eDiscovery Project Manager

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

eDiscovery Project Manager at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP improving litigation support services. Managing projects and collaborating with legal teams across various phases of litigation.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeRemote • California, District of Columbia, New York, Oregon, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $139,000 - $163,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide practice support project management to legal teams, including: Consultation with case teams and clients regarding e-discovery, including early case assessment, forensic collections, processing, culling and filtering, document reviews, productions, and database administration
Create cost estimates, budgets and time estimates for the completion of various tasks over the course of discovery
Collaborate and consult on preservation and collection of ESI, including communications with internal client information technology professionals, as required
Provide and assist with technical support, including database design, loading data into review platforms, running searches and providing back-end operational support as needed
Identify and engage third-party service providers, in conjunction with the Practice Support Director and/or Practice Support Manager
Assist with developing and vetting applicable search terms and/or deployment of analytics as required on specific matters
Assist with and develop appropriate document review protocols, direct document reviews
Assist legal teams with preparations for CR 26 meet and confer conferences, and provide insight and/or samples of language for use in developing instructions for the production of ESI in response to discovery requests and/or inclusion within ESI court orders and/or protective orders
Manage multiple matters and projects from collection through trial
Understand, contribute, improve, and evangelize department practices and procedures
Harness creativity and collaboration with team members to innovate and solve litigation support challenges
Dedication to self-education regarding eDiscovery industry news, technologies, and other practice support topics
Provide input and training to legal teams to promote understanding and acceptance of technology
Provide visibility to legal teams as a “go-to” person for practice support solutions
Advanced knowledge of Relativity and understanding of other eDiscovery platforms, including the integration of other eDiscovery platforms within Relativity
Basic understanding of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (“EDRM”) and various phases of litigation matters
Work as a key member of the practice support department to improve firm-wide procedures and practices across the firm, including department initiatives and workload/workflow within the practice support department
Provide off-hours support, as needed and necessary

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree and/or paralegal degree or certificate and 7+ years of related work experience, or equivalent
Superior knowledge and capabilities operating litigation technology systems and platforms, with specific emphasis in Relativity
Knowledge and general understanding of various technical applications, including file formats and data types, media sources, ephemeral data (e.g. external media sources, social media, mobile devices, etc.) and other asymmetrical data sources
Technology certifications such as ACEDS, Relativity Certified Administrator, or other eDiscovery-related certifications are strongly encouraged
Advanced knowledge of industry-standard applications and trending best practices, in conjunction with excellent project management skills, including planning, organization, and execution of practice support projects
Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to work within scheduling constraints in high-pressure situations
Ability to handle multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines with minimal supervision
Excellent communication skills and high emotional IQ in order to interact with all levels of the legal team, especially when providing opinions and making decisions relating to practice support and eDiscovery issues
Initiative and “can-do” attitude with the ability to anticipate issues and exercise mindful and productive responses
Keen desire to learn in a continuously evolving and developing technology-based landscape

Benefits

Comp & perks

Choice of health and vision insurance plans
2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work
Dental plan
Fertility and adoption benefit
Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service
Tuition reimbursement
Commuter benefits
Retirement contribution

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Hard Skills & Tools

e-discoveryforensic collectionsdatabase administrationdocument review protocolsdata loadingsearch term developmentproject managementdata analysisbudgetingcost estimation

Soft Skills

communication skillsattention to detailinitiativeproblem-solvingcollaborationtime managementadaptabilitycreativityemotional intelligenceself-education

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeParalegal degreeACEDSRelativity Certified AdministratoreDiscovery-related certifications