21 Jan
Fasken
Old Toronto
Who We Are
Fasken is a leading international business law and litigation firm, and was voted one of Canada’s Best Employers for 2024. Our firm’s 950 lawyers are located across offices in Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, London and Johannesburg and an office in the professional and retail district known as Taza (/Ta-Zah/) on Tsuut’ina lands. Providing strategic and thoughtful advice in all areas of business law, our broad range of clients include close to half of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as corporate clients, government agencies, regulatory authorities, non-profit bodies and individuals.
Our clients interests are paramount in all that we do and we take pride in supporting our communities.
We are a place where bright, talented, and collegial people want to work together and we work hard together to achieve our goals in a collaborative and efficient way.
Your Role
Reporting into the Assistant Director, E-Discovery Services, the EDS PM is accountable for managing e-discovery projects on a day-to-day basis while working closely with the Firm’s lawyers, paraprofessionals and other members of the EDS team. This role is responsible for adhering to the established protocols and procedures for litigation file management including, but not limited to, overseeing a matter through the EDRM lifecycle in accordance with the Firm’s guidelines, assisting with workspace customization, working with, and training, lawyers, paraprofessionals and other staff members on the use of analytic and review technologies, and preparation of documents for production.
Hours of work are from 9 am to 5 pm. Occasional pre-authorized overtime may be required to meet client needs.
At Fasken, success means:
- Having a strong client service approach – you’re ready, willing,
and able to put our clients first and exceed their expectations
- Caring about one another – you possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build harmonious working relationships within your immediate team, across other departments in the firm, and the community
- Working collaboratively – you’re a self-starter who values working in a collaborative team-based environment
- Possessing exceptional communication skills (both verbal and written) when dealing with lawyers, clients, staff and third parties
- Approaching your work with agility and the willingness to learn and utilise new technology
- Being adaptable to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment while being organized and maintaining accuracy with a high attention to detail
- Demonstrating strong research,
investigative and problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise judgement to resolve issues
- Treating sensitive and confidential matters with discretion and diplomacy at all times
Primary Responsibilities:
Case Management
- Serving as a technology-focused project lead on assigned cases and during specific phases of the e-discovery process
- Working with case teams and/or clients to plan discovery projects for both electronically stored information (ESI) and paper, including identification, preservation, collection, processing, review and production of client evidence
- Ensuring that all case content, document management and database administrative functions are performed to meet the needs of the case teams
- Consulting with legal teams regarding best practices for document management, electronic discovery and matter workflow
- Preparing recommendations, estimates and project plans,
collection and preservation plans and overall discovery plans
- Reporting to case teams, Senior Director, and EDS Assistant Director on project status
- Collecting, maintaining and analyzing project details and project-related metrics
- Supporting and encouraging use of Managed Services Agreement for delivery of e-discovery services
Training
- Conducting or participating in the training, coaching, and mentoring of lawyers and paraprofessionals at all levels in the best and most efficient use of the e-discovery tools and workflows
- Contributing to process improvement, including updating templates, standards and guidelines
- Assisting the Senior Director and Assistant Director with design of e-discovery training materials
- Staying current on litigation-related technology, case law and processes in the industry
Required Knowledge and Experience
- A Law Clerk, Paralegal or Legal Administration diploma is preferred
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a legal or provider environment with managing e-discovery projects
- Completion of Relativity certifications required. Relativity Certified Administrator designation is preferred
- Proficient in Relativity Server or RelativityOne
- Knowledge or experience with other e-discovery applications
- PMP designation would be an asset
- Knowledge of the EDRM and Sedona Canada Principles, regional Court Rules and Practices related to E-Discovery
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365
- Membership or active participation in industry leading groups such as ACEDS, WiE, ILTA
- Bilingual in French and English would be an asset
Diversity and Inclusion
At Fasken we believe a diverse workplace is comprised of individuals with unique backgrounds, characteristics and qualities. An inclusive workplace creates an equitable environment where individuals are respected and where they are welcome. Fasken is committed to diversity and inclusion in all that we do.
Accessibility and Accommodation
It is important to our Firm that all its members, including those with disabilities, find our workplace to be welcoming and supportive. Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Background and Reference Checks
Any offer of employment may be conditional upon full background checks including a criminal record check, a credit check,
employment and educational verifications.
Your Application
We appreciate hearing from all qualified candidates, however, only those applicants whose background and experience match our requirements will be contacted.
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