Paralegal

We are seeking a talented, motivated, growth-minded, and creative individual for the Paralegal role at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP. Our firm is committed to providing employee support and advancement, while embracing inclusion and innovation as keys to a stronger future.

The Regulatory Investigations, Strategy, and Enforcement (RISE) group's litigation Paralegal oversees budgeting, compliance, and administrative coordination for litigation matters. The Paralegal develops and implements financial and project management processes leveraging tools like Aderant, HighQ, Tableau, and PowerBI to track cases and improve efficiency. Additionally, the Paralegal provides high-level support through coordination, legal research, document management, and trial preparation. This role includes an annual billing component.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between the legal team and client legal operations, ensuring timely budget submission and approval, and communicate and implement budget changes. Ensure financial and administrative concerns are clearly communicated.
• Manage budget and project planning for complex multijurisdictional cases involving multiple state and federal agencies.
• Oversee budgeting reports to identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies.
• Assist with implementing solutions for budgeting and matter tracking using tools, such as Aderant, HighQ, Tableau, and PowerBI.
• Enhance time entry, reporting, and billing processes to ensure compliance with guidelines and requirements.
• Develop and document processes for quick issue resolution and replication across legal teams.
• Lead project status meetings.
• Analyze and summarize legal sources, such as case law, statutes, constitutions, legal journal articles, treatises, U.S. codes, and other law-related information relevant to practice area.
• Oversee case task lists, draft and review legal documents, conduct research, and collaborate with the Docketing team to ensure accuracy of litigation deadlines.
• Manage large-scale document collection and production by implementing systems for efficient document organization and retrieval.
• Assist with depositions by preparing exhibits, managing transcripts, and coordinating with witnesses and attorneys.
• Assist in trial preparation and execution. Organize trial binders, manage evidence, coordinate logistics, and provide in-court support.
• Utilize litigation databases to conduct searches, load transcripts, and code documents.
• Retrieve public records from online sources or government institutions.
• Cite check large briefs according to the Bluebook under tight deadlines.
• Utilize electronic court systems, such as, the U.S. District Courts and State / Circuit Courts, to ensure compliance with local rules and procedures.
• Organize and index documents, conduct research, and run reports in PACER and other online court platforms.
• Responsible for ensuring accuracy and timely completeness of documents for court filings.
• Collaborate with team members and vendors to support discovery, trial, and arbitration processes, and facilitate delivery of legal services.
• Manage case dockets to ensure that deadlines are met.
• Periodic overtime and work travel may be needed.
• Maintain confidential information for client and matter related activities.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Education And / or Experience

Troutman Pepper Locke will comply with any applicable city or state workplace mandates in effect in regards to Covid-19.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Troutman Pepper Locke adheres to a policy of equal opportunity and will make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, evaluation, compensation and separation, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital or armed forces status and any other classification as protected by law.

Hiring Salary Range : $120,000.00 - $140,000.00

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