eDiscovery Project Manager, Government

Overview

This role supports a legal discovery and managed services provider seeking an eDiscovery Project Manager, Government with hands-on Relativity and FOIA experience. Serving as the primary client-facing point of contact for assigned matters, you will oversee engagements from initial setup through completion—ensuring client needs are met, workflows are executed effectively, and deadlines and project requirements are achieved.

Required location: Must be located in Illinois, New Jersey, New York, California, Florida, Texas, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, or Georgia.

Responsibilities

• Onboard, oversee, and manage multiple client matters
• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned case teams
• Partner with clients to establish projects, including pricing estimates, turnaround expectations, and project specifications
• Monitor multiple active projects across departments to ensure milestones and deadlines are met, coordinating with production teams to allocate resources appropriately
• Serve as the liaison between clients, production teams, and internal stakeholders; provide regular status updates and resolve project-related issues
• Support FOIA matters and workflows, including coordinating document collection, processing, review, production, and delivery requirements
• Maintain sufficient case documentation and status information to enable coverage by other Project Managers when needed
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including job orders, authorizations, client profiles, tracking logs, matter status summaries, and delivery information
• Apply established case management methodologies to guide matters from initial intake through final resolution

Project Tracking & Delivery

• Maintain required project and billing tracking information and ensure departments update records in a timely manner
• Manage project schedules, including production deadlines, review milestones, and data delivery dates
• Track data and documentation received from and transferred to clients throughout each project
• Coordinate onboarding, ongoing management, and completion of multiple matters
• Identify and escalate issues raised by Project Coordinators or other internal teams when appropriate
• Assist Department Directors, Client Directors, and Project Coordinators with gathering information and background for reporting purposes
• Track FOIA-related deadlines, productions, and matter requirements to support timely and defensible responses

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience; JD preferred
• eDiscovery industry experience, preferably in a Project Manager capacity
• Hands-on experience supporting FOIA matters and related document review or production workflows
• Strong hands-on Relativity experience
• Working knowledge of eDiscovery operations, including document imaging, printing, coding, processing, and electronic data workflows
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and appropriately prioritize competing deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with clients and internal teams
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure and meet demanding deadlines
• Excellent client service and relationship management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA) preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with eDiscovery platforms, applications, and technologies, including Relativity, Concordance, and similar tools
• Experience with hosted review environments such as Relativity, Clearwell, Catalyst, or comparable platforms
• Knowledge of Windows applications, operating environments, and basic networking concepts
• Prior management experience, including developing project budgets, workflows, and delivery strategies

Compensation & Benefits

• Expected salary for this exempt role: up to $135,000, commensurate with experience, training, skills, qualifications, and other market factors.

Job ID

• 7622