Legal Litigation & Operations Specialist
Legal Litigation & Operations Specialist
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Job Description
We currently have an exciting opportunity for anOperations Legal Specialistto join our team based out of our corporate offices inPlano TX.
The successful candidate will assist our Litigation Counsel and support Field Operations and Corporate groups with a variety of issues including preparing financial reporting preparing budgets answering company policy questions responding to compliance issues and assisting with managing small claims and evictions.
The person in this position will:
Provide guidance to the field operations regarding legal compliance relating to managing delinquent accounts property management issues and operations policy and process issues
Receive service of process and assign cases to inhouse and outside counsel
Maintain our legal database which includes coding and describing matters troubleshooting billing issues and regularly updating the matters
Manage outside counsel with managing monthly accruals and tracking legal spend by matter type for reporting
Provide quarterly accruals to the accounting department
Reviewing and processing payment for monthly invoices and restitution cases including utilizing eBuilder system to ensure timely payment
Prepare for the monthly P&L including pulling reports on spend new cases settlements tracking legal trends and reporting spend and high visibility matters
Respond to subpoenas from government and nongovernment entities and persons
Assist the field with handling and defending small claims cases and assigning counsel where necessary/permitted
Manage and assign counsel to eviction cases including sending the matter to counsel providing periodic updates as necessary and reviewing/approving related invoices
Assist the commercial real estate group with commercial evictions and other commercial tenant issues
Provide monthly reporting on various metrics including spend and status of employment and other matters
May assist with collection of discovery documentation for outside counsel and/or drafting or proofing of discovery responses.
Qualifications :
5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Thorough working knowledge of and advanced aptitude in using Excel PowerPoint Outlook and Microsoft Word and corporate legal databases such as CounselLink CSC Westlaw PACER Docuware Yardi and ability and aptitude to learn new applications and programs.
Prior experience as administrative support for attorneys and legal professionals required
Litigation support experience is strongly preferred
Ability to recognize and prioritize legal documents including complaints and discovery is strongly preferred
Excellent communication skills
Must be detailed oriented and highly organized
Must be a selfstarter and possess strong multitasking skills
Must be able to adapt and function well within a highly dynamic busy environment
Additional Information :
Workplace
- One of our values pillars is to work as OneTeam and we believe that there is no replacement for inperson collaboration but understand the value of some flexibility. Public Storage teammates are expected to work in the office five days each week with the option to take up to three flexible remote days per month.
- Our office is based in Plano east of I75 near E. Park Blvd just North of Historic Downtown Plano.
Public Storage is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or any other protected status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
