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About The Role:

As a CBRE Senior eDiscovery Manager, you will be responsible for managing eDiscovery projects on a day-to-day basis. They will work side by side with CBRE’s lawyers, paralegals and other members of the enterprise to provide expertise in the area of eDiscovery.

The Senior eDiscovery Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing and adhering to protocols and procedures for litigation and investigation document management and fact gathering, leading all aspects of proper completion of matters in accordance with CBRE’s Discovery Playbook, working with, and training, lawyers, paralegals and other staff members on the use of data analytics and review technologies, assisting with document preservation, collection, database management and review, and preparation of documents for production.

What You'll Do:

Case Management

• Technology-focused project lead on assigned cases and during specific phases of the eDiscovery process
• Work with legal and/or compliance teams to plan discovery projects for both electronically stored information (ESI) and paper, including identification, preservation, collection, processing, privilege and relevance review and production of evidence.
• Ensure that all case content, document management and database administrative functions are defensibly documented and accessible
• Consult with the legal and/or compliance teams regarding standard processes for document management, electronic discovery and matter workflow
• Prepare recommendations, budgets and project plans, collection and preservation plans and overall discovery plans
• Connect with legal teams on discovery management issues
• Coordinate collection efforts with internal or external teams when needed
• Enter and update project details in case tracking metrics and task management databases
• Attend litigation practice group and case team meetings when required
• Participate in the active oversight, development, and evaluation of more junior eDiscovery staff

Training

• Design and conduct ongoing training on all stages of the EDRM as implemented at CBRE
• Conduct and otherwise participate in training at all staff levels in the best and most efficient use of the eDiscovery supported software tools and techniques
• Craft and develop eDiscovery technology training and reference materials
• Vendor/Software Management
• Coordinate with vendors and CBRE IT staff to ensure case teams have appropriate tools
• Make recommendations as to the appropriate review technology for each matter
• Advise on vendor selection and coordinate vendor contact and relations
• Assess and supervise company use of technology and plan for evolving needs

Data Analysis

• Collect, maintain, and analyze project metrics and report to litigation/compliance case teams
• Provide assistance with discovery data analytics, processing and productions as needed
• Identify metrics to enable trend prediction, proactive strategy, and cost-saving opportunities

Other

• Complete multiple priorities and projects as needed
• Identify and implement quality and organizational change procedures on an ongoing basis