eDiscovery Project Manager

## Job Description McCarthy Tétrault is a leading Canadian law firm offering a full suite of legal and business solutions to clients in Canada and around the world. With offices in Toronto, Montréal, Québec City, Calgary and Vancouver, we provide challenging and rewarding career opportunities across the country. Recognized as one of **Canada’s Top 100 Employers** for eleven consecutive years and one of **Canada’s Best Diversity Employers** for fourteen consecutive years, our culture is guided by **The McCarthy Way**—our shared approach to working with clients and with each other. The McCarthy Way is built on four core elements: **Excellence**, through attracting and developing top talent committed to delivering on our Client Commitment; **Collaboration**, through seamless, integrated teamwork; **Inclusion**, through eliminating barriers to belonging and success; and **Innovation**, through delivering maximum value by embracing leading-edge technologies and approaches. Together, these principles shape how we work, lead, and grow—every day. We are recruiting for an **eDiscovery Project Manager** to join our team in our **Montreal** office. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 5+ years of experience in e-Discovery, litigation support, project management, or law clerk work within a legal environment, and will be responsible for managing end-to-end e-Discovery projects, including legal holds, data collection, budgeting, timelines, quality control, and cross-functional coordination with clients, lawyers, review teams, and e-Discovery analysts. McCarthy Tétrault employees benefit from a hybrid work environment. This position is to fill an existing vacancy. **As an eDiscovery Project Manager, you will be:** - Providing advice to clients and legal teams regarding e-Discovery techniques and technologies. - Under the direction of MT>3 Lawyers, preparing Project estimates and budgets. - Managing case-based teams including contract lawyers, paralegals, and regional e-Discovery resources to facilitate collaborative e-Discovery efforts. - Identifying objectives for case projects and accurately assessing project requirements and scope, including the application of appropriate technology and resources. Preparing Project Plans where applicable. - Ensuring all projects have required documentation before commencement, including project checklists, contracts, Training Materials and Sample Documents. - Managing Legal Hold Notices and conducting Custodian interviews. - Preparing Collection Plans and overseeing data collection processes, including acting as a liaison between clients and MT>3 Analysts. - Monitoring and tracking the status of all assigned projects and providing regular project status reports to the team and the client. - Identifying project challenges and reporting them to the legal team. - Conducting quality control steps, as necessary, during the e-Discovery lifecycle. - Ensuring assigned projects are completed within approved budgets and timelines. - Liaising with client, lawyers, and Review Team to communicate (and facilitate) all needs for each assigned project. - Liaising with e-Discovery Analysts to support end-users. This includes providing detailed instructions on the work that needs to be completed. **As our ideal candidate, you will distinguish yourself by the following profile:** - Completed post-secondary degree in a related field. - Minimum of 5+ Years of Project management, case management or Law Clerk experience within the legal/e-Discovery industry. - A working knowledge of various litigation support and e-Discovery software applications such as Relativity and Reveal considered an asset. - Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 Suite, including Word, Outlook, and Excel. - English with other languages considered an asset. - PMP designation is an asset. - Ability to interact confidently with lawyers and clients. - Strong problem-solving skills, including analysis and critical thinking. - Extreme acc…