Client Services Project Manager - Data Analytics & Governance, Ediscovery
About the job
- A minimum of five years of experience in litigation support or eDiscovery consulting, including at least two years in a multi-office law firm or an alternative legal service provider.
- Ability to provide trusted-advisor guidance on discovery strategy, tools, and best practices in high-stakes, detail-heavy environments.
- Strong communication skills to influence, collaborate, and build trusted relationships.
- Ability to translate data insights into actionable strategies.
- Strong time management, planning, and organizational skills to prioritize and balance multiple projects and assignments.
- High integrity, discretion, responsiveness, reasoning skills, and sound business judgment.
- Technical expertise in Microsoft Office Suite, Aspera, Beyond Compare, CaseNotebook, TrueCrypt, and RelOne.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external clients on discovery-related matters.
- Provide strategic consultation across the Electronic Discovery Reference Model, especially collection, processing, analysis, and production.
- Advise on search term logic, electronically stored information protocols, production formats, cost-saving measures, and advanced technology such as email threading and analytics.
- Lead quality control for search terms, production specifications, processing work, deliverables, and matter documentation.
- Identify issues early, escalate appropriately, and implement remediation strategies.
- Ensure compliance with firm protocols, chain-of-custody standards, and risk-management policies.
- Develop project plans, assign roles and tasks, and ensure timelines are met.
- Collaborate with operations, vendors, and internal teams to execute deliverables.
- Participate in process improvement and cross-functional initiatives within the practice group.
- Represent eData in client-facing opportunities and cross-sell services across departments.
- Deliver training and act as a subject-matter liaison throughout the lifecycle of a matter.
- Support pricing and billing processes, including alternative fee arrangements, time management, and value-add edits.
- Maintain daily timekeeping and follow firm and departmental procedures.
- Stay current on legal technology trends and participate in internal initiatives.
- Work with eData partners, leadership, team members, and stakeholders across firm departments and practices globally.
About the company
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is a global law firm offering corporate, transactional, litigation, and regulatory services, with additional focus on finance, restructuring, IP, and labor and employment law. It operates over 2,200 attorneys across 30 offices in North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, serving Fortune 100 clients and startups in industries such as energy and financial services. The firm coordinates practice-area teams to handle complex deals, disputes, and regulatory matters for a diverse client base. Founded in 1873, it maintains a long-standing reputation and broad geographic reach to help clients navigate legal challenges worldwide.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
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N/A
Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Founded
1873
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What believers are saying
- 2026 brought hires Sara Kalis, Andres Liivak, and Paul Feldberg, strengthening key growth practices.
- Morgan Lewis earned 66 Legal 500 rankings and new Tier 1 Technology Transactions recognition.
- Chambers 2026 added new rankings in Capital Markets, IP, and Litigation, signaling broad momentum.
What critics are saying
- AmLaw rivals like Paul Weiss and Kirkland keep poaching laterals, compressing Morgan Lewis margins in 2026.
- Labor and IP work depends on cyclical disputes; weak deal and litigation pipelines quickly hit utilization.
- Big-client concentration in Amazon, JPMorgan, Pfizer, and Tesla creates existential revenue risk if one relationship breaks.
What makes Morgan Lewis unique
- Morgan Lewis has 155 Chambers USA practice rankings and 333 ranked lawyers in 2026.
- Its labor and employment bench spans major offices, including new hires from Amazon and Hunton.
- The firm pairs elite IP, life sciences, and investigations capabilities across North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Asian Legal Business honors Morgan Lewis in 2026 M&A rankings. September 25, 2026 SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, BEIJING, SHANGHAI, and TOKYO, September 25, 2026: Morgan Lewis has been recognized among the leading firms in the region by Asian Legal Business in its 2026 M&A rankings. The annual rankings are based on the volume, complexity, and size of work undertaken and the firm's presence across Asia and in individual jurisdictions. PRACTICE RANKINGS * Singapore Domestic - Tier 2 * China International - Tier 3 * Japan International - Tier 3 * Hong Kong - Notable Firm
Morgan Lewis adds in-house labor leader Sara Kalis in Chicago. September 18, 2026 CHICAGO, September 21, 2026: Morgan Lewis continues to expand its nationally recognized labor and employment practice with the addition of partner Sara Kalis, resident in the firm's Chicago office. Sara joins the firm's labor-management relations team following senior in-house legal roles at Amazon, where she helped build the company's traditional labor function and was pivotal in high-profile labor relations matters. She also brings a significant private practice background representing employers in collective bargaining, labor strategy, and National Labor Relations Act matters. "Sara's distinctive perspective shaped by advising on labor strategy from both inside a major global company and in private practice will be a valuable asset to our clients and our firm," said Firm Chair-Elect David McManus. "Her practice operates at the intersection of legal, workforce, and business priorities - a powerful combination that will benefit clients." Sara focuses her practice on traditional labor law, advising employers on matters spanning collective bargaining, union organizing, representation proceedings, unfair labor practices, labor compliance, and labor strategy. Her practice also includes counseling clients on labor issues arising in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other corporate transactions, including bargaining obligations and labor-related transaction planning. "More and more, traditional labor issues are intertwined with broader business strategy, from collective bargaining and union organizing to transformational corporate events," said Michael Puma, leader of the firm's global labor and employment practice. "Sara's extensive experience across these areas deepens our labor-management relations team and bolsters our expanding labor offerings for clients - both traditional and novel." Sara's arrival further enhances one of the largest and most established traditional labor practices in the United States, which includes two former National Labor Relations Board chairmen, John Ring and Philip Miscimarra, and former NLRB member Harry Johnson. Her arrival follows recent key additions to the firm's labor and employment practice, including labor relations and litigation partners James La Rocca in New York, Benjamin Davis in Miami, and Katherine (Kat) Gibson in London and the return of partners Donald (Donny) E. English, Jr. in Washington, DC and Jason Mills in Los Angeles.
Morgan Lewis IP litigation team named finalist for 2026 DC Legal Awards. September 03, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC, September 3, 2026: Morgan Lewis has been named a finalist in the Litigation Department of the Year - Intellectual Property category of the 2026 DC Legal Awards, which recognize lawyers and law firms that have made significant contributions to the Washington, DC, legal community over the past year. Finalists in the Litigation Department of the Year - Intellectual Property category are evaluated on the importance and complexity of five matters, the caliber of opposing counsel, and the ingenuity and diligence demonstrated in handling those matters. Morgan Lewis's intellectual property litigators handle high-stakes disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights across a wide range of technologies and industries. The team represents clients in complex trial and appellate litigation involving major product lines, market access, and proprietary technology and regularly appears before federal district courts, the US International Trade Commission, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and US Customs and Border Protection. Winners will be announced at an awards dinner in Washington, DC, on October 20.
Morgan Lewis adds Andres Liivak in Boston, deepening its strong life sciences transactions capabilities. September 01, 2026 BOSTON, September 1, 2026: Morgan Lewis is strengthening its global life sciences transactional capabilities with the addition of Andres Liivak as a partner in the firm's corporate and business transactions practice in Boston. He joins from an international law firm where he was global co-leader of the life sciences healthcare team. Andres advises life sciences and technology companies on complex transactions involving the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of products and technologies, with a particular focus on biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and medical devices. "The development and commercialization of life sciences products increasingly depend on strategic partnerships that bring together capital, technology, intellectual property, and regulatory considerations," said Firm Chair Jami McKeon. "Andres has built his practice around these critical intersections, and his arrival reflects our continued investment in the transactional capabilities that support life sciences companies as they bring innovative products and technologies to market globally." Andres counsels companies on strategic alliances, collaboration and license agreements, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, investments, and other complex commercial arrangements. His practice spans transactions involving product discovery and development, manufacturing and supply, commercialization, intellectual property, and regulatory considerations. Andres advises established pharmaceutical and technology companies, emerging biotechnology companies, medical device companies, and investors on domestic and cross-border transactions. "Boston is one of the world's most important centers for biotechnology, pharmaceutical research, healthcare, and innovation," said Firm Chair-Elect David McManus. "Andres brings a distinctive understanding of the full product life cycle, from discovery and development through manufacturing and commercialization, further enhancing the multidisciplinary capabilities of our global life sciences practice." "Andres has spent his career at the forefront of sophisticated collaborations, licensing arrangements, and other transactions central to the development and commercialization of innovative life sciences products and technologies," said Laurie Cerveny, leader of Morgan Lewis's corporate and business transactions practice. "His command of these matters further broadens our transactional offering and creates new opportunities for collaboration across our corporate and life sciences practices." Andres's arrival further builds on Morgan Lewis's continued investment in its global corporate and life sciences platforms, including the additions of European M&A head Philip Cheveley, European PE head Gemma Roberts, and life sciences transactions partner Luciana Griebel in London; life sciences IP partners Hiroshi Sheraton and Tim Powell in London; and life sciences regulatory partners Jackie Mulryne in London, Alexander Meier in Munich, and Bart Jong in Brussels.
Anthropic names new GC as Big Law pushes deeper into AI. Anthropic has appointed Elena Leichty as general counsel, succeeding Jeffrey Bleich, who will transition to international special envoy. Leichty joined Anthropic three years ago after five years as corporate legal counsel at Google and previously worked at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. The leadership change comes as Anthropic expands its government and legal-tech efforts, including hiring former California Supreme Court Justice Tino Cuéllar as chief global affairs officer and former Akiva AI CEO Robert Mahari as legal lead for its flagship software. Market movements. * White & Case LLP Adds Ex-Kirkland Real Estate, Mergers & Acquisitions Pro, Joseph Sultan In Miami * Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP has tapped a Goodwin Procter partner, William "Willy" Jay, with extensive appellate experience to lead itsU.S. Supreme Court practice * King & Spaldinghas deepened its construction and energy litigation offerings with a Dallas-based counsel from Reed Smith LLP, Eugenie Rogers * Jones Walker LLP announced Monday that it has brought on five attorneys from a shuttering boutique law firm to bolster its office in Lafayette, Louisiana,Thomas G. Smart and Steven C. Lanza, David M. Fink, Mark B. Oliver and Douglas W. Truxillo Firm spotlight - Mayer Brown LLP. Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers and a strong reputation in corporate, finance, appellate, and financial services work. Founded in Chicago in 1879 through an unlikely partnership between Levy Mayer and Adolf Kraus, the firm has grown into an international powerhouse. It is particularly recognized for its Supreme Court and appellate practice, as well as its work with major financial institutions. Beyond its legal expertise, Mayer Brown emphasizes professional development through individualized and group coaching focused on career growth, communication, mentorship, and work-life transitions. Industry insights. * Wells Fargo pointed out that lawyer compensation increased 8.9% in the first half of 2026 but slowed from the 10.5% growth experienced this time last year. * Fast fashion retailer SHEIN has tapped Big Law firms including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates and Latham & Watkins to advise on its IPO. SHEIN Global Holdings is seeking to raise up to HK$13.9 billion ($1.8 billion) in Hong Kong after regulatory scrutiny derailed earlier US and London listing attempts. * Probabilistic AI School (ProbAI) still hallucinates at rates as high as 69% to 88%. As a result, 39% of lawyers cite a lack of trust in AI results as a key barrier to adoption, while only 6% of clients say their vendors currently deliver AI-enabled quality.BigLaw firms saw "rare" demand growth and double-digit revenue gains in the first half of 2026, according to Citi. Demand rose 4.2%, well above the historical 1.5%-2% range, helping drive an 11.7% increase in revenue from the same period in 2025. Newcode Raises Funding to Expand AI Legal Platform in U.S. Newcode.ai, a Norway-based legal tech startup, is expanding in the U.S. after raising a Series A round, bringing its total 2026 funding to $20 million. Its AI-powered legal operating system helps law firms centralize workflows, manage legal intelligence and connect with other AI tools and data sources. The company serves more than 60 law firms and government agencies across Europe and the U.S., with revenue more than tripling over the past year. Newcode.ai plans to use the funding to expand its U.S. presence and invest in customer support, product development and go-to-market operations. Legal Experts Stress Human Judgment in AI Adoption Experts at ILTACON 2026 emphasized that while AI can improve legal work, lawyers must maintain human judgment and oversight. Panelists warned against "vibe lawyering," where attorneys rely too heavily on AI to make legal decisions, and stressed the importance of reviewing AI-generated work for errors. They also highlighted the need for firms to strategically select and train employees on AI tools, measure ROI and experiment safely to understand their limitations.