Senior Paralegal, Litigation — Hybrid (Franklin, TN)

Nissan Motor Corporation; Franklin (TN); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nissan is seeking a Senior Paralegal, Litigation to join our Franklin, TN team. This role provides support for Product Safety and Liability matters, conducts legal research, manages holds, discovery responses, and trial preparation, and supports reviews of investigations.

You will work under senior counsel, handle subpoenas, manage case files in T360, coordinate with management and outside counsel, and help drive efficiency in litigation management while ensuring compliance with records

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of the civil litigation process.
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of management and employees.
• Strong management and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to organize and handle high volume of cases and related pleadings, motions and discovery.
• Ability to function independently within job requirements.
• Ability to analyze, interpret and summarize information into recommendations for attorney supervisors and management.
• Five or more years of professional paralegal experience from law firm or in-house legal department.
• Associate's degree in paralegal studies from an ABA-approved Paralegal Education Program or Bachelor’s degree with ABA certification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provides paralegal support to litigation and other matters, including managing tracking and budgeting; coordinating discovery, witnesses, and assisting outside counsel; calendaring critical court dates
• Opens, maintains, and closes case files using Nissan's case management systems (T360)
• Communicates with management, internal clients, and outside third parties, including preparation of correspondence, memorandum, presentations, etc.
• Operates under direct supervision of a team of senior counsel
• Receives third-party subpoenas and coordinates with counsel to respond
• Issues litigation holds; manages, reviews, and monitors litigation docket
• Assists in preparing discovery responses, affidavits, and related documents
• Supports compliance with annual records retention policies
• Acts as conduit between legal counsel and business clients for securing requested documents and information
• Monitors and summarizes legislative changes to laws affecting motor vehicles and equipment; prepares 50-state surveys as needed
• Supports efforts to increase efficiency and drive down litigation management costs
• Identifies process gaps and recommends improvements
• Builds and refines workflows, templates, and playbooks
• Identifies legal risks and elevates strategic issues
• Exercises independent professional judgment and earns trust to manage matters without close supervision

Skills

Civil litigation

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Caseload management

Independent working

Analytical summarization

Education

Associate's degree in paralegal studies

Bachelor's degree

Tools

T360

Job description

Nissan is seeking a Senior Paralegal, Litigation to join our Franklin, TN team. This role provides support for Product Safety and Liability matters, conducts legal research, manages holds, discovery responses, and trial preparation, and supports reviews of investigations.

You will work under senior counsel, handle subpoenas, manage case files in T360, coordinate with management and outside counsel, and help drive efficiency in litigation management while ensuring compliance with records