Thomson Reuters/Carrollton, TX
Title: Director, Domestic Review (TX) - Pangea3
ID: PUB00003119
Description
Director, Domestic Review- Pangea3
Pangea3, a Thomson Reuters business, is looking for an outgoing, organized, self-starting, and highly-motivated senior U.S. litigator or document review manager looking to change career paths and leverage his or her legal education.
Pangea3 is the global leader of legal outsourcing solutions to corporations and law firms.
We are a high-growth, fast paced, energized group of lawyers, engineers, and business professionals working together to achieve excellence in the newest frontier of global legal services. We are revolutionizing the way lawyers around the world practice law, and we are having a tremendously fun time doing it. Today, Pangea3 seeks a dynamic, proactive, and highly motivated U.S. lawyer to join our team of US and Indian lawyers to help manage the onshore delivery of litigation document review for our corporate and law firm clients.
Job Description:
Senior litigator with at least seven years experience at a large law firm or managing multiple large, complex document review projects in a law firm or corporate environment.
The ideal candidate will assume a leadership role in assisting in the direction, management and building of Pangea3's onshore document review capabilities and should have experience managing complex operations related to complex document review projects including staffing, reporting to clients and management, maximizing efficiency of review and profitability and managing all logistics related to the operation of a document review facility. Pangea3 works on the highest profile cases facing US based Fortune 500 companies and financial services firms, and the ideal candidate will be very knowledgeable in electronic review platforms (including the ability to use those platforms for productivity reporting, non-linear review, QC and production); working across continents and time zones; and would have expertise in servicing global clients in private law firms or within the legal department of a large corporate entity.
Specifically, you will:
* Report to the Managing Director of Litigation Solutions on the productivity, profitability and on all aspects of projects being run out of the Carrollton facility.
* Be responsible for the overall management of multiple document review teams at Pangea3's onshore facility in Carrollton, TX.
* Work effectively with Thomson Reuters generally, and the existing Carrollton building management specifically, to ensure all logistical and infrastructure concerns related to the delivery of Pangea3's services and operations are properly handled and managed.
* Assist in the recruiting and hiring of temporary and/or full-time attorneys in order to build appropriately sized teams of lawyers to satisfy client requirements (deadlines and budget) while maximizing profit to the organization.
* Supervise permanent Pangea3 lawyers and project managers that will manage electronic document review projects (including responsiveness and privilege review);
* Ensure that all work product generated is client ready and will meet the highest U.S. and international standards.
* Coordinate client communications within our organization, including maintaining relationships and high-level touch with in-house counsel attorneys and third-party law firm attorneys.
* Support business development activities, including participating in client phone calls and meetings as and when needed.
* Act as a liaison with corporate partners on work-related matters.
* Participate in the budgeting and review processes to evaluate team members.
* Regularly communicate with the members of the India-based litigation management team to ensure consistency across delivery centers and to share best practices.
At Thomson Reuters, we deliver intelligent information quickly and efficiently, so professionals have knowledge to act. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare, and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.
Qualifications
Mandatory Requirements:
* A JD and admission to at least one state bar.
* Solid experience and a demonstrable acumen to communicate with and successfully manage multiple (preferably document review) teams.
* A minimum of seven years of litigation-related and/or document review experience, including managing large teams of attorneys.
* 10 -15 years experience in the legal industry or legal corporate environment
Additional Required Skills:
* Excellent verbal and writing skills.
* Excellent business acumen and management skills.
* Strong interpersonal skills/outgoing.
* Proficient Internet and PC skills, including PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
* Comfort with, and ability to, communicate with C-Level executives and law firm partners.
* Capable of working under tight deadlines.
* Ability to handle and appropriately prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously, all while maintaining the requisite high levels of confidentiality.
* Attention to detail and strong follow-up skills.
* Good judgment and initiative in selecting the most effective marketing and sales methods.
At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With over 55,000 colleagues in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Intrigued by a challenge as large and fascinating as the world itself? Come join us.
To learn more about what we offer, please visit careers.thomsonreuters.com.
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According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the H-1B visa cap has been met for the 2011 fiscal year (October 1, 2010-September 30, 2011)
Job Publishing/Editorial
Primary Location US-TX-Carrollton
Organization Legal Pangea3
Schedule Full-time
Education Level Bachelor's Degree (±16 years)
Job Type Standard
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes, 10% of the time
Nearest Major Market: Dallas
Nearest Secondary Market: Fort Worth
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