Legal Staff Paralegal in Bentonville, AR

In-House

Bentonville, AR

Legal Staff Paralegal in Bentonville, AR

Legal Staff

1-3 yrs required

No

Job Title: Senior Paralegal

Job Responsibilities:
- Provide support to attorneys and legal staff by managing legal processes, receiving and reviewing requests for information, and maintaining legal information in various systems.
- Coordinate with outside counsel, witnesses, and internal subject matter experts, providing status updates on legal processes and responding to questions about legal matters.
- Help maintain, operationalize, and update standard operating procedures and best practices on legal processes, including legal discovery and company systems and access.
- Demonstrate and maintain knowledge of general and specific legal areas, particularly in the tort practice area.
- Ensure attorneys are aware of pending deadlines, assist with budgeting and invoice review.
- Assist attorneys with research and analysis by identifying necessary information and helping determine relevant facts to support legal arguments; ensure legal documents comply with applicable laws and regulations.
- Distribute document retention notices.
- Assist with conducting custodial interviews and drafting legal documents for responses to stakeholders on behalf of and in consultation with attorneys.
- Adhere to standard discovery procedures, quality assurance requirements, and operational systems; enforce company's Outside Counsel guidelines; collaborate with internal and external e-discovery partners to manage ESI strategy, contain costs, and meet case objectives.
- Maintain security and confidentiality of sensitive information, data, and communications.
- Draft, proofread, and update presentations, reports, and templates.

Education and Experience Information:
- A nationally recognized paralegal certification or an ABA-accredited paralegal degree AND 1 year of experience as a paralegal, legal analyst, or equivalent experience performing paralegal responsibilities as defined by the company's job description OR 2 years of experience as a paralegal, legal analyst, or equivalent experience performing paralegal responsibilities OR a juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
- Preferred qualifications include a nationally recognized paralegal certification in a relevant specialty area of law (., NALS, NALA), and experience in a relevant specialty area of law in a law firm or corporate legal environment.
- A bachelor's degree in law is preferred.

Salary Information:
- The hourly wage range for this position is .
- Additional compensation in the form of premiums may range from per hour to per hour in specific circumstances, based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.

Benefits:
- Competitive pay with performance-based bonus awards and benefits for health, body, and wallet, including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
- Additional benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
- PTO and/or PPTO can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes, meeting or exceeding paid sick leave laws where applicable.
- Live Better U is a company-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.
- Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment; benefits are subject to change and specific plan or program terms.

Additional Information:
- The Senior Paralegal role is essential in supporting case managers and leadership primarily on litigation discovery issues, advising and collaborating with in-house and outside counsel about obligations and risks, particularly in tort litigation.
- The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to mitigate corporate risk by ensuring consistent implementation of discovery policies and practices.
- Candidates should demonstrate respect for individuals, act with integrity, serve customers and members, and strive for excellence in their work.
- The position is full-time and located in Bentonville, AR.