Senior Paralegal
Summary: Assist and monitor outside counsel performance and cost on litigation matters.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage legal matter management system including updating litigation/disputes and transactional matters, tracking cost and budget information, and entering new matters
- Acknowledge and track service of process for all entities and ensure proper assignment internally and to outside law firms
- Assist with claims handling and claims processing
- Assist with every aspect of reviewing subrogation claims and maximizing recoveries
- Communicate with various internal and outside parties to determine the nature of the loss
- Interact and communicate with attorneys, experts, outside parties and the claims department on matters relating to the loss
- Track service of process for all entities and ensure proper assignment internally and to outside law firms
- Liaise with IT regarding the preservation and collection of information to be held for anticipated litigation
- Manage discovery/document requests by outside counsel and collect and provide documents
- Review internal documents before sending to outside counsel
- Manage hold process for litigation including the initiating and releasing holds after conclusion of matters
- Proof read and edit documents
- Assist attorneys in legal department with special litigation and transactional projects
- Assist with vendor selection, performance, and cost on legal matters
Requirements: Education and/or experience, knowledge, skills & abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:
- 5 + years of paralegal experience in litigation section at a leading law firm or a publicly traded company
- Paralegal Certification required, degree preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, etc., and with various legal related sites
- Experience with Legal Tracker/formerly Serengeti is a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational, project, and time management skills
- The candidate should be a highly self-motivated individual, possess high initiative and have the ability to work independently
- Ability to collaborate and interact with all levels of personnel and build strong relationships with business colleague
- Flexibility to work overtime as required
An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet
Energy Transfer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
The nature and frequency of the above working conditions and requirements may vary depending on individual operational circumstances. Where feasible, the Partnership will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.
DISCLAIMER:
The statements listed in this job posting, which are subject to change, are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.