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Legal Staff Paralegal in Abbot, IL

Abbott Nov 06,2018 Jun 04,2018 Location Abbot IL
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In-House

Legal Staff

Litigation - General (consumer)

Min 4 yrs required

Profile

Senior Paralegal - Commercial Litigation The candidate will be responsible to assists attorneys to resolve routine and moderately complex to complex legal matters that involve various functional areas or divisions. Independently identifies problems, performs analysis and proposes solutions to a more experienced paralegal or attorney. Possesses solid knowledge of Abbott’s businesses supported and knowledge of the broader business impact. Represents Legal Division internally to clients. and Reviews invoices associated with payment for services, ensuring costs are reasonable, in scope of work performed and meet outside counsel billing guidelines. Independently manages discovery for commercial litigation matters, having a substantial impact to the Company, and performs all tasks timely: Assists with initial fact investigation for potential and pending litigation. Prepares and sends out legal holds to the appropriate employees within the company and manages legal hold compliance and questionnaire responses. Schedules and attends witness interviews. Identifies relevant document and data sources, coordinates collection of company documents for discovery and other requests. Assists in deposition preparation of company witnesses by analyzing the information and determining relevancy. and Assists counsel with trial preparation. Responds to subpoenas and requests for information with minimal supervision, including identification, collection, review and preparation of documents for production. Manages outside counsel, outside paralegals and vendors and eDiscovery vendor budget for assigned matters.

Qualification and Experience

The candidate should have Bachelor’s Degree and/or relevant legal education (Paralegal Certificate) with 4+ years of paralegal experience, including direct experience in commercial litigation. Proficient in area of responsibility.

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