1 Corporate Lead-in
Navigant (NYSE: NCI) is a specialized, global professional services firm that helps clients defend, protect, and create value in the midst of transformational change or when facing significant regulatory or legal pressures. Enhanced by senior level engagement with clients, Navigant professionals provide services that extend from expert and advisory work through implementation and outsourcing. The firm combines deep technical expertise with business pragmatism to address clients’ needs in highly regulated industries including Healthcare, Energy, Financial Services and Construction.
Our team of more than 4,500 global professionals are bound through a shared commitment to excellence and purpose of enabling our clients to shape the world. There are several ties that bind regardless of an employees’ role in the organization including:
* We work on issues that matter to a lot of people, both today and tomorrow.
* We navigate complexity and remove barriers so clients can focus on what they do best.
* We are invigorated by a good challenge and don’t shy away from ambiguity or difficulty.
* We anticipate where the world is headed based on our deep market insights.
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2 Practice Lead-in
The Discovery Consulting team is a segment of the Technology Solutions practice which provides law firms and corporate legal departments with solutions for managing the risks and costs of complex litigation efforts. Our professionals have been engaged to provide consulting services to some of the largest companies and law firms in the United States. We have experience in all phases of litigation, from forensic data collections to data processing, review and production management, and trial preparation. We also provide a full suite of discovery advisory services including discovery assessments, program management, point solutions, spend analysis and management, and ESI data mapping. From a broader view, the Technology Solutions practice is part of Navigant’s Disputes, Investigations & Economics (“DI&E”) practice which assists corporations and their counsel in addressing the issues associated with complex disputes, forensic accounting matters, global investigations, compliance, and data management.
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3 Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
* Serve as clients’ primary point of contact and Navigant’s day-to-day leader in the management and execution of projects involving the identification, collection, processing, review, and production of electronic data relevant to litigation or regulatory investigations. Specific functional Discovery tasks include:
* Collections/Pre-Processing:
* Assist clients with finding, documenting and preventing deletion of data potentially relevant to litigation, regulatory matters, or critical business operations.
* Develop solutions and strategies to collect data with special considerations for the unique environment and project specific complexities of an engagement.
* Perform custodial interviews, as appropriate to assist with the data preservation and collection efforts.
* Coordinate forensic collections with client and Navigant forensics team and quality review collections documentation supplied by Navigant forensics team.
* Create and recommend pre-processing strategy to client.
* Coordinate forensic pre-processing work (deNIST, file filters, etc.) with the Navigant forensics team, including documenting pre-processing workflow.
* Processing:
* Advise client on data reduction strategies including deNISTing, file extension filtering, date culling, and search term filtering.
* Coordinate (provide instruction, obtain status reports, etc.) processing work with Navigant processing team.
* Analyze exception reports, develop recommendations for handling each type of exception, and communicate plan to client.
* Quality review search hit reports prior to sending to client.
* Review:
* Assist clients with the selection of the appropriate technology to meet specific project objectives.
* Assist with development of efficient work streams, batching strategy, and technology configuration for 1st, 2nd, 3rd tier review; as well as witness review, exhibit designation, and trial preparation.
* Conduct customized Relativity training sessions for clients, emphasizing appropriate add-on features as necessary.
* Advise clients regarding the efficient use of concept clustering, near duplicate identification, e-mail threading, and assisted review (predictive coding) within the Relativity tool.
* Design customized reports for clients.
* Troubleshoot Relativity issues with kCura and coordinate custom Relativity development work, as necessary.
* Coordinate data loads to the review tool with the Navigant processing team.
* Production:
* Assist with written collateral to support production process, such as motions, orders, or proposals to courts and opposing counsel regarding the form of production.
* Provide proactive guidance regarding format, strategy, and timelines for production of electronic data.
* Work with client to develop production identification strategy.
* Specific general managerial tasks include:
* Manage the finances of each engagement including developing, documenting, and tracking project budgets, adjusting budgets as appropriate, communicating changes in budgets internally and to the client, and managing the revenue forecasting and invoicing process.
* Review and discuss expectations, anticipated scope of work, and project timeline with client and Navigant team.
* Work with and manage client vendors or other consulting firms, including quality reviewing work product.
* Manage project close-out process including data return and database archival, ensuring that clients understand the implications of on-going data retention relative to their company’s policies.
* Manage risk throughout engagement by evaluating quality control measures and documentation throughout engagement, strategizing to fix mistakes, communicating challenges, and escalating issues internally to Director or Managing Director, as appropriate.
* Provide clients and Navigant Directors and Managing Directors with periodic status updates, reports, etc. throughout the engagement.
* Generate consistent and thorough documentation to support processes executed throughout the project lifecycle. Specific tasks may include writing up interview notes and drafting emails, memorandum or reports that demonstrate specific processes followed.
* Provide expert testimony.
* Mentor, lead, and delegate tasks to junior grade colleagues to support their training and professional development with the goal of creating an exciting leveraged, team environment that offers challenging opportunities and support to all employees and is poised for continued expansion and success.
* Assist in the recruiting process by screening resumes and interviewing candidates.
* Supervise personnel including Consultants, Senior Consultants, Managing Consultants, client personnel, clerical support, and others as appropriate.
* Assist the business development team throughout the sales process by building relationships with current and potential future clients, demonstrating firm technology to potential clients, and providing supporting documentation, including proposals and cost estimates, regarding our offerings.
* Demonstrate business development acumen via networking and other business development activities, showcasing the ability to convert networking relationships to sales leads and ultimately, new revenue.
* Increase revenue on current engagements by identifying opportunities to cross sell services offered by Data Analytics and Digital Solutions & Development teams.
4 Qualifications
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, CIS, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics or Mathematics
* 7 years of prior experience as a consultant overseeing computer forensics and electronic discovery
* Advanced decision making and problem solving skills
* Team player who is comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
* Ability to interact confidently with senior management and lawyers/partners
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to manage time and tasks around intense deadlines for clients who work in a time-sensitive 24x7 industry
* Ability to travel, often with little notice
The following additional qualifications are preferred, but not required:
* Experience with eDiscovery tools, including Relativity, Venio, Clearwell, SharePoint, Concordance, and Summation
* Experience with analytics, litigation readiness, and predictive coding
* Project Management certification
* EnCase, CFCE or CISSP
5 EEO/C&B Statement
The company offers competitive compensation packages including an incentive compensation plan, comprehensive medical/dental/life insurance, 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
Navigant does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Navigant and Navigant will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.
Navigantis an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
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