Paralegal III - Litigation; HYBRID

Resp & Qualifications

PURPOSE: The Paralegal III position is an advanced position for an experienced paralegal with subject matter expertise in a designated specialty area of the law, such as litigation (plaintiff and/or defense), with a focus on regulatory, compliance and employment law, providing advanced support to the attorneys in the organization and to other Divisions or Departments as directed by counsel.

Work in Specialized Area of Expertise:

• Proactively, monitor and manage compliance with statutory and regulatory
  requirements in the area of expertise, including investigating and researching complex
  legal matters, collecting and compiling information and documents and either timely
  responding to, or proposing draft responses to legal correspondence for counsels final
  review.
• Draft documents, including proposing responsive pleadings or other legal documents
  for counsel, compile, update, and manage all types of litigation reports, slide decks,
  and records accurately and completely with minimal oversight.
  Manage and coordinate the companys response to requests for documents and
  information from outside parties, including, but not limited to, external auditors,
  regulators, enforcement agencies, outside counsel and litigants, including the
  collection of documents and records maintained by other departments and the review
  of documents for privileged or protected information; and identify, locate and provide
  requested documentation to attorneys or internal staff.
• Prepare and submit appropriate and timely pleadings and filings as applicable in the
  area of expertise.
• Assist with litigation matters and matters before courts and enforcement agencies as
  needed, including preparation and maintenance of matter files for counsel in
  anticipation of hearings through closing cases; tangible and electronic document
  production and discovery; document hold notices; case and file management; case
  correspondence; internal document collection; internal investigations; assist with
  witness preparation; interface with administrative agencies, outside counsel, adverse
  counsel, and other external entities.
• Coordinate with Risk Management and Executive Inquiry as applicable in the area of
  expertise.
• Assist counsel with obtaining, reviewing and updating corporate policies and
  procedures in the area of expertise.
• Maintain legal forms and template documents in the area of expertise.
  Provide first-level reviews of subpoenas, garnishments, and other court issued
  documents for legal sufficiency for counsel and ensure that the corporations respond
  in an appropriate and timely manner. Work with counsel to draft proofs of claim in
  bankruptcy matters to ensure that the corporations financial interests are adequately
  protected.

Research will be predominantly in the Paralegal IIIs specialty area of law, and may include, but is not limited to, laws pertaining to health and health insurance, ERISA, corporate governance, labor, employment, employee benefits, campaign finance, tax, intellectual property, antitrust, bankruptcy, federal and state procurements, Medicare and Medicaid.

• Research will be predominantly in the Paralegal IIIs specialty area of law, and may include, but is not limited to, laws pertaining to health and health insurance, ERISA, corporate governance, labor, employment, employee benefits, campaign finance, tax, intellectual property, antitrust, bankruptcy, federal and state procurements, Medicare and Medicaid.
  Research tasks will include:
• Conduct complex legal research for attorneys on federal, state, and local laws and regulations as needed.
• Analyze and summarize pleadings, discovery, company records, and other legal documents.
• Review of proposed legislation and regulations, including research related to legislative history, monitoring notices of proposed and final regulations and bulletins, and assisting attorneys participating on legislative implementation teams.

• Provide assistance with litigation matters, throughout the entire life cycle of a matter,
  including tangible and electronic document production and discovery; draft memoranda, and
  routine case correspondence; interface with opposing counsel, courts, administrative
  agencies, and other external entities.
• Assists with preparing charts, graphs, and spreadsheets; review and organize documents; interact with attorneys clients to gather facts or other information at the direction of the attorneys; and other tasks as needed.

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience and a paralegal certificate OR in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

7 years of paralegal work experience in the specified area of expertise in a midsize to large law firm or midsize to large corporate legal department.

• At least 5 years of previous litigation experience preferred.

• Ability to create, edit and…