Paralegal, Litigation And Contracts

Job Description

As a Paralegal, you will provide assistance and support to the Litigation Manager by maintaining electronic litigation files, billing system data and assisting with discovery and document production to outside counsel with defense of case.

You will also support the team across several areas, including analysis and some research.

Responsibilities



* Reviews newly filed complaints to verify proper operating company and notifies risk of same.


* Transmits general and automobile liability injury complaints for defense.


* Maintains electronic litigation files and coordinates discovery requests and documents production, litigation holds and all aspects of e-discovery with appropriate and diligent file management.


* Runs queries and prepares weekly litigation report to assist Litigation Manager in tracking status of lawsuits, claims, trial calendars and litigation expenses.


* Acts as a liaison between corporate witnesses and defense counsel.


* Runs queries, gathers and provides corporate documents to outside counsel for use in response to product liability discovery requests.


* Retrieves product identification lists, vendor information and forwards same to defense counsel to assist with defense of lawsuits and claims.


* Works with vendors to tender cases and obtain contractual indemnifications.


* Works with vendors to track and recover payments advanced by AutoZone in defense of cases.


* Maintains accurate tracking of litigation and/or compliance budgets.


* Conducts occasional research on applicable federal, state, and local regulations.


* Works collaboratively with defense counsel, Legal, Risk and other business partners on various projects.


* Prepares, files and maintains legal documents related to regulatory agency matters, general litigation and compliance initiatives.


* Route contracts for signatures via DocuSign.


* Reviews mutual confidentiality agreements for all functional areas.


* Assists with Records Retention process for the Legal FAU.


* Manage the intake, review and timely response to subpoenas.


* Other duties as assigned, and as role and responsibilities evolve and change due AutoZone's and Legal's needs.

Qualifications



* Paralegal degree, certificate or equivalent work experience


* Two or three years of experience as a litigation paralegal in a top law firm or in-house litigation


* Paralegal certificate from an accredited program


* Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, proofreading skills and grammar, and keen ability to convey technical and legal terms in a clear and effective manner


* Strong legal acumen, project management, time management and organization skills


* Ability to independently drive required deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail


* Proven ability to perform critical and confidential assignments with changing priorities


* Must have value added, c...