Senior Paralegal Litigation Discovery
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Job Location:
Bentonville, AR - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 33 - 63
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Summary...
What youll do...
Join the Litigation team to work with and support case managers and leadership primarily on litigation discovery issues. Advise and collaborate with in-house and outside counsel about obligations and risks relating to discovery issues particularly in the tort litigation area. Help to mitigate risk while developing litigation strategies to respond to legal issues and reduce costs for the Company. Collaborate with cross functional teams and play an important role in mitigating corporate risk by ensuring consistent implementation of discovery policies and practices. Youll make an impact by- Providing support to attorneys and legal staff by managing legal processes; receiving and reviewing requests for information; and collecting entering and maintaining legal information in various legal systems.
- Coordinating with outside counsel witnesses and internal subject matter experts; providing status updates on legal processes and responding to questions about legal matters.
- Helping maintain operationalize and update standard operating procedures and best practices on various legal processes including legal discovery and Company systems and access.
- Demonstrating and maintaining knowledge of general and specific legal areas particularly in the tort practice area.
- Ensuring that attorneys are aware of pending deadlines; assisting with budgeting and invoice review.
- Assisting attorneys with research and analysis by identifying necessary information and helping determine relevant facts to support legal arguments; helping attorneys ensure legal documents comply with applicable laws and regulations.
- Distributing document retention notices.
- Assisting with conducting custodial interviews; drafting legal documents for responses to stakeholders on behalf of and in consultation with attorneys.
- Adhering to standard discovery procedures quality assurance requirements and operational systems; enforcing Walmarts Outside Counsel guidelines in conjunction with case team members; collaborating with internal and external e-discovery partners to help manage ESI strategy contain costs and meet case objectives.
- Maintaining security and confidentiality of sensitive information data and communications.
- Drafting proofreading and updating presentations reports and templates.
- You have experience as a paralegal
- You have experience working with litigation discovery
- You are comfortable with technology and how to leverage tools to improve processes
- You are organized detail-oriented and calm under pressure
- You are process-minded and look for opportunities to streamline for improved efficiency and effectiveness
- You have strong communication skills to interact with senior leadership and stakeholders
- You have experience working with cross-functional teams
- A nationally recognized paralegal certification or an ABA-accredited paralegal degree AND 1 years experience as a paralegal legal analyst or otherwise performing the responsibilities of a paralegal as defined by Walmarts job description OR 2 years experience as a paralegal legal analyst or otherwise performing the responsibilities of a paralegal as defined by Walmarts job description OR a juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility see .
The hourly wage range for this position is $33.00 - $63.00* *The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location. Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances. Premiums may be based on schedule facility season or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.
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Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no minimum qualifications.
A nationally recognized paralegal certification or an ABA accredited paralegal degree AND 2 years experience as a paralegal legal analyst orotherwise performing the responsibilities of a paralegal as defined by Walmarts job description OR 3 years experience as a paralegal legal
analyst or otherwise performing the responsibilities of a paralegal as defined by Walmarts job description OR a juris doctorate degree from an
accredited law school.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no preferred qualifications.
A national recognized paralegal certification in a relevant specialty area of the law (for example NALS NALA) Relevant specialty area of law in a law firm or corporate legal environmentBachelors: LawPrimary Location...
811 Excellence Dr Bentonville AR 72716 United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Legal Drafting
- Litigation
- Proofreading
- Organizational skills
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Case Management
- Legal Research
- Paralegal
- Filing
- Medical Records
About Company
Walmart started with one man. In 1962, Sam Walton began with just one store and one mission: help people save money so they could live better. As a growing global digital enterprise and with over 11,500 stores, we maintain Mr. Sam’s vision, but now, we are able to help more customers ... View more
