Sr. Paralegal
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Job Description
Senior Paralegal & Legal Operations Specialist
This dual-role position combines advanced paralegal expertise with strategic legal operations responsibilities supporting the legal department through managing key projects matter organization and ensuring operational efficiency. This role requires a high degree of collaboration discretion and technical proficiency.
I. Job Duties
Key Responsibilities:
- Legal Hold Management
- Draft and issue legal holds for matters handled by the VP of Litigation.
- Assist other attorneys in drafting and issuing legal holds.
- Manage custodian responses and send reminders to unresponsive custodians.
- Review custodian responses and assist with document collection.
- Engagement Letters
- Manage the Legal Departments Engagement Letter process by drafting and facilitating the execution of engagement letters (internally and externally) ensuring full compliance with legal and operational standards.
- Collaborate with the VP of Litigation to negotiate requested edits or changes to engagement terms.
- Service of Process (SOP)
- Provide backup support for SOPs as needed.
- Class Action Settlement Filings
- Review class action settlements for WM claims.
- Collaborate internally to collect information needed to prepare and file required documentation for class action settlements.
- Matter Management
- Utilize Legal Tracker matter management system to open new matters review outside counsel invoices and review/track budgets.
- Provide backup for the matter intake process.
- Reserve / Audit Reports
- Collaborate with VP of Litigation to provide quarterly litigation updates in Legal Tracker.
- Generate and prepare Reserve and E&Y reports using Legal Tracker.
- Board Presentations
- Prepare and update litigation slides and materials for Board of Directors meetings.
- Special Projects
- Manage and execute assigned special projects leveraging organization and technical skills to achieve objectives.
II. Skills & Qualifications:
- Strong organizational analytical and project management skills.
- Advanced proficiency in legal research document drafting and operational processes.
- Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint.
- Experience with matter management systems such as SharePoint and Legal Tracker.
- Exceptional communication and negotiation skills with the ability to liaise effectively between internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to handle sensitive matters with utmost discretion and confidentiality.
III. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
Education: Associates Degree (accredited) with Paralegal emphasis or in lieu of degree High School Diploma (accredited) or GED (accredited) and two (2) years of relevant experience.
Experience: Ten (10) years of previous legal experience (in addition to education requirements)
B. Certificates Licenses Registrations or Other Requirements
C. Other Knowledge Skills or Abilities Required
IV. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Benefits
At WM each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan Company match on 401K and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation Holidays and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for please click Apply.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
