Litigation Paralegal
Litigation Paralegal
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Job Description
As a Litigation Paralegal you will support the companys General Counsel and legal team in managing litigation dispute resolution and related legal matters. This role is integral in streamlining legal processes and providing practical support across the organization.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct legal research and draft memoranda to support litigation compliance employment corporate governance and other legal matters.
- Assist in managing litigation files including pleadings discovery subpoenas and correspondence with internal teams and outside counsel.
- Support investigation of potential claims or disputes including document collection review and organization.
- Track and manage third-party subpoenas litigation holds and e-discovery processes; coordinate with IT and other departments as needed.
- Draft legal documents including affidavits demand letters joint-defense and non-disclosure agreements and other correspondence.
- Support deposition and witness preparation by gathering documents and assisting with interviews of internal staff.
- Collaborate with Legal Affairs Administrative HR IT and other departments to organize maintain and improve corporate records and document management systems.
- Provide support for Board governance M&A due diligence insurance matters and other corporate initiatives as needed.
- Act as a liaison between General Counsel internal stakeholders outside counsel and vendors.
- Perform other administrative tasks and legal support duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Paralegal certificate required.
- 5 years of relevant paralegal experience preferably in a corporate or in-house environment.
- Strong understanding of litigation processes including pleadings discovery and trial preparation.
- Familiarity with legal research tools (e.g. Westlaw Lexis) and e-discovery/document management platforms.
- Excellent organizational communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proactive detail-oriented able to prioritize multiple tasks and exercise good judgment regarding escalation.
- Strong professionalism confidentiality and adherence to ethical standards.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; willingness to learn new software and technologies.
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
- All candidates are subject to completing a background check and reference check.
- Normal office environment with moderate noise levels.
- Occasional lifting of up to 25 lbs.
- Prolonged sitting regular walking bending standing and reaching.
- Frequent computer work with prolonged viewing of a monitor.
- Willingness and ability to travel occasionally.
- All employees are responsible for conducting their work in a safe manner. This includes identifying potential safety hazards and reporting them to the designated project manager in a timely manner and participating in project safety briefings. This also includes wearing appropriate safety equipment when working in the field and completing all required health & safety training prior to beginning field work.
Our best estimate of the salary range for this position located in Redmond WA is $34.13 - $47.50 hourly. Compensation offered will be based on a variety of individual factors including education and experience as well as internal equity. GeoEngineers salary ranges are reviewed and updated each year and employees are eligible for pay increases based on individual performance. As part of our competitive total rewards package employees in this role may also be eligible for our annual year-end bonus offering subject to program eligibility requirements.
At GeoEngineers investing in our people is a top addition to competitive and equitable pay we are proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families including healthcare (with travel benefit for care not locally available) 401(k) with company match short-term and long-term disability life insurance wellbeing benefits paid vacation and sick time and paid holidays among others. View our full listing of benefits here.
Our Commitment to Belonging at GeoEngineers
When people feel they can bring their whole selves to work that they have a voice and are supported and respected it creates trust and a feeling of belonging employees then flourish grow their careers and do the best work of their lives. A culture of belonging allows our employees to thrive and our company to prosper. This is a journey and we are committed to doing the work learning and evolving as we go.
GeoEngineers is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances.
GeoEngineers is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation while seeking employment please contact Human Resources at or by phone at . We will then make a determination regarding your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
We welcome and encourage individuals from all backgrounds and experiences to apply for openings on our team. We would love for you to join us!
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Employment Type
Full-Time
