Paralegal - Litigation Job

JOB DIMENSIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel (Litigation and Intellectual Property), Deputy General Counsel (Compliance/Employment Law) and Manager Legal Administration

to maintain professional and efficient performance of the delivery of legal services to the law department attorneys and their clients.

• Looking for experienced professionals who can meet deadlines, while maintaining a professional and positive attitude, who work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team with all staff and attorneys.
• Position touches all aspects of litigation management and support. Responsibilities include:
  • substantial interface with corporate, plant and outside counsel staff; document review for relevance, privilege, responsiveness, trade secrets/confidentiality;
  • drafting correspondence, memoranda, summaries and reports; drafting and coordinating discovery requests and responses;
  • responding to agency information requests;
  • preparing information for compliance issues;
  • database and spreadsheet design and management;
  • conducting legal, regulatory and non-legal research via Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw and the Internet; conducting factual research;
  • tracking expenses and budgets, and legal invoice management
  • contract review and database entry;
  • notifying and communicating with insurance carriers and other indemnitors;
  • maintaining internal litigation docketing system and electronic case monitoring
  • review and recommend activities, technologies or processes to enhance productivity and reduce costs (15%)
• Operate in an innovative, fast-paced and collaborative organization

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or a paralegal certificate is required. In lieu of a paralegal certificate, at least five (5) years of paralegal experience. At least 5-10 years paralegal experience preferred.
• Paralegal experience in litigation management including computer databases and spreadsheets
• Proficiency with case law research via the Internet, Lexis/Nexis and/or Westlaw.
• Proficiency with accessing court docketing systems, included Federal Court database (PACER)
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, litigation management software (Relativity); experience with CounselLink a plus

* Proficiency in all forms of discovery responses, particularly electronic discovery

ARKEMA

At Arkema, our vision is to help shape the future with our specialty materials. We're one global organization working together to develop forward-thinking solutions to address major challenges facing society. This is our shared passion and we're proud to offer our employees rewarding career opportunities.

• Innovative materials for a sustainable world. When you join the Arkema team, you're embarking on a career where you can make an impact as we develop INNOVATIVE MATERIALS FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD. Arkema in the U.S. was named Top Employer in 2023 by the Top Employer Institute. We were named 3rd on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in 2022, and #11 overall and #1 in the chemical sector for the Wall Street Journal's Most Sustainably Managed Companies in 2021.

• One Arkema. Arkema's vision and culture is based on a deep commitment to our values - Solidarity, Performance, Simplicity, Empowerment and Inclusion. Diversity and inclusion are central to Arkema's HR management policy. We're committed to developing professional gender equity at all levels of the company, facilitating exchanges among our regions and fostering cultural diversity in our team.