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Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Litigation Support Manager, Strategic Issues and Litigation, located in Houston, TX, through September 25th, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.

Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, with approximately 40,000 employees working in countries around the world. We believe affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy is essential to enabling human progress. Chevron produces crude oil and natural gas; manufactures transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and additives; and develops technologies that enhance our business and the industry. We aim to grow our traditional oil and gas business, lower the carbon intensity of our operations and grow new lower carbon business in renewable fuels, hydrogen, carbon capture, offsets and other emerging technologies. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.

The Strategic Issues & Litigation Group (SI&L) is responsible for the oversight, evaluation, and management of complex, high-stakes litigation and investigations, management of retained counsel, and other functions. The Litigation Support Manager to be hired will be part of SI&L’s tightly integrated team coordinating legal initiatives and providing comprehensive, high-quality legal advice and advocacy. The Litigation Support Manager is expected to be an involved, strongly productive member of the SI&L team. Strong analytical, problem solving, and oral and written communication skills and good judgment are essential. The ability to work closely and collaboratively with in-house counsel, legal analysts, eDiscovery project managers, financial analysts, and outside law firms is critical.

The position requires a candidate with substantial project management and legal operations experience in complex, high-stakes litigation and with a commitment to learning and expanding his or her skill set.

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

Manage SI&L’s document preservation, collection, review and production in conjunction with document review vendors, in-house and outside counsel, and eDiscovery project managers.
Manage the implementation and maintenance of third-party technology platform tools, virtual case rooms, and document databases.
Constantly monitor, assess, and in partnership with Chevron’s Law eDiscovery team, identify new tools that can support the team’s eDiscovery projects.
Provide strategic advice and guidance on document preservation and data collection issues for SI&L while maintaining alignment with the company’s discovery strategies.
Prepare, review, and update SI&L discovery policies, protocols, and best practices documents.
Manage the legal operations of SI&L, including strategic thinking and planning; oversee strategic priorities; track key performance indicators; manage communications to team; plan out the team’s calendar for the year; organize and facilitate internal and external meetings (scheduling, logistics, agendas, attendees, etc.).
In partnership with Chevron’s Law eDiscovery team and Law Digital Platform, test, deploy, and manage tools, processes, and automation to SI&L after investigating and assessing vendors and technologies.
Oversee SI&L’s contract management systems, knowledge management, and matter management/e-billing.
Manage outside counsel, including e-billing, budgeting and onboarding.
Track outside counsel guidelines, engagement letters, rate increases and addition of timekeepers to matters.
Prepare, manage and track budgets and spend, including negotiating rates and proposed budgets from outside counsel and vendors.
Supervise SI&L legal analysts, including hiring, training, performance management, career development and salary administration.
Serve as SI&L’s advisor on enterprise policies and initiatives related to the creation, use, retention and disposition of company information or legal operations.
Partner with other internal teams on enterprise legal issues related to eDiscovery and information governance policies, strategies, and workflows.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree.
Minimum of 5 years of litigation project management experience.
Minimum of 5 years of eDiscovery litigation experience, including experience with all stages of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM).
Demonstrated success working on complex, multi-jurisdiction litigation matters in federal and state courts, including experience with preservation, discovery, and other procedural requirements in federal and state court and the corresponding impacts on the litigation.
Substantial experience with eDiscovery tools and document review platforms.
Successful proven ability to organize and manage many different workstreams, collaborate with outside counsel and internal team(s), set and maintain calendars, schedules and agendas, and keep communications clear and timely.
Strong project management and organizational skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including legal drafting and negotiation.
Articulate, detail-oriented and hard-working.
Ability to work independently, but within a team-focused environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

10 years of litigation project management and eDiscovery experience.
Experience working in eDiscovery practice group of a premier law firm managing large, highly complex eDiscovery matters.
Substantial project management and legal operations experience in complex, high-stakes litigation.
Juris Doctorate from an accredited U.S. law school.
Admission to practice law in at least one state or the District of Columbia.

Relocation Options:

Relocation will be considered.

International Considerations:

Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.

Regulatory Disclosure For US Positions:

Chevron is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or other status protected by law or regulation.

Regulatory Disclosure For US Positions:

Chevron is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, reproductive health decision-making, military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please email us at emplymnt@chevron.com.

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