Hybrid Principal Litigation Paralegal

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About the role

  • Principal Litigation Paralegal assisting Medtronic in product liability, general litigation, and employment matters. Responsible for document collection, case file organization, and external communications.

Responsibilities

  • Assist attorneys and litigation technology professionals with various litigation matters
  • Collect litigation-related information, data and electronic documents, reviews documents, and uses production and tracking systems with minimal supervision
  • Creates legal holds for preservation of data
  • Creates and implements case file and organizational systems for case files and workrooms
  • Assists attorneys to prepare witnesses for depositions
  • Researches facts relating to litigation
  • Collaborates with medical specialists to understand patients’ medical conditions and care issues relevant to the litigation
  • Assists in drafting and fact checking of legal filings
  • Communicates, corresponds and interacts with outside entities assisting Medtronic with litigation
  • Tracks financial outcomes and implications for legal matters

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of litigation paralegal experience, or an advanced degree with 5+ years' experience
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Demonstrable knowledge of the litigation process
  • Demonstrable knowledge of e-discovery processes and software systems
  • Ability to learn Medtronic’s Enterprise Litigation Management software
  • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of the company’s internal and personnel affairs and client information
  • Understands ethical rules, including privilege and confidentiality
  • Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision
  • Integrity and strong ethical center
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Critical reasoning, analytical, and care assessment skills
  • Planning and time-management skills
  • Specialized knowledge of product liability litigation
  • Specialized knowledge of litigation involving Life Sciences companies
  • Specialized knowledge of labor and employment litigation
  • Specialized knowledge of labor and employment legal issues

Benefits

  • Health, Dental and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
  • Life insurance
  • Long-term disability leave
  • Dependent daycare spending account
  • Tuition assistance/reimbursement
  • Simple Steps (global well-being program)
  • Incentive plans
  • 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
  • Short-term disability
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
  • Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

Job title

Principal Litigation Paralegal

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$100,800 - $151,200 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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