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The Director of Document Review plays a critical role in the success of UnitedLex client deliverables and relationships, aligning themselves to client priorities and ensuring excellence through clear and proactive communication and expectation-setting, budgeting, process planning, and team development. This leader will leverage their deep knowledge of the eDiscovery and passion for people to drive superior outcomes. 

This is a remote position, and we welcome applicants from throughout the country. See "About Us" for more information about our corporate philosophy, perks, and benefits!

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Project Management 

• Exercises deep knowledge of EDRM process and Relativity workflows by developing and refining processes, identifying and managing potential risks, and meeting quality and financial targets. 

• Overseas 10-15 eDiscovery Document Review projects. 

• Accountable for approval and accuracy of matter level budgets created by team members working within the Director's portfolio and ensuring adherence to these budgets. 

• Create workplace setups and train and enable the team's understanding. 

• Responsible for achieving target margin on portfolio of clients and matters by understanding strategic levers that can be implemented to improve department's financial success, using reporting to monitor project success in real time, spotting poorly performing matters, and constantly correcting to ensure projects and relationships are optimized. 

Client Management

• Manages a portfolio of multiple client relationships with revenue totaling up to $20 million, including cultivating them to expand offerings. 

• Supports sales and solutioning during client meetings, RFP responses, and QBR's. 

• Exercises strategic, independent client communication including leading client / outside counsel calls, managing client expectations, and translating project-based details to digestible messages for legal and technical audiences. 

Team Leadership

• Readily adopts new processes and technology when rolled out by department leadership. 

• Coaches, trains, and develops team members with a focus on their individual growth, team succession planning, client support, and project budgets and timelines. Sets clear expectations, regularly evaluates performance, provides feedback, and helps employees develop action plans for individual and team improvement. 

• Fosters a healthy team by recognizing and celebrating achievements, creating opportunities for growth, identifying and nurturing high-potential employees, and ensuring the team has the right mix of skills for success. 

• Understands, respects, and values the diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experience of team members. 

• Leads by example, modeling the company's values and ensuring they are embedded into the team's work and culture. 

REQUIREMENTS:

• BA/BS from an accredited university. 

• JD and active bar licensure required.

• Minimum 5 years experience managing document review projects independently from collection through production in a law firm or service provider environment.  

• Tech savvy, with strong knowledge of relevant industry platforms and tools.  

• Exemplary verbal and written communication skills with the ability and credibility to foster client and team trust.  

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing priorities simultaneously.  

• Team player with proven ability to work collaboratively both internally and externally.  

• Proven ability to invest in and develop people and collaborate with other teams, departments, and leaders to achieve company-wide goals and objectives.

About Us

UnitedLex is a data and professional services company delivering outcomes that create value and competitive advantages for legal and the business. Our business is anchored by a passion for innovation brought to life by a global community of diverse individuals determined to deliver on the promise of data mastery, legal acumen, and human ingenuity.

Join Our Team!

True to our founding goals, we overwhelmingly hire with a "Remote First" philosophy, maintaining the infrastructure to foster the success of remote employees no matter their location.

UnitedLex believes in a healthy work-life balance and is committed to creating a flexible, results-based environment. In addition to our core benefits (medical, dental, and vision), we offer generous time off policies, 401(k) and Roth 401(k) options including company match, paid parental leave, company-paid short- and long-term disability, company-paid life insurance, as well as an EAP plan that covers employees and household members. Our suite of employee-friendly benefits is evolving annually to meet the needs of our flexible workforce. 

Salary Range

The salary range for this role reflects the range of factors that inform case-by-case compensation decisions including education, experience, training, licensure, certification, and geography as well as the business and organizational needs specific to the role. Compensation ranges may be broad, reflecting flexibility within the budget and title to consider candidates with varied experience. A reasonable estimate of the current compensation range for this role is $120,000- $135,000 annually. This role is additionally eligible for Incentive Compensation in the form of our Annual Performance Bonus Program.

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