Litigation Paralegal

The primary purpose of this role is to be responsible for managing matters that directly affect

Client's various business units, by conducting fact-finding, applying expertise in discrete legal

areas, and conducting legal research in support of the Client's Legal Department. This includes

responsibility for overseeing discovery, responding to client inquiries, communicating and

coordinating with outside counsel, and completing specialized paralegal projects based on

assigned practice group. This role is also responsible for drafting, reviewing, and editing

legal documents.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement,

Associate degree or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement

8 years Experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm

4 years Experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm

Up to 1 Year Experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm

Additional work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

2 years Experience managing large volumes of work

3 years Experience in broad research projects

Preferred Skills/Education

3 years Experience drafting legal documents

Experience working in a corporate law department

Retail Experience

Experience with matter management systems

State-designated paralegal certification

Responsibilities

Performs specialized paralegal tasks based on attached practice area including claim review and

issue recognition, investigating and responding to Notices of Violation, intellectual property

docket management, review of and analysis of redlines of vendor agreements to identify high-

issues for escalation, managing compliance with single-plaintiff consent decrees and conciliation

agreements, etc.

Completes legal submissions to regulatory agencies and compliance-related tasks, prepares reports

and other documents representing factual information, communicates with federal, state, and local

officials regarding matters, and researches relevant regulations, codes, case law to track

development of regulatory landscape and apply such to Client’s business processes.

Manages and coordinates fact finding and discovery by conducting legal research (e.g., prepares and

submits legal hold requests, prepares due diligence summary reports after contacting business units,

and federal, state, and local officials for information and discussion).

Drafts legal correspondence and documents that require legal expertise, tailors them based on

transaction specific details and utilizes the matter management system to memorialize finalized

documents and correspondence.

Performs legal research as it relates to assigned matters utilizing legal training and experience

to determine applicability of research to assigned issue and prepare research memoranda analyzing

legal issues for attorney review.

Prepares and identifies legal materials needed for transactional closings, depositions, regulatory

filings hearings, and presentations and resolves legal questions prior to attorney review.

Obtains and reviews key due diligence information, prepares summary reports, runs queries and pulls

relevant statutes, regulations and case law for attorney review.

Intakes and triages requests from business clients and outside counsel and responds to client

requests for information in a timely and efficient manner.

Completes filings and compliance actions by managing documents and deadlines and collaborating with

peers across the company as well as outside counsel.

Creates exhibits, charts, and diagrams representing factual information.

Utilizes knowledge of business process and applies legal analytical skills to determine needed

changes to company protocols to ensure continued compliance with changing regulations, laws, and

consent decrees in assigned area.

Applies legal training and experience to conduct fact investigations, interview relevant stakeholders,

and provide investigation summaries, including factual findings and recommended future actions.

Manages project initiation, including initial analysis and assessment, and preparation of initial

drafts of relevant transaction documents;

Performs legal and factual research to resolve various complaints, issues or problems, including

issues related to land use (e.g. encroachments, environmental regulations, easements, land use

restrictions, etc.), Customer and employee accessibility, employee and customer claims, etc.

Investigates and prepares responses to due-diligence inquiries from third parties regarding

landlord/tenant questions, regulatory compliance inquiries, and contract compliance reviews.