Michele Kell, Esq., Cipp/E Email & Phone Number

Schaumburg, IL, US

New York, US

• Senior member of the leadership team and served as divisional head. Supervised and managed client directors, senior consultants, project managers and project coordinators across the USA managing an average total of $35.
• Responsible for overall P&L reporting for department of 35+ employees.
• Proven success in fostering client relationships resulting in direct annual contribution.
• Supported business development team in client presentations for prospective clients. Responsible for growth of key client relationships.
• Consulted with clients and designs complex workflows regarding CAL, data analytics, data privacy, cross border, government productions, multi district litigations, large data review management, antitrust litigations.
• Provided strategic direction for project management client teams, including project team composition, workflow design, process improvement and documentation.

New York, US

• Developing a strong working relationship with a client’s senior primary point of contacts and developing a deep understanding of their business structure, goals, workflows and requirements
• Work with senior management to implement operational guidelines to be followed by all departments
• Provide technical guidance, best practice advice and benchmarks for the most efficient workflow management
• Coordinate with Business Development to ensure that new offerings and services lines are effectively incorporated into the portfolio
• Work with assigned business development directors to drive growth of each enterprise account, monitor client satisfaction and ensure delivery of contractual obligations
• Responsible for case startup design meetings regarding case timing and strategy to establish a higher level workflow for the case

New York, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Manage operational aspects of multiple projects and utilize proprietary litigation software for social media collections, processing, hosting, review, production and trial preparation
• Serves as the primary liaison with key client representatives with the goal of owning the total service delivery relationship
• Establish and monitor project budgets and provide regular updates to clients regarding billing
• Develop and coordinate electronic discovery and trial preparation strategies that enable clients to improve efficiency and provide cost saving techniques for clients
• Ensure client and project requirements are being met by communicating routinely with clients and internal partners
• Consult with clients regarding improving internal workflows related to EDRM best practices

Chicago, IL, US

• Manage operational aspects of multiple projects involving the full electronic discovery process (processing, hosting, review and production)
• Design and monitor overall project plan, including staffing, workflow, deadlines and quality of deliverables
• Establish and monitor project budgets and ensure that projects are billed in a timely manner to ensure maximum profitability
• Coordinate project responsibilities between team members including data operations, data analytics and review management
• Manage review teams of various sizes of 1-200 contract attorneys
• Manage the service level commitments and relationship with clients

Served as Team Lead for multiple complex document review projects in a variety of matters including patent infringement, employment discrimination, Qui Tam litigation, Antitrust and False Claims Act, contract disputes, and government investigations.

Supervised a team of document reviewers and conducted second level review for quality control

Assisted the human resources team with employee relations issues in a manufacturing environment. Researched various employment laws including workers compensation, FMLA and ADA regulations.

Investigated labor grievances in the educational public sector and drafted memoranda recommending disposition of pending cases and drafted Board Opinions.

Represented clients who were denied housing in violation of state and federal fair housing laws. Managed multiple case files and supervised a team of law students in a law firm setting.

Investigated complaints of housing discrimination

Chicago, Illinois, US

Scheduled and coordinated interviews for multiple business functions. Coordinated extensive new employee orientation program and delivered presentations. Coordinated pre-employment testing, interview details and travel arrangements for candidates. Performed new-hire processing activities such as preparing offer letters and new hire packets.

Hartford, Connecticut, US

Managed training and HR initiatives for the administrative staff. Teamed with Human Resource Business Partners in multi-site locations to drive business transformation and organizational changes. Created complex PeopleSoft queries and analyzed data on compensation, affirmative action and recruiting.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Bachelors Psychology