Legal Staff Paralegal in New York City, NY

In-House

New York City, NY

Legal Staff Paralegal in New York City, NY

Legal Staff

No

Job Title: Litigation Paralegal

Job Responsibilities:
As a Litigation Paralegal, you will be part of the Legal, Compliance & Public Affairs team at the company, supporting attorneys across the US, Canada, and other regions on a broad spectrum of litigation-related matters. Your primary responsibilities will include:

- Coordinating responses for subpoenas, which involves document collection, organization, and retention processes.
- Issuing and maintaining legal holds and organizing and maintaining all core legal/business documents.
- Participating in document review processes, including issue-spotting, attorney-client privilege, data privacy, and collection processes in connection with investigations, subpoenas, litigation, and client requests.
- Serving as a liaison among the in-house attorney team, outside counsel, vendors, and other parties involved in litigation, arbitration, and regulatory inquiries.
- Monitoring and advising all in-house attorneys on litigation, arbitration, and other litigation-related deadlines.
- Conducting legal and factual research, providing summaries on relevant business, regulatory, and compliance issues, and collecting, analyzing, and presenting reports on various types of data.
- Assisting in preparing reports or presentations for counsel’s use with senior stakeholders.

Education and Experience Information:
- A college degree is required.
- Exposure to paralegal work in a corporate or consulting environment is necessary.
- In-house legal experience in legal or compliance functions of a financial services or insurance company is advantageous.
- A paralegal degree is beneficial.
- Familiarity with Relativity software and legal hold tools, such as Exterro, is desirable.

Skills and Competencies:
- Tech-savvy, with the ability to quickly grasp new software and adeptly navigate through various platforms.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with strong interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Teams.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and work streams to meet critical, short-term deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Team player with the desire and initiative to develop and take ownership.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with various stakeholders across multiple teams.

Salary Information:
The applicable base salary range for the Litigation Paralegal role is $63,000 to $126,000. The base pay offered will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

Benefits and Additional Information:
The company offers a competitive total rewards package, including health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings, and other retirement programs, as well as employee assistance programs. The company is committed to a hybrid work model, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections, and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week.

The company is dedicated to embracing a diverse, inclusive, and flexible work environment, aiming to attract and retain the best people while embracing diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.