Director, Managed Review

Company: FTI Consulting, Inc
Location: Washington
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

This position is a part of FTI Consulting's Acuity team which includes supporting, coordinating, managing and participating in document reviews at the direction of FTI clients. As part of their role, this position will utilize various platforms. Deep knowledge of Relativity and familiarity with Nuix Discovery is preferred.-- The Review Manager is responsible for simultaneously managing multiple client matters as well as developing and initiating new relationship with existing and prospective clients. The Review Manager should be able to provide high level substantive review workflow and review strategy advice to clients. The person in this role should be able to solely manage reviews, and review workflows. They will be responsible for matters from developing the initial proposal to collection of the final bill. Other responsibilities are to provide: input for general management, including scheduling, resource allocation, revenue projections and operational process and procedures.-- What You'll Do-- --- Guide and manage reviews. Set review workflow and strategy, run review and manage client relationship from beginning to end of project and beyond project scope.-- --- Create and monitor timelines for completion of various phases of review.-- --- Supervise review teams.-- --- Work closely with operations and human resources team to on-board and off-board reviewers.-- --- Assist sales team and consultants in Acuity sales pursuits, generate own Acuity up-selling to existing clients. Be instrumental through the entire process from opportunity identification, to proposal preparation, to consultative sale, to closing of contract.-- --- Develop initial budget with the team for each case and ensure adherence to that budget-- --- Work closely with the client, the FTI service delivery team, and project review team to ensure that lines of communication between all project participants are established and maintained during the course of the engagement and that a mutual understanding of the scope of work and related costs exists between both parties.-- --- Coordinate, counsel, and manage project review team to ensure the accuracy and throughput of the document review. Manage several projects simultaneously.-- --- Set up, supervise and complete a privilege log with attorney team. Monitor review speeds and progress on a regular basis and implement and oversee a quality control protocol.-- --- Interview and build project review teams, with focus on developing go-to regional and substantive reviewers for use on a variety of projects.-- --- Train and guide team leads and review teams.-- --- Provide detailed substantive review support for the client and project review team on the use of review tools both on site, at client locations and remotely.-- --- Communicate with client and/or outside counsel to scope substantive parameters of the project, select proper review tool and repository, and estimate project timelines and budgets.-- --- Be able to suggest appropriate uses and review workflows, including the ability to integrate quality control workflows involving the client and senior project reviewers.-- --- Build and foster relationships with client contacts.-- --- Define the scope of work to include a list of deliverables and deadlines. Oversee progress of work to ensure delivery of all work product within established timeframes and standards of quality. --- Manage expenditures within budget estimates. Work with project manager to maintain communication with client and project team regarding changes to proposed work and budget.-- --- Insure inputs to billing system accurately reflect case status, revenue projections and authorized budgets.-- --- Establish and maintain good working relationships with other offices and departments in the company. Promote uniformity of office procedures and consistent high quality of final work product.-- --- Travel as required to ensure effective management of case activities. (Minimal notice possible.)-- BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:-- -----Minimum 4 years of legal/electronic discovery experience or document review environment.-- --- Minimum 4 years' experience supporting document review software applications, preferably in document-intensive cases is preferable.-- --- Experience interfacing with end-client - either corporation, outside counsel or both.-- --- B.S. or a B.A. college degree required.-- --- Must be barred, active and in good standing. Holding an active bar in the state where the applicant resides and/or is attached to a physical office is preferred.-- PREFERRED SKILLS:-- --- Flexibility - ability to work under tight deadlines, ability to handle multiple tasks through prioritization and time management skills.-- --- Excellent communication and organizational skills.-- --- Uses technology assisted review to ferret out the most responsive documents more quickly.-- --- Speaks/reads a language other than English and has supervised a foreign language review a plus but not required.-- --- Demonstrated proficiency in managing and working with people in a team environment.-- --- Broad knowledge and experience on participating in and managing wide variety of document reviews.-- ----- Antitrust or Foreign Corrupt Practices Act experience is a plus.-- --- Has supervised a case using predictive coding.-- --- Strong technical skills. --- Experience with budget development and working with spreadsheets. Apart from the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive salary and bonus plans
• Generous paid holidays, time off and parental leave
• Full package of benefits plans
• Company matched 401K
• Corporate matching for charitable donations
• Potential for flexible working arrangements
• Free snacks and drinks
• Upscale offices close to public transportation About FTI Consulting What makes us unique? With more than 6,250 employees located in offices in every corner of the globe, we are the firm our clients call when their most important issues are at stake. Regardless of what level you are, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from top experts in your field on high-profile engagements that impact history. Our culture is collaborative, and we value diversity, recognition, development and making a difference in our communities. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine and one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter --(@FTIConsulting ), Facebook --and LinkedIn . FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. #LI-JH1 Additional Information
  • Exempt or Non-Exempt?: Exempt My Profile Create and manage profiles for future opportunities. --- United States, District of Columbia, Washington At FTI Consulting, our goal is to attract, hire, acquire, develop and, most importantly, retain the best and most talented people in the world. As our company continues to grow, we remain focused on building and maintaining a strong culture of diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a qualified individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, union affiliation, genetic information, sex, citizenship status, or any other factor prohibited by law.

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