Salaries
Salaries vary widely while higher salaries rely upon several factors:
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Whether the firm has a structured, defined Litigation Support Department; 2.
The size of the firm: generally, the larger the firm, the higher the salary; 3.
tan city; 4. 5.
If the firm is located in a major metropoli- Sophistication of the firm’s technology
Acceptance of the firm’s leaders of the utilization of the Litigation Support Department.
Firms tend to pay according to market. A paralegal generally does not have to take a pay cut to enter the litigation support field as paralegals are usually given credit for experience.
To give you an idea as to what you can earn, here are several job titles and corresponding salaries we recently found:
Information Technology Manager, Government: $103,152 - $134,096 per year
Discovery Account Executive: Base salary $100-110k plus bonus
Operations Specialist: $60,000 per year plus bonus
Operations Manager, London: £60,000 to £80,000 plus bonus depending on experience.
Imaging Operations Manager $40-44,000 per year
Director of eDiscovery $170 - $200,000 per year
Electronic Discovery Data Collection Specialist $55 - $70,000 per year
Project Manager $70 - 75,000 plus bonus
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Join an association One of the best ways to find out about a new career is to join an association. Several associations have job banks, networking opportunities and excellent seminars:
Organization of Legal Professionals (OLP)
www.theolp.org
Association of Litigation Support Professionals (ALSP)
www.alsponline.org
The Association for Information & Image Management
www.aiim.org
Litigation Support Managers
www.litsupport.com
DC Litigation Support Managers Caucus
www.DCLSMC.org
International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)
www.iltanet.org
As with any other changes aimed at advancing your career, meet with colleagues, investigate the field, read books, articles and blogs and do your homework.
The Litigation Support field is a natural progression for litigation paralegals and getting in on the ground floor is always exciting, challenging and stimulating. Keep that resume updated, skills current and mind open. You just never know.
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SalarieS vary widely: Director of eDiscovery: $170 - $200,000;
Electronic Discovery Data Collection Specialist: $55 - $70,000.”
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