Clearwell Systems predicts an increased focus on project management in e-discovery staffing in 2010:
3. Staffing roles will continue to evolve with a newfound focus on project management. The role of an in-house e-discovery coordinator will emerge as more of a project manager across the entire e-discovery process and has expertise in both, legal and IT. This shift will become increasingly necessary as e-discovery evolves into a standard business process that is repeatable, measurable, and defensible.[1]
For more about the role of E-discovery Project Manager, click here to see an earlier post on the topic.[2]
[1] Press Release, Clearwell Systems, Clearwell Systems Forecasts Top 10 Predictions for Electronic Discovery in 2010 (Dec. 7, 2009), available at http://www.clearwellsystems.com/ediscovery-news/pr_12_07_09.php (last visited on Dec. 8, 2009).
[2] Paul C. Easton, Do You Have What it Takes to be an E-discovery Project Manager?, Legal Project Management, Sep. 15, 2009, http://legalprojectmanagement.info/2009/09/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-an-e-discovery-project-manager.html (last visited Dec. 8, 2009).



