eDiscovery Manager

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About us:

Linklaters is a global law firm providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative efficient agile entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives but by fostering a positive supportive fair and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team with a common goal.

The Role
We are looking for an eDiscovery Manager to provide expert consulting and technical advice with a particular focus on eDiscovery solutions. This role will drive global policies and ensure consistent implementation across regions by collaborating with senior leadership to align strategy and objectives. Acting as a subject matter expert in contentious LegalTech you will also mentor team members to develop their expertise and deliver projects to the highest standards. You will join a globally connected high-performing team that supports lawyers and practice groups in delivering exceptional client service and operational excellence.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Provide expert advice and support to contentious practices globally on all aspects of eDiscovery and other LegalTech tools.
Ensure compliance with best practices processes and quality control across regions maintaining consistency in service delivery.
Enhance client relationships through direct engagement ensuring matter optimisation aligns with client needs.
Oversee project management and actively participate in projects from inception to completion ensuring timely and effective delivery.
Develop and implement policies for efficient resource allocation balancing client requirements with regional demand.
Collaborate with the Matter Optimisation Contentious Portfolio Manager to introduce new processes and workstreams including Gen AI use cases.
Provide technical expertise to troubleshoot and resolve issues ensuring systems and services operate effectively.
Assist in designing and delivering training programmes and materials for a range of end users.

What were looking for:

Extensive experience (8 years) in driving matter optimisation and implementing best eDiscovery practices within a global professional services environment ideally in the legal sector.
Proven track record in managing and delivering multiple LegalTech projects with strong project planning and execution skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams including resource allocation and performance management in complex fast-paced settings.
Strong technical proficiency in Relativity administration including user access security controls performance monitoring and advanced analytics; Relativity Master certification is highly desirable.
Excellent understanding of pricing profitability and service delivery models within the legal industry with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
Professional certifications such as PMP or ITIL would be an advantage.

Whats on offer:

This role can be based in our London offices with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution youll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

Private Medical Insurance
Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

Pension and flexible savings options
Income protection and life assurance
Mortgage advice and will-writing services.

Family & Lifestyle

Electric car and cycle to work schemes.
Emergency family care
Additional holiday/birthday leave.
Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave.
Travel insurance and season ticket loan
Option to join sports and social clubs as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality With Pride or Social Mobility Networks)

If you think this role would suit you please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. As such the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) areonlyaccepted online via the related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team andnotthe partners practices or stakeholders (forlegal rolesor forbusiness team roles).

Required Experience:

Manager

About us:Linklaters is a global law firm providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.We look not only for brilliant minds but for people who will thrive in ou...