Paralegal at Stefanini Group
Florham Park, NJ 07932
About the Job
Job #58724
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Title: Paralegal
Location: 100 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932 United States
Schedule: M-F 9:00AM to 5:30PM
The paralegal will provide support to Litigation attorneys, Global eDiscovery & US Corporate Records Manager and Litigation Case Managers / Senior Paralegal
Primary functions include:
Under attorney review and supervision, provide a broad range of paralegal support services including, but not limited to:
- Gathering factual information for discovery
- Coordinating and conducting document searches
- Review, organize, and index documents
- Claim and/or subpoena investigation and response
- Opening and closing matters in matter management system / database
- Draft case summaries
- Creation and maintenance of databases
- Preparation and analyzing reports from matter management systems
- Coordination with in-house and outside counsel and clients
- Legal and internet research; and performance of general paralegal duties
- Review and update legal hold lists across various databases
- Review and analyze offsite records stored at Iron Mountain for data integrity and destruction eligibility
- Review and analyze updates to federal, state & local recordkeeping laws for applicability to the company
- Provide support on electronic data remediation projects
- Provide assistance to BASF Corporate insurance group, including placing insurers on notice of new claims, reviewing coverage position letters, following up with insurers, and running reports on insurance matters.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of contacts including outside attorneys, senior management and business associates as required.
- Strong attention to detail, planning and follow up skills, with the ability to prioritize ongoing tasks as necessary.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational and time management skills, including the ability to work well under pressure, facilitate solutions, and meet deadlines and milestones for projects assigned.
- Ability to work with general to limited supervision, take initiative, think strategically and quickly adapt to change are required.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Aptitude and willingness to work with complex procedures.
- Willingness and ability to assume and take ownership of new tasks and responsibilities.
- Excellent ability to multi-task and manage a diverse docket and various legal department projects and initiatives.
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point.
- Ingredients for Success: What We Look For In You� Basic qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
- Paralegal Certification required (preferably from an ABA-accredited program)
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) preferred.
- Familiarity and experience with the Electronic Discovery Reference Model
- 1-5 years of litigation paralegal experience in a law firm and/or corporate legal department handling a diverse portfolio of matters including, but not limited to, asbestos, product liability, toxic tort, patent and commercial litigation.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of contacts including outside attorneys, senior management and business associates as required.
- Strong attention to detail, planning and follow up skills, with the ability to prioritize ongoing tasks as necessary.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational and time management skills, including the ability to work well under pressure, facilitate solutions, and meet deadlines and milestones for projects assigned.
- Ability to work with general to limited supervision, take initiative, think strategically and quickly adapt to change are required.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Aptitude and willingness to work with complex procedures.
- Willingness and ability to assume and take ownership of new tasks and responsibilities.
- Excellent ability to multi-task and manage a diverse docket and various legal department projects and initiatives.
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point.
- Ingredients for Success: What We Look For In You� Basic qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
- Paralegal Certification required (preferably from an ABA-accredited program)
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) preferred.
- Familiarity and experience with the Electronic Discovery Reference Model
- 1-5 years of litigation paralegal experience in a law firm and/or corporate legal department handling a diverse portfolio of matters including, but not limited to, asbestos, product liability, toxic tort, patent and commercial litigation.
Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market. Also, some positions may include bonuses or other incentives.
Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We also speak with you about the process including interviews and job offers.
Who We Are
The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore, and nearshore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than 400 clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting, company with a global presence. We are CMM Level 5 Company.
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