Document Review Team Lead, Relativity, e-Discovery

About the Role

The team leader will serve as a liaison between the team and a review manager during the lifecycle of the review project. The candidate will be responsible for providing daily support and assistance to the Review Managers. Responsible for implementing the review/QC workflows and reporting team review progress to the Review Managers. Is a subject matter expert and leads the team to build strong relationships and solves day-to-day subject matter related queries. Identify potential review risks while driving the release or deliveries under close supervision and guidance of the review managers.

Role, Responsibilities

• Perform first line review and QC/QA checks on projects. Play a key role in quality control and audit responsibilities on their projects.
• QC huge volumes of complex litigation documents with the highest productivity and accuracy./Perform high level audit checks on the QC'd documents to validate the quality.
• Review and finalize the Decision Logs and QC Logs before sending them to clients.
• Identify and assess the impact of the application of review guidelines on documents.
• Draft Decision Logs and QC Logs.
• Be an advisor and subject matter expert in different projects, drafting queries including but not limited to client queries, resolving team queries.
• While acting as a subject matter expert, must be able to provide rationale and calls on responsiveness/privilege as per the briefing guide.
• Create batches on the platform for the review.
• Serve as a liaison between the project team and the project managers during the life cycle of a project.
• Lead project training, assist Managers with QC strategy and assist in creating, implementing, and improving project workflows and quality control techniques.
• Manage changes in work scope and provide continuous guidance and regular feedback , training, and mentorship to the team members.
• Assist Managers with reporting Ensure adherence to companies standard operating procedures on projects.
• Focus on accuracy and first-time right approach to avoid any rework.
• Involved in internal communication to improve the department level processes.
• Ability to handle Relativity and other document review platforms.
• Perform other special tasks or duties when required.

Skills, experience

• 10+ years of experience as a document review attorney with a review provider or law firm
• Bachelors or master’s degree in law
• Bachelor’s degree in law.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in document review projects, QC processes, and team handling.
• Deep knowledge of Document Review concepts.
• Experience with Relativity is necessary, Rel certification is a plus.
• Ability to work well under tight timelines.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize the task based on importance and deadline.
• Team player and helps in creating a positive working environment.
• Ability to provide real-time guidance during critical or high-volume periods.
• Demonstrate flexibility to support the team when unexpected situations arise.
• Self-motivated, with strong sense of ownership and commitment to client satisfaction.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.