SUMMARY:

Knowledge and skillful in e - Discovery and litigation support technologies and in advising and supporting the legal team in complex litigation through collections, preservation, legal holds, application development, data processing, and project management. Responsible for litigation support functional needs of assigned cases from case consultation on preservation, collection, processing, importing load files, creating database indexes, productions and trial support. Handling of ESI data and forensic images (Encase, encrypted drives, hard drives, etc.) Performed database day to day administration, maintenance and upgrading of review technologies for Summation 5.2, Concordance 10, Relativity 8.1, Ringtail Legal 2005, and data processing software IPRO e-Capture and Allegro (early case assessment). Analyzed large quantities of data from client sources and produced reports that summarized findings, then communicated those results to the legal team in pivot tables and graphical presentations in Excel. Provided training to legal team in the use of review tools along with Case Map, Live Note and Text Map. Advanced knowledge in the use of SharePoint 2010, MS Access, Business Intelligence Reporting through MS Excel (v-lookups, macros, pivot tables, etc.), Adobe Acrobat, MS Office, iManage, Sanction (trial presentation software), and most law firm applications along with SQL query, use of SSIS, ETL, MS Server 2003 - 2008, VB Scripting, R Studio, IBM SPSS.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

E-Discovery Case Manager

Responsibilities:

• Maintain oversight and complete management responsibilities of Relativity’s review tool in configuring Relativity based on Confidential ’s Litigation Support (GMLS) requirements.
• Ensure the timely transfer of ESI to review tool;
• Resolve user or technical issues by providing guidance, advice and troubleshooting. Create and assign review sets as instructed by GMLS.
• Manage reviewer access to and training on review tool. Monitor use of review tool to ensure correct and consistent adherence to GMLS-approved review guidelines.
• Provide reporting charts in tracking progress of review activities to help GMLS ensure their timely completion. Track and regularly report usage statistics and case status.
• Resolve technical issues by providing guidance, advice and troubleshooting.
• Provide frequent, regular updates to GMLS regarding the status of repository management activities, such that GMLS is adequately informed of the ongoing progress.
• Maintain oversight and complete management responsibilities for ESI production hosted in Relativity. Work with GMLS to develop an approved production protocol.
• Track established production protocol. Complete Production Protocol Checklist for all matters. Complete Production QC Checklist for all Productions.
• Submit and manage production requests. Validate format against GMLS-approved production protocol.
• Validate production criteria. Validate annotations (e.g., privilege, confidentiality, redactions).Validate productions.
• Validate format against GMLS-approved production protocol. Validate production criteria. Validate legends, bates, redactions, etc.
• Validate production via respective tool (e.g., Concordance, Summation).
• Complete Production QC Checklist for each production.
• Validate final handling of nonstandard items and provide Confidential with next steps.
• Track the progress of productions to ensure the timely completion of all requests.
• Ensure appropriate delivery of productions as requested by Confidential .
• Notify Confidential of completion and provide bates numbers and other details.
• Track and log the delivery of all production material on the Export Log.
• Provide frequent, regular updates to GMLS regarding the status of production activities, such that GMLS is adequately informed of the ongoing progress.

Confidential

E-Discovery Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Create and support litigation databases throughout the duration of a case/matter including creating user accounts, granting access, creating review layouts and assisting with searches.
• Manage and process data preservation, collection, and processing requests for electronically stored information, including email, hard drives, network shares, SharePoint, and Aspera encrypted data;
• Maintain detailed records for all requests, including the operations that were performed and the date and format of data delivery;
• Provides daily metrics of document reviews; generates ESI data productions and performs quality control before data is produced.
• Process electronically stored information (ESI) for upload into data review platform. Perform data import and export and data manipulation, as needed.
• Oversees and coordinates with litigation support vendors processing of electronic discovery ensuring standard case protocols are followed and projects are completed in a timely manner, within the agreed upon budget, and quality is adhered to.
• Oversee litigation technology support to work and consult with attorneys and staff on electronic discovery and document review matters and case automation needs.
• Trains attorneys and staff on use of litigation support applications.
• Provide and coordinate trial set-up and logistics, assist attorneys in the courtroom by taking notes, handling exhibits, and marking documents referred to by counsel.

Senior Litigation Support Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Administered electronic discovery data processing and early case assessment framework technologies (IPRO E-Capture and Allegro), and assisted with internal review platform maintenance (Ringtail).
• Manages litigation databases, including design, creation and maintenance. Oversees data acquisition and delivery to vendors, verifies data integrity, imports images, data and transcripts into databases, exports data, corrects vendor errors, reformats and converts data, and designs forms and reports. Troubleshoots and recommends technical solutions.
• Collect, transport, label, and secure evidence. Performed data extraction of forensic images and custodian collections of emails, home directories, network shares and application systems for eDiscovery platforms. Identify, analyze and resolve any data errors or integrity issues.
• Provides on-site technical support and trial presentation support to attorneys. Prepares presentation databases, applications and equipment for use at trial and in war rooms. Assists with video clip creation, exhibit annotation and other tasks as needed.
• Performed data query, extraction, compilation, and reporting tasks. Managed, updated and manipulated report orientation and structures with the use of advanced Excel functions including Pivot Tables and V-Lookups
• Develop best practices guides for streamlining the litigation management process.

Hosting Associate

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Relativity database management through setting up case database and security administration, setting up case structure, loading documents, provide advanced reporting) which includes:Creating and Managing Clients, Matters, and Workspaces, Groups and Users, Indexes, Scripts, Views, Image and Production Profiles and Sets, Resource Pools Markup Requirements, Applying Users Permissions, Importing/Exporting Case Data, Adding Documents to Production, and Running a Conflict Check, Running OCR on Produced Documents, exporting productions.
• Support Project Teams in the effective use of review database for analysis, document review and production.

Automated Litigation Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Research, identify, review and select relevant documents and other materials - including electronic data, files and records - locally and in the field; Organize and number documents; Create box or file level indices; Capture document images; Copy documents; Prepare documents for production.
• Review documents for relevance; Perform level of treatment analysis and develop vocabulary control and other indexing tools; Document coding/data entry; OCR documents; Load, update and maintain databases; Perform information analysis and database design; Set up and implement databases; Develop and document procedures as well as prepare database design and document coding documentation.
• Extract and convert data and data files ;Perform digital forensic preservation, collection, examination and analysis; Receive, analyze and process electronic files, including email files and other files in their native formats as well as digital image files, including load-ready data and image files; Digitize audio and video tapes; Perform automated and manual screening of files to identify relevant or priority material
• Work with vendors providing specifications through RFP’s
• Analyze and report from a wide variety of data and formats received as a result of production from government and non-government sources ; Assist in the production of electronic data to opposing counsel
• Perform searches and produce reports; Train and assist government staff ; Provide help desk support for a variety of equipment configurations and software packages, including user training; Prepare end user manuals; Create tools to assist end users and other system users; Maintain databases
• Develop document center procedures manuals and case specific procedures
• Provide courtroom presentation support, including equipment for in-courtroom presentation
• Provide staff for assisting the trial attorneys in developing graphics and scripting their presentations
• Provide in-courtroom staff for operating presentation equipment

Confidential

Litigation Paralegal

Responsibilities:

• Led pre-claim investigation of employee injury and pending litigations.
• Conduct initial client interviews and perform initial case assessments.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining pleadings indexes and filing pleadings with the court and calendar hearing dates and filing deadlines.
• Draft interrogatories, requests for production and requests for admissions and other discovery.
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of discovery indexes; organize voluminous case files; calendar discovery deadlines; organize, review and analyze documents for production; prepare deposition summaries; organize, summarize and analyze medical records and assist with e-discovery.
• Conduct legal research, analyze issues and craft legal research memos, factual research, gathering relevant information from a variety of resources, such as newspapers, libraries, police and fire departments, trade associations and the media.
• Organize and mark trial exhibits
• Prepare preparation of graphs and demonstrative exhibits for use at trial
• Prepare trial notebooks
• Assist attorney to prepare and coordinate witnesses

Litigation Support Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Work with case teams and Litigation Technology Specialists to assess and support technology needs throughout all stages of the litigation process.
• Responsible for the technical aspects of document organization and control, including but not limited to electronic document collection and review; scanned document productions; deposition transcript, exhibit and video databases; trial exhibit databases; conversion of data; and facilitation of electronic document productions.
• Coordinates with case teams to select, communicate with and manage outside vendors for electronic discovery and imaging projects. Work with vendors to prepare project design manuals and coding manuals.
• Responsible for extracting and converting data; restoration of email files; analyzing and reporting from a wide variety of data and formats received as a result of production from Government and non-Government sources, including adversaries; assistance in the production of electronic data to opposing counsel; and performing quality control.
• Trial Support through exhibit preparation, courtroom presentation assistance, courtroom/interview audio/visual services, PC support, graphics support and providing support to trial attorney staff during trial.