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Lawyers or Technicians: Who Make Better e-Discovery Project Managers?

By Jared Coseglia

The demand for e-discovery project managers is extreme, thus the bulk of career opportunities for e-discovery professionals are in project management. But not every e-discovery project manager has the same background or is even the same type of project manager.

Although there is a wealth of existing and up-and-coming talent available in the market, the hungry job seekers looking to move up and grow professionally often have radically different professional backgrounds. Typically, hiring managers at service providers and law firms are faced with two divergent archetypes to hire or train as project managers: lawyers/legalists (former practicing attorneys, contract attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants looking to become more technical) or technologists (litigation support analysts, data processors, programmers, legal IT personnel looking to become more strategic and client facing). Which profile makes a better e-discovery project manager, and why can't hiring managers find enough talent who are both technologists and legalists?

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