Litigation Paralegal

• Interface with claims attorneys and outside litigation counsel, as well as client representatives, to support the discovery, data request, and records disclosure process.
• Gather, sort, and organize voluminous documents and data; create and maintain records repositories for various legal documents evidencing claims, defenses, and other legal positions.
• Create and maintain filing systems (paper and electronic) for the Office of Legal Affairs and receive and/or forward documents and dates to various departments as needed.
• Maintain charts of subpoenas and document discovery requests, and copies of same, as well as assist in gathering and responding to discovery requests and subpoenas.
• Prepare legal documents as directed by attorneys in the Office of Legal Affairs.
• Create, review, and use templates and other time-saving forms and letters from existing and completed work products.
• Draft correspondence and routine legal documents.
• Perform legal and factual research.
• Identify ways to improve office processes.
• Remain abreast of existing and emerging technologies, processes, products, services, and leading industry performance benchmarks.
• Work effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering the University’s mission.
• Complete other duties, as assigned.

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Experience

Required:

• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree or Paralegal Certificate.

• At least 5 years of relevant experience as a paralegal in a mid-size or large law firm or sophisticated in-house legal department handling litigation claims, investigations, and/or contested matters.
• Proficient with Windows, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and video conferencing technologies.

Preferred:

• Project management skills and/or experience a plus.

Personal

  Required:

• Agree with the Christian values and mission of the University.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
• Honest, organized, and loyal.
• Ability to multitask on several assignments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a positive personality.
• Willingness to learn.
• Successful completion of an acceptable background check.

• A professional demeanor.
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Shows initiative; proactive.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work well collaboratively with team of attorneys, other paralegals, and office staff.
• Discretion and the ability to maintain confidences.

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Solutions-oriented.

• Occasionally required to travel locally and within the University campus.

• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard. 
• Regularly required to hear, understand, and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the University campus.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel, or stoop in order to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.
• Willingness and ability to accurately follow directions.

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled office setting.  It is well lighted, and the noise level is moderate.  The work hours are during University office hours of 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Use of one’s personal vehicle (or University vehicles) is required for travel in the performance of the essential functions of this position.  Proof of a valid Virginia driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.

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The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.