Legal Operations Manager

The Law Department at Honeywell is seeking an experienced Manager, e-Discovery to be based in Phoenix, AZ. Reports to the Senior Director of Legal Operations for Honeywell Aerospace. Work collaboratively with members of Legal, IT, Security, HR and other departments on legal related projects to manage a best-in-class eDiscovery program. Lead projects and process goals which may have cross-functional impact and is routinely involved in supporting more complex legal activities which accomplish key business goals and address areas of higher risk.

Manage overall eDiscovery processes and vendor relationships. Manage legal matters to eDiscovery budgets and ensure quality of the overall program. Reports on KPIs (key productivity indicators) to senior legal management. Administers the legal hold management system and provides training to user base.

• Identify and implement process improvements that will build efficiency within the eDiscovery function
• Assigns, monitors, and reviews progress and accuracy of work performed by eDiscovery vendors and consultants
• Provide consultation to case teams in the planning, organization, and management of workflows related to eDiscovery matters and projects from collection through case close out
• Central point of contact and coordinator for the Legal department, IT, and Records Management regarding eDiscovery
• Develop cross functional workflows and documentation to ensure consistent methodologies are applied across and within matters and projects
• Manage the legal preservation and hold process for electronic documents
• Collect and process Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
• Prepare output deliverables for review and/or production, including data extraction, deduplication, filtering, keyword searching, image conversion, branding, media preparation, labeling, tracking, delivery and archiving
• Quality control of vendor relationships and vendor-prepared deliverables
• Provide technical litigation support services to attorneys and other staff
• Maintain and troubleshoot litigation support applications and databases
• Assist in development of cost estimates and specifications for case-specific projects
• Manage team of forensic technicians and eDiscovery collection, tracking and preservation processes
• Recommend and evaluate eDiscovery and legal hold software solutions
• Stay up to date with industry best practices regarding eDiscovery, Legal Hold management software and AI tools for eDiscovery
• Assist with selection and implementation of eDiscovery and forensic related software packages for use at Honeywell

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information Technology
• 5+ years’ experience within eDiscovery industry, forensic, law firm setting

• Master’s degree in information systems
• Juris Doctorate a plus
• Paralegal training a plus
• Hands‑on ability to configure, utilize and administer electronic discovery and forensic technologies
• Demonstrated project management skills and team management skills
• Experience with electronic discovery software tools, including tools relating to searching, identifying, preserving, collecting, filtering, processing, and/or reviewing electronic documents, such as: O365, EnCase Enterprise, Symantec Enterprise Vault, Druva, Clearwell, Concordance, Relativity, NUIX/Discover, FTK Imager and legal hold management software
• Strong written, verbal and organizational skills along with attention to detail
• Preferred
  
  Certifications:
  • CEDS – Certified EDiscovery Specialist (ACEDS)
  • CFCE - Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (IACIS)
  • GCFE – Certified Forensic Examiner (SANS)
  • ENCE – Encase Certified Examiner (Guidance)
  • CISSP – Certified Information Security Specialist (ISC)
  • PMP – Project Management Professional
  • NUIX or Relativity Certified Administrator