Litigation Paralegal

Techmatic INC; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Techmatic INC. is seeking an organized paralegal to support the Employment Litigation practice group, handling administrative charges, subpoenas, and discovery tasks.

You will assist attorneys with document collection, custodial coordination, and preparing reports, while maintaining confidentiality in a fast-paced environment. The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize a high-volume workload.

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma with 8 years' experience in a corporate legal dept or law firm or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Conduct an initial case assessment to identify and obtain relevant documents to assist counsel in defense of employment litigation and administrative charges
• Coordinate, schedule and, where directed, interview custodians and witnesses to verify facts
• Draft a chronology of relevant facts, documents, witnesses and events to assist assigned counsel
• Glean, review, and organize information for discovery under attorney supervision
• Prepare initial draft responses to agency requests for information and subpoenas
• Act as liaison between outside counsel, in-house counsel and internal business clients to manage document collection and delivery
• Assist in preparing presentations and briefings to internal clients; support attorneys with related projects by researching and gathering documents
• Compile information for internal reports such as forecasts, project updates, legal invoices and data from various databases

Education

H.S. Diploma with 8 years' experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm

Associate's Degree with 4 years' experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm

Bachelor's Degree with experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm

Additional work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Client’s Law Department is seeking an enthusiastic and organized paralegal to support our

Employment Litigation practice group.The Employment Litigation practice group manages all

employment litigation and administrative charges, as well as supporting Client’s key business-

related initiatives.This role will provide paralegal support for attorneys on the team with

administrative agency charges and litigation, subpoenas, compliance projects, preparation of

internal and external reports, and maintenance of an electronic matter-management system.

This individual has access to confidential information. The successful candidate must be highly

organized and have the ability to prioritize a high-volume workload.In addition, the

candidate should be detail oriented with a demonstrated ability to perform work through

What you will do

• Conduct an initial case assessment to identify and obtain relevant documents to assist counsel
• in defense of the employment litigation and administrative charges
• Coordinate, schedule and, where directed, interview custodians and witnesses to verify facts and
• Draft a chronology of relevant facts, documents, witnesses and events to assist assigned counsel
• Under attorney supervision, gather, review, and organize relevant information for discovery
• and/or early case assessment and review
• Prepare initial draft responses to administrative agency requests for information and/or
• subpoenas, to include identification of relevant documents, gathering of documents, and
• preparation of written response
• Act as a liaison between outside counsel, in-house counsel and internal business clients to
• manage the collection of documents and data, coordinate the delivery to outside counsel or
• agency, and conduct follow up as needed
• Assist in the preparation of presentations and briefings to internal business clients; and
• support attorneys with related projects by conducting research, gathering key documents, and
• Compile information and prepare various internal reports which may include forecasts, project
• updates, legal invoices, accounting and information from various other databases

Required Qualifications:

• H.S. Diploma with 8 years' experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm OR
• Associate's Degree with 4 years' experience working in a corporate legal department or law
• firm OR Bachelor's Degree with experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm
• Additional work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 years' experience drafting legal documents
• Paralegal certificate or State-designated paralegal certification
• Experience working in a corporate law department
• Retail Experience
• Demonstrated expertise in drafting presentations using PowerPoint