Litigation Paralegal

Entergy; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title:
Litigation Paralegal

Work Place Flexibility:
Hybrid

Legal Entity:
Entergy Mississippi, LLC

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Litigation assistance
2. Prepare draft pleadings, subpoenas, deposition notices, and court-ordered documents, including initial disclosures, witness lists, exhibit lists, preliminary reports, status reports, scheduling orders, pre-trial orders, etc.
3. Manage and work on discovery, including investigating, organizing and preparing interrogatories, requests for production, and discovery responses
4. Schedule witness interviews and depositions; gather documents and assist in preparation for same; arrange court reporters for deposition; summarize depositions
5. Assist in retaining, communicating with and obtaining relevant information from or for expert
6. Administrative support such as managing calendar, handling payment of invoices, and vendor payments
7. Schedule meetings
8. Make travel arrangements
9. Handle attorney calls and mail
10. Draft letters
11. Make revisions to documents
12. Prepare binders and other administrative/litigation support
13. Document and file management, including organizing, indexing and filing documents and Bates Stamp as appropriate
14. Manage attorney calendar for litigation, advices and projects
15. Schedule deadlines from court scheduling orders
16. Manage and prioritize a variety of calls and meetings
17. Provide attorneys with advanced notice of upcoming deadlines, meetings, etc.
18. Prepare and track litigation hold letters
19. Factual and legal research
20. Investigate and assemble facts and other data for legal matters
21. Perform legal research on Westlaw or in other reference materials and perform other necessary factual research on internet, etc.
22. Input, retrieve and manage electronic documents on the department drives as well as in software programs such as Documentum
23. Proofread and edit documents.
24. Summarize, where necessary, voluminous records
25. Analyze & compile data in form required by attorneys (e.g., charts, etc.)
26. Become knowledgeable about issues in, and contents of, all litigation and other files assigned
27. Draft reports, as needed, relating to status of employment and labor law matters and maintain detailed, up-to-date information relating to such matters

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum education required of this position:

1. Paralegal degree/certificate and/or bachelor's degree

Minimum experience required of this position:

1. Paralegal II: 5+ years of paralegal experience, with a minimum of two years at a law firm, performing litigation support preferred

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position:

1. Advanced skills in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint and in Documentum
2. Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively and in a professional manner
3. Ability to work quickly and accurately under deadlines/pressure
4. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to multi-task and work productively as a member of multi-disciplinary team
5. Demonstrated research, writing and editing skills as well as oral presentation skills and experience in management of complex data systems
6. Ability to work with others at all levels
7. Maintain confidentiality of departmental issues
8. Attention to detail
9. Regular and reliable attendance
10. Assignments may, but do not normally include overtime and/or weekend hours
11. Perform work outside of these duties, as needed, for storm, restoration or other emergency events
12. Ability to work in a remote/telecommuting environment.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.