Legal Staff Information Technology in Chicago, IL

Law Firm

Chicago, IL

Legal Staff Information Technology in Chicago, IL

Legal Staff

3-5 yrs required

No

Job Title: Practice Support Relativity Engineer

Job Responsibilities:
- Provide specialized technical administration and support in eDiscovery, focusing on the back-end design, development, and deployment of systems within the Relativity platform.
- Design API scripting between Relativity and other internal applications to reduce manual entry and improve consistency and accuracy.
- Serve as an escalation point and provide troubleshooting assistance, application support, and training to Practice Support Services team members, attorneys, paralegals, staff, clients, and/or other third parties as needed.
- Manage communication and testing aspects of recurring Relativity security and system updates.
- Analyze Practice Support Services working operations and seek to improve efficiency through the design and deployment of automation.
- Develop new processes and procedures to eliminate or minimize downtime of applications and systems supported by Practice Support Services.
- Collaborate with the Lead Engineer and other teams in the Global Technology Department on rollouts, upgrades, testing, and scheduled system maintenance.
- Protect and maintain any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that the law firm retains.

Education and Experience Information:
- A bachelor’s degree is preferred; however, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience may be considered.
- Relativity Certified Administrator certification is required.
- Relativity Infrastructure Specialist certification is preferred.
- A minimum of three (3) years of legal technology and IT experience is required.
- Possession of direct law firm, legal technology vendor, or corporate legal experience is necessary.
- Demonstrated effective project management and multitasking skills to manage multiple concurrent projects.

Salary Information:
- The posted minimum pay rate is USD $110, per year.
- The posted maximum pay rate is USD $125, per year.

Benefits & Additional Information:
- Successful candidates will receive a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance.
- Eligible employees can participate in the law firm’s comprehensive benefit program which includes healthcare, life and disability insurance, a generous 401k plan, at least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure.
- Additional benefits include well-being programs (., mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more), professional development programs, employee discounts, and affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff.

Legal and Equal Opportunity Information:
- The law firm is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.
- The law firm will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.