Corporate - Legal - Discovery Project Manager - Assistant Vice President

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity.
 
JPMorgan Chase is currently seeking an experienced Project Manager to join the Legal Discovery Management group in the Legal Department. This is an AVP level position responsible for overseeing and coordinating every stage of discovery for litigation and regulatory matters as well as internal investigations in the EMEA region. This Project Manager will be the primary point of contact for document retention and collection; document review management, including selection and oversight of document hosting and review vendors; and general discovery (disclosure) project management.

Key Responsibilities
·  Acts as the primary point-of-contact for legal teams, advising and coordinating discovery activities.
·  Manages the day-to-day case details throughout the discovery life cycle among all the collaborating parties, including the firm’s attorneys, outside counsel, vendors and firm's internal eDiscovery IT group.
·  Conducts early matter outreach, discovery planning, budgeting, custodian scoping, tracking, status reporting, managing to timelines and overseeing production requests.
·  Coordinates case team status conference calls, creates agendas, and meeting minutes.
·  Communicates issues to case team, manages expectations and tracks to resolution.
·  Develops a strong understanding of JPMC data sources and eDiscovery process, including processing.
·  Manages document review on a matter level, working closely with in-house and outside counsel, document review vendors, and internal case management personnel in creating and executing discovery plans.
·  Collaborates with internal counsel on high priority matters by conducting key searches, analysing and reviewing documents, and providing summaries of critical communications and chronologies
·  Coordinating reviews with counsel to ensure that case goals are achieved, including leveraging reporting/metrics to track and manage document reviews.
·  Collaborating with legal teams on standard review protocols and review strategies.
·  Consults with case teams to leverage and integrate technology within review process.
·  Actively participates in strategic initiatives for the legal discovery management team
Qualifications
·  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent direct experience required. Law degree is a plus (JD, LLB, or equivalent).
·  PMP certification and/or equivalent project management experience preferred.
·  Previous eDiscovery experience at a consulting firm, discovery vendor, or top tier law firm.
·  Discovery document review experience strongly preferred.
·  Hands-on experience as part of an eDiscovery project team.
·  Ability to prioritize work and effectively manage a large case load.
·  Deep understanding of eDiscovery review platforms.
·  Experience with Technology Assisted Review (TAR) tools, workflows, and strategies.
·  Strong organizational skills and ability to track multiple workstreams.
·  Exceptional analytical, time management, interpersonal, and problem solving skills.
·  Superior presentation skills required to provide status to key audiences in a concise, informative, and timely manner.
·  Excellent oral and written communication skills.
·  Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Word.
About J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank

J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets and investor services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. With $18 trillion of assets under custody and $393 billion in deposits, the Corporate & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.  Further information about J.P. Morgan is available at www.jpmorgan.com .

JPMorgan Chase & Co. offers an exceptional benefits program and a highly competitive compensation package. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.