Senior Paralegal

Role Overview

• Manage a portfolio of litigation and pre-litigation matters, maintaining organized case files, calendars, and documentation.
• Support case management from intake through resolution, including matter tracking, file management, status updates, and concise matter summaries for attorneys.
• Serve as a key point of contact with outside counsel on case logistics, deadlines, pleadings, filings, and status reporting.
• Own and independently manage key litigation support workflows related to fact development and discovery, including document collections, technical data gathering, review coordination, production tracking, and related documentation.
• Coordinate legal holds, preservation workflows, and custodian outreach in partnership with eDiscovery and cross-functional teams.
• Manage subpoenas, third-party requests, and related intake and response tracking.
• Support deposition, hearing, arbitration, and trial preparation.
• Support invoice review and matter budgeting in partnership with Legal Operations and Finance, including identifying anomalies, trends, and process improvement opportunities.
• Own recurring litigation reporting and maintain visibility into matter volume, spend, key risks, and trends.
• Build and improve litigation dashboards, trackers, and reporting infrastructure that increase visibility, consistency, and scalability across the team.
• Produce Board-ready and exec-ready reporting materials, including decks, narratives, one-pagers, and talking points that clearly communicate risk, trends, and outcomes.
• Partner with Legal Operations, Finance, and other stakeholders to improve intake, reporting, and outside counsel management processes.
• Develop and maintain litigation knowledge resources, playbooks, SOPs, templates, and internal reference materials that improve consistency, reuse, and operational efficiency across the team.
• Develop and improve AI-enabled workflows, prompt templates, and other repeatable tools that increase efficiency, consistency, and scalability across litigation and operational work.
• Identify high-impact opportunities to use AI and automation to streamline recurring tasks such as summarization, first-pass drafting, reporting support, operational documentation, and matter tracking.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant litigation paralegal experience in a law firm, in-house, or similarly complex legal environment.
• Deep familiarity with litigation lifecycle management, including discovery coordination, legal holds, subpoenas, and outside counsel management.
• Hands-on experience using legal hold platforms, matter management systems, eDiscovery tools, eBilling systems, and other legal technology to manage litigation workflows.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple matters, prioritize effectively, and drive progress across stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, and exceptional attention to detail, including strong proofreading, formatting, and quality-control skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and translate legal requests into practical next steps for cross-functional stakeholders, including technical and operational partners.
• Demonstrated ownership mindset, including the ability to identify issues, propose solutions, and improve processes proactively.
• Comfort learning and using new tools in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Experience creating polished reporting, dashboards, decks, and concise narrative updates for senior stakeholders.
• Experience across a diverse litigation docket, including intellectual property or other technically complex matters, is a plus.
• Experience building or improving operational processes, templates, or playbooks.
• Experience applying AI tools to improve workflow efficiency and quality.
• Bachelor's degree or Paralegal Certificate preferred.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours
• Paid time off
• Remote work options