Clara Skorstad
Services
E-Discovery
Industries
Construction & Infrastructure, Financial Services, Chemistry & Life Sciences, Technology & Software, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Media & Sports, Investment & Securities, Manufacturing
About
Clara is a Senior Project Manager with Kilpatrick Townsend's LitSmart® E-Discovery Team. With more than 15 years of experience in project management, she provides guidance to attorneys and clients on all phases of the EDRM, project planning, budgeting, and e-discovery technology. Clara has served as a technical expert in a significant number of large, highly sensitive e-discovery matters. In addition, she has conducted dozens of data collections, both onsite and remote, and frequently assists clients with data mapping and preservation strategies. She is an expert on numerous software platforms including Relativity, the industry-leading e-discovery management system used in-house at Kilpatrick Townsend, IPro, West Case Notebook, Concordance, and Summation. She is often engaged to consult on the employment of Early Case Assessment, analytics, and predictive coding technology as a way to create more efficient, streamlined document reviews. Clara is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) and develops protocols and departmental standards to ensure e-discovery is conducted in a consistent and defensible manner.
Clara is a thought leader in the use of technology assisted review and is working closely with Duke University as a member of the EDRM Technology Assisted Review (TAR) Project Team to develop best practices. In addition, Clara is heavily involved in pro bono and volunteer activities. She regularly assists with pro bono matters that involve Spanish-speaking clients, particularly in the areas of education justice and natural disaster recovery. In addition, Clara chairs the Winston-Salem office's Volunteer Council and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hispanic League, where she chairs the Education Committee. Prior to joining Kilpatrick Townsend, Clara held senior project management positions at two international law firms located in the New York City metro area.
Clara is a native of Peru and fluent in Spanish.
Publications, Articles & Presentations
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"Kilpatrick Townsend Named Top Law Firm Innovator at 6th Annual Relativity Innovation Awards," KT LitSmart Blog, October 2019
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"E-Discovery Technology: A Primer on What's Available and How to Effectively Utilize the Same," CLE Presentation, September 2019 (Winston-Salem, NC)
- "Information Governance and its Role in E-Discovery," KT LitSmart Blog, August 2019
- "LitSmart Senior Project Manager Clara Skorstad Represents Kilpatrick Townsend at Annual Hispanic League Spanish Nite Gala," KT LitSmart Blog, April 2019
- "Data Collection: Remain Calm and Turn Over Your Phone," KT LitSmart Blog, November 2018
- "Technology Assisted Review: Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love a Computer Program (PART TWO)," KT LitSmart Blog, May 2018 (Co-author with Amy Catton and Russell Beets)
- "Technology Assisted Review: Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love a Computer Program (PART ONE)," KT LitSmart Blog, May 2018 (Co-author with Amy Catton and Russell Beets)
- Three Hot Topics in E-Discovery – 2016 Paralegal Conference, September 2016
- Creative Ways to Use Relativity, Relativity Fest, October 2016
- Three Hot Topics in E-Discovery – 2017 IP Institute for Paralegals, April 2017
Professional Certifications & Activities
- Hispanic League, Member, Board of Directors; Chair, Education Committee
- International Legal Technology Association (ILTA), Member
- Charlotte Chapter of Women in E-Discovery (WiE), Member
- Piedmont Triad Chapter of the Project Management Institute, Director of Education and Professional Development
- Project Management Professional (PMP®)
- Project Management Institute (PMI), Member
- Relativity Certified User
- Winston-Salem Volunteer Council, Kilpatrick Townsend, Chair
Education
- Caldwell College, B.A., Social Studies, cum laude (1998)
- Passaic County Community College, A.A.S., Computer Information Systems, with honors (1996)
