Corporate Paralegal (Litigation) - Kansas City

Description

• Act as a liaison between in-house attorneys and internal clients.
• Document review.
• Provide Notary Public service as needed to attorneys and in-house clients.
• Provide legal and corporate related information to internal clients for use in responses to RFPs, RFQs and contracts.
• Assist with use and application of eDiscovery software, as well as other tools and applications to facilitate effective execution of tasks and workflows.
• Assist with compliance with third party subpoenas.
• Assist with the preservation of documents; litigation holds and discovery requests.
• Assist with corporate compliance, corporate legal matters, and licensing efforts, as needed.
• Must be responsible in dealing with sensitive information, always keeping confidential and proprietary information safe and secure while demonstrating a high degree of professionalism.
• Assist with legal claims.

Requirements

• Requires previous experience working on litigation and legal claims matters.
• Must be a Notary Public.
• Requires excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with all levels of management, clients, in-house attorneys, outside counsel, government staff and others outside of the organization, and the ability to maintain a positive, friendly and outgoing attitude.
• Prior experience working on third party subpoenas preferred.
• Advanced technical skills relative to navigation of IT systems and eDiscovery support software preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies preferred. Applicable years of experience may be substituted for degree requirement.
• Must have advanced skills in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Requires superior verbal and written communication skills, including strong editing and proofreading skills.
• Must have strong knowledge of commonly used legal processes, practices and procedures.
• Requires strong analytical ability, critical thinking, problem solving and research skills.
• Must be able to manage and complete multiple tasks in a timely manner, meeting applicable deadlines.
• Must be detail oriented and have strong organizational skills.
• Minimum 4 years of experience supporting senior level attorneys or executives, preferably in the architecture/engineering consulting or construction industries, or the legal field.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance