The Litigation Support Paralegal supports our Litigation Support department and legal teams across all offices nationwide. Qualified candidates will play a key role in handling eDiscovery data management and document review/production workflows. Ideal candidates will have at least one year of paralegal and litigation support experience and must be technically proficient.
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
- Must possess a paralegal certificate.
- Understanding of eDiscovery data processing, document review, and document production workflows.
- Proficiency in eDiscovery, case management and trial support tools such as IPRO, Relativity, Everlaw, Everchron and Trial Director, or similar.
- Proficiency in conducting searches, and managing metadata within eDiscovery tools.
- Excellent communication skills for working with legal teams.
- Must possess strong technical skills.
- Problem-Solving skills for complex data analysis.
- Must work closely with legal teams and provide updates on project progress, milestones, and issues that may arise.
- Must be proactive, and accurately and efficiently complete tasks while being able to fluctuate and readjust priorities as they shift or become necessary to meet project deadlines.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook).
- Proficiency in Zoom and Teams applications to effectively coordinate virtual meetings and collaboration efforts.
- Must demonstrate a client-focused and service-oriented approach while interacting with legal teams.
- Requires the ability to work 40 Hours a week M-F 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. with the flexibility to work additional hours as needed to meet project deadlines.
- Reliable with excellent attendance.
Job Responsibilities:
- Monitor the Litigation Support Inbox for inquiries and project requests.
- Collaborate with team on project assignments.
- Execute strategies for efficient data searching and culling.
- Provide technical support for document review platforms.
- Examine data received from legal teams, clients, and third-party vendors for processing which may include setting up ShareFile access, downloading and copying data as well as normalizing and verifying data.
- Assist and collaborate with legal teams on eDiscovery workflows from initiation to completion ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
- Conduct searches, and manage metadata within eDiscovery tools.
- Schedule and attend virtual meetings via Zoom and Teams as necessary to discuss project assignments, and provide assistance to legal teams.
- Process and load data utilizing eDiscovery tools such as IPRO, Media Shuttle, Everlaw, Everchron, Relativity, Trial Director, and other processing tools, as well as ensure processing exceptions are resolved.
- Prepare data exports and productions, including technical QC, adherence to production requirements provided by legal teams and ESI Protocols.
- Record and track billable hours using Aderant time and billing software.
- Maintain and update department databases and spreadsheets to ensure data tracking and accurate records.
Benefits include:
- A competitive salary package, including the potential for bonuses
- Insurance including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and a flexible spending account
- 401(k) retirement plan
- PTO, paid sick time and paid holidays
- A flexible work from home policy
- Referral program
Recruiters - Please do not contact us as we are not using external recruiters to fill this position at this time.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
- Work from home
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Location:
Work Location: Remote