Litigation Paralegal

Mooresville, NC - Onsite

3 Month Contract with potential to extend

$50+/hour

The primary purpose of this role is to be responsible for managing matters that directly affect various business units, by conducting fact-finding, applying expertise in discrete legal areas, and conducting legal research. This includes responsibility for overseeing discovery, responding to client inquiries, communicating and coordinating with outside counsel, and completing specialized paralegal projects based on assigned practice group. This role is also responsible for drafting, reviewing, and editing legal documents.

What You Will Do

• Perform specialized paralegal tasks based on attached practice area including claim review and issue recognition, investigating and responding to Notices of Violation, intellectual property docket management, review of and analysis of redlines of vendor agreements to identify high- issues for escalation, managing compliance with single-plaintiff consent decrees and conciliation agreements, etc.
• Complete legal submissions to regulatory agencies and compliance-related tasks, prepare reports and other documents representing factual information, communicate with federal, state, and local officials regarding matters, and research relevant regulations, codes.
• Manage and coordinate fact finding and discovery by conducting legal research (e.g., prepares and submits legal hold requests, prepare due diligence summary reports after contacting business units, and federal, state, and local officials for information and discussion).
• Draft legal correspondence and documents that require legal expertise, tailor them based on transaction specific details and utilize the matter management system to memorialize finalized documents and correspondence.
• Prepare and identify legal materials needed for transactional closings, depositions, regulatory filings hearings, and presentations and resolve legal questions prior to attorney review.
• Obtain and review key due diligence information, prepare summary reports, run queries and pull relevant statutes, regulations and case law for attorney review.
• Intake and triage requests from business clients and outside counsel and respond to client requests for information in a timely and efficient manner.
• Complete filings and compliance actions by managing documents and deadlines and collaborating with peers across the company as well as outside counsel.
• Create exhibits, charts, and diagrams representing factual information.
• Perform legal and factual research to resolve various complaints, issues or problems, including issues related to land use (e.g. encroachments, environmental regulations, easements, land use restrictions, etc.), Customer and employee accessibility, employee and customer claims, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• 4+ years' experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm
• 2+ years' experience managing large volumes of work
• 3+ years' experience in broad research projects

Preferred Skills/Education

• 3+ years' experience drafting legal documents
• Experience working in a corporate law department
• Retail experience
• Experience with matter management systems
• State-designated paralegal certification

Category Code: JN030

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior