
Job Description
We are looking for a Litigation Paralegal. Reporting to our Head Litigation Paralegal, you will assist with litigation and regulatory investigations functions, including litigation and pre-litigation disputes, subpoenas and other third-party requests, responses to governmental authorities, enforcement, and intellectual property matters for a rapidly growing company that innovates at each step of the way.
You will:
- Assist our in-house litigation counsel and external counsel in managing and responding to subpoenas, potential disputes, litigation, enforcement matters, and regulatory inquiries;
- Support legal team in organizing and maintaining eDiscovery workflows and document review processes;
- Assist with the litigation hold process and the document collection process for litigation, subpoenas, and regulatory matters;
- Collaborate with attorneys and cross-functional partners to identify responsive datasets and coordinate technical collections;
- Review, analyze, summarize and organize documents as needed;
- Conduct first-pass review of invoices from external counsel and vendors and assist with managing e-billing;
- Communicate, both orally and in writing (including memorandum, letters & e-mails) with business clients and external counsel;
- Draft routine correspondence and litigation documents;
- Proofread briefs, memoranda of law, opinions and other documents; and
- Design, develop, refine, and simplify legal processes to increase efficiency, support scalability, and ensure quality.
You have:
- A bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certification;
- 4+ years experience as a paralegal, with experience supporting litigation, eDiscovery and/or regulatory response within a law firm or in-house legal department;
- The ability to define technical problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions;
- A history of successfully solving problems;
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written;
- A track record of establishing trusted relationships with internal stakeholders;
- Demonstrated organizational and project management skills, including the ability to multitask and manage competing demands;
- High attention to detail;
- High level of comfort with technology and Internet services;
- Fluency with Google drive, docs, sheets and related suite of products, as well as legal hold and e-billing software;
- Knowledge of technology and discovery databases such as Relativity, and;
- Prior in-house experience (preferred).