disposition. - Coordinate with internal teams to assist with meeting project deadlines. Communicate expectations for scope and deadlines to internal and external stakeholders. - Provide proactive and timely updates on any changes in scope, timing or cost estimates to interested parties. - Oversee and track execution of workflows related to collection, processing, search, hosting and production. Validate and document the accuracy and completeness of the process, including work instructions, chain of custody, and completeness of deliverables. - For data collection, steps include managing discovery requests for data, directing resources to collect data in all formats and maintaining close relationships with a network of IT colleagues. - Securely transfer collected ESI, internally and to approved external parties such as the company's discovery services provider. - Develop and maintain metrics and reporting mechanisms to track workflow, progress and trends. - Maintain an understanding of discovery and the tools used to support the industry. Advise legal team regarding efficient use of technology, generally and bespoke to individual matters. - Identify, test and pilot new workflows and solutions to continuously iterate and improve MMC's discovery practices and toolset. Assist in evaluation of legal technology, including discovery tools. - Assist in adapting company practices in response to evolving technical capabilities and limitations; support execution of company practices and protocols. Requirements : - Strong technical background, coupled with a blend of project management knowledge and with an understanding of corporate legal department needs. - Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a consulting, corporate and/or legal environment. - Prior eDiscovery experience working within a corporate environment, law firm, consultancy or eDiscovery vendor. - Excellent communication skills. - Client-centric and user-focused mindset. - Advanced and demonstrated project management skills, including analytical, decision-making and problem solving skills. - Proven experience in managing multiple requests for support while ensuring stakeholders are satisfied with completeness, accuracy, and timeliness. - Proven success working in a team environment, being flexible and responsive to changing priorities, and having an appropriate sense of urgency in completing tasks and projects. - Ability to plan, schedule and monitor work, within set targets. - Microsoft Excel expertise required. - Experience in legal project management (LPM) tools and dashboards preferred. - Strong understanding of the discovery process, including all phases (i.e., preservation, collection, processing and document review and production), and related technology. - Experience with litigation support and electronic discovery practices, workflow design and tactical use of technology within the Legal environment. - Proficiency in managing discovery applications such as Veritas Discovery Accelerator, Nuix and Relativity, as well as M365 Core and Advanced eDiscovery. - Knowledge of document processing standards, basic and advanced search techniques and database concepts. Thorough understanding of metadata and data types, particularly their importance as related to discovery. - Experience with documenting data collection steps. - Willingness to work hours that partially overlap with standard US East Coast time zone business hours (-9.5hrs IST). What is in it for you? An opportunity to work with global clientele in a fast-paced environment with a growth oriented &amp; enthusiastic team.

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Discovery Project Manager - Professional Services Firm 

Discovery Project Manager - Professional Services Firm  ,Job Description for Discovery Project Manager - Professional Services Firm  in Crescendo Global in  Mumbai Pune for (7-12) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Discovery Project Manager - Professional Services Firm  in Crescendo Global in  Mumbai Pune for (7-12) years of experience. Apply Now!