Job Description :
Title: Litigation Paralegal
Duration: 6 Months+ (Contract to Hire)
Location: Remote / East Coast between North Jersey and Maryland
Required Skills:
“In-house” (In company / corporation) experience as Litigation Paralegal
Paralegals from law firms WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
eDiscovery experience (Hold orders, collecting documents + producing documents)
Ability to read complaints, summarize and submit to attorneys
Internal investigations / participating in interviews and reviewing documents
O365 compliance portal a big+
Job Description:
This job will be supporting 4 corporate attorneys (2 HR / 2 commercial litigation)
The job includes creating a playbook for eDiscovery
The successful candidate will work under the direction of the company’s Litigation/Employment/Environmental teams. Duties will include working closely with all departments of the company. The successful candidate will possess a strong combination of legal, interpersonal, and IT skills.
Duties:
Assisting lawyers with all aspects of in-house eDiscovery, such as:
Drafting and issuance of hold orders;
Interviews of and follow up with custodians;
Collection and review of documents, both paper and electronic;
Production of documents to outside counsel;
Organization and maintenance of systems to execute and track all of these items;
Creation and maintenance of an eDiscovery playbook;
Assisting lawyers in litigation and investigations;
Overseeing litigation docket with particular responsibility for our asbestos cases, including:
File and docket maintenance, including maintenance of current case lists and other administrative charts