Supervisor - Data Review - Costs




Department: CSG - Strategic (Advocacy / Costs / Safety, Health and Environment / Criminal / Abuse / Travel)




Employment Type: Permanent




Location: Birmingham




Description



The CSG costs product currently deals with some 700 instructions a month dealing with a wide range of work types referred from all the different clusters within DAC Beachcroft. The strategic aim of the department is to provide litigation costs expertise on demand across the broad range of work carried out throughout the business from low value injury claims to complex multi-million international commercial litigation.



As well as providing services relating to all aspects of costs litigation, data review and e-disclosure support services are also delivered by specialist manual review lawyer teams. These teams routinely delivers high-volume, fast-paceddocument analysis across a broad range of origins including cyber, multi-party litigation and sensitive dense disclosure exercises.



There are currently two opportunities for supervisors of the data review teams for applicants with experience of document review, disclosure projects and knowledge of using eDiscovery platforms.



The teams deliver work that is consistent, well-documented, and defensible, suitable for litigation, regulatory disclosures, DSAR responses, and incident-response contexts. These are full-time positions and are an ideal opportunity for a Lawyer or experienced Paralegal with manual data review experience to develop their skill-set supervising other lawyers and service delivery as part of a growth area.




What you will do?



Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Take responsibility for and supervise up to 5 direct reports


• Reviewers are trained to categorise information with precision, including; Relevance and responsiveness, Sensitivity and confidentiality, Privilege protections, Issue coding and Redaction standards.


• Depending upon work-loads and previous experience of the successful candidate, data review team members may also deal with individual costs claims up to GBP 100,000 in value.


• Assume responsibility for quality control and benchmark compliance on own caseload, including accuracy and timeliness of management reporting and information


• Demonstrating a high level of financial management in respect of own files


• To hit, maintain and apply a consistent approach to all individual targets of chargeable time, financial performance, realisation rates, settlement rates and average claim spend, achieving a minimum budgeted annual target of around 1200 chargeable hours per year.


• Maintaining and developing technical knowledge through attendance at training sessions, reading appropriate publications

Who you are



You will be a Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive / Experienced Paralegal with previous experience or demonstrable interest in this area of law, you will:

• Educated to law degree or equivalent


• Previous experience of working within Data Review, Document Review or Disclosure projects is essential


• IT literate with a good working knowledge of Excel and Word.


• Have an ability to adopt a commercial perspective to legal issues rather than a purely academic approach


• Must be able to work under pressure and be dedicated to meet required deadlines


• Demonstrates alignment with the Firm's Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive)

What's in it for you?

• High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/Work-with-us/Whats-in-it-for-you


• A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)


• Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding


• In person and remote social events


• Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!