Senior Paralegal - Litigation

This Senior Paralegal role provides an exciting opportunity to join the Legal Ops & Shared Services team within Cigna’s Legal and Corporate Affairs department.

This Senior Paralegal role will primarily support the litigation team in all areas related to corporate health care litigation.

Specifically, this individual will partner with internal counsel, work independently, and oversee various facets involved in responding to lawsuits, third-party subpoenas, small claims complaints, as well as execute litigation discovery processes;

including but not limited to : implementing custodian legal holds, facilitating document and electronic data collection, matter management and tracking, conducting custodian interviews.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Lead role in resolution of complex, multi-faceted, small claims complaints and lower risk healthcare related lawsuits in coordination with external counsel
• Respond to third-party subpoenas in coordination with external counsel
• Organize, and track document processing, review, and production of physical documents and electronic data for litigation cases
• Serve as a primary liaison between in-house legal counsel, cross-functional business partners (including IT and Compliance), and external third parties (e.

g., external law firms, data consultants and e-discovery vendors) in the process of litigation support and discovery

• Partner with internal counsel and assist in defining document / data collection scope
• Distribute legal hold notices to custodians as directed by counsel; including tracking and required follow-ups
• Special projects or additional responsibilities as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline or 5-8 years of relevant experience in as a litigation paralegal required.
• Certification in paralegal studies required. E- discovery experience is preferred.
• Experience working in a capacity supporting an in-house Legal department required
• Familiarity with eDiscovery related data collection and facilitating data and information transfer with outside vendors.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required
• Strong organizational / project management skills required
• An ownership mentality, exceptional follow-through skills, flexibility in embracing frequent change in all forms required
• Demonstrated initiative, independent thinker, and worker
• Able to work under tight deadlines, carry out multiple related activities simultaneously and prioritize appropriately
• Must be team-oriented and able to share information, identify opportunities and make justifiable recommendations
• Ability to work with confidential information
• Hybrid work arrangement must be in the office 50% of the time, the locations are Connecticut, Philadelphia, St Louis, Colorado or Bloomington
30+ days ago