Paralegal assisting litigation attorneys in building cases, gathering evidence, and attending trials. Seeking organized, driven individuals to make an impact on clients’ lives.
About the role
- Senior Litigation Paralegal supporting product liability, general/commercial, and employment litigation at Medtronic. Collaborating with legal teams and external entities in a hybrid role.
Responsibilities
- Collects 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.
- For product liability litigation, this includes medical device product development, manufacturing processes, regulatory approval, quality systems, and devices uses and capabilities.
- It also includes collaborating with medical specialists, including medical doctors, nurses, and patient services professionals, to understand patients’ medical conditions and care issues relevant to the litigation.
- For general/commercial litigation this includes contract terms, product pricing, business objectives, securities filings, Board-related materials, and other matters.
- For litigation involving government entities, this includes internal policies and conduct of Medtronic representatives and customers.
- For labor and employment litigation this includes employment histories, employee policies and procedures, terms of employment, compensation and benefits.
- Assists in drafting and fact checking of legal filings, including answers to complaints and responses to written discovery requests.
- Communicates, corresponds and interacts with outside entities assisting Medtronic with litigation, such as expert witnesses, vendors, corporations and law firms.
- Communicates, corresponds, and interacts with outside entities with adverse interests to Medtronic, such as opposing law firms.
- Communicates, corresponds and interacts with internal clients and resources to gather and share relevant information.
- Assists with developing and communicating legal advice to individuals in Medtronic’s business functions.
- Complies with department administrative procedures and policies.
- Assists with department projects as needed and performs other work-related duties as assigned.
- Participates and schedules regular meetings with Medtronic personnel and outside counsel.
- Tracks financial outcomes and implications for legal matters.
- Reviews and responds to third party subpoenas
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate with 4+ years of litigation paralegal 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)
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