Staff Litigation Paralegal

Archer Technologies; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Aviation is seeking an experienced Senior-level paralegal to support our Litigation team in Silicon Valley. You will lead e-discovery, manage investigations, and coordinate deadlines across a varied docket.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of paralegal experience with complex e-discovery. You will partner with in-house counsel, business teams, and outside counsel while helping optimize litigation workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of litigation paralegal experience
• Experience with complex e-discovery and multiple types of litigation such as patent, general, employment, and investigations.
• Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in the face of ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Support litigation matters from intake through resolution.
• Support e-discovery from preservation through production, including workflows.
• Assist with investigations to support litigation matters across the company.
• Help manage budgets, forecasts, and invoice reviews.
• Assist with litigation-related scheduling and coordination, including witness interviews and tracking deadlines across the docket.
• Help track litigation analytics, trends, and spend to inform strategy and resources.
• Design, test, and implement AI-enabled workflows to streamline litigation tasks.
• Build and document repeatable processes, playbooks, and templates.

Skills

E-discovery

Litigation paralegal

Data analysis

Communication skills

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems(“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence(“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

About the Role

Archer is looking for an experienced Senior-level paralegal to support our growing Litigation team. You will help lead e-discovery, document collection, legal holds, conduct investigations, and manage deadlines across a varied litigation docket. You will be a trusted partner to in-house litigation counsel, business teams, and outside counsel, as well as help to develop and improve our litigation workflows.

What you’ll do:

• Support litigation matters from intake through resolution.
• Support e-discovery from preservation through production, including advising and assisting with preservation, collection, and production workflows.
• Assist with investigations to support litigation matters, including working with teams across the company.
• Help manage and analyze legal spend across the docket, including assisting with budgets, forecasts, and invoice review.
• Assist with litigation-related scheduling and coordination, including witness interviews, and tracking deadlines across our docket.
• Help track litigation analytics and trends, including docket and matter reporting, discovery data volumes and trends, and spend analytics to help inform strategy, resources needs, and areas for efficiency.
• Design, test, and implement AI-enabled workflows to streamline litigation tasks.
• Build and document repeatable processes, playbooks, and templates.

What you need:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of litigation paralegal experience at a law firm or in-house legal department
• Experience as a paralegal, including complex e-discovery and experience supporting multiple types of litigation, such as patent litigation, general litigation, employment litigation, and investigations.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to review and organize numerous documents in complex legal matters.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in the face of ambiguity.

*Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $130,800- $163,500 . Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at [e-mail]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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Certain positions may be eligible for visa sponsorship.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to [e-mail]. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.