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Bright Horizons · 2 weeks ago

Paralegal, Litigation - Hybrid (Newton, MA)

Newton Centre, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$61K/yr - $80K/yr

2+ years exp

Bright Horizons is a leading education and care company that helps employees thrive at work and at home. The Paralegal, Litigation role will assist with the day-to-day functions of the Legal Department, conducting legal research, drafting documents, managing cases, and coordinating discovery.

E-LearningEdTechEducationHealth Care

No H1B

Responsibilities

Assist with licensing compliance matters and other sensitive issues through preparation of documents and by engaging with representatives of government agencies

Support claim and litigation management needs by assembling documents, responding to subpoenas for documents, assisting with investigations, scheduling and preparing witnesses, and answering questions about such requests from both internal and external sources

Draft routine letters, notices, affidavits, certifications; motions, and summonses. Create and review center enrichment and other vendor contracts; review and process state child care subsidy agreements

Responsibility for all annual corporate reports, maintenance of corporate minute books, etc

Log and track operational incident or crisis calls, Help Desk requests and other communications

Assist client services and client relations teams with questions on proposed RFPs, vendor forms, tax questions, contracts, etc

Conduct legal research on case law using WESTLAW and other appropriate libraries, databases, and on-line sources

General support for other paralegal functions including, but not limited to, annual corporate reports, maintenance of corporate minute books, proposed RFPs, vendor forms, tax questions, contracts, etc

Assist attorneys in all phases of litigation management including discovery, preparing discovery responses and requests (to include requests for production, interrogatories and requests for admissions), and scheduling depositions

Interact with and respond to both internal and external stakeholders to gather information or coordinate as needed in support of litigation management activities

Develop and maintain processes to collect, store and maintain paper and electronic case files, including form files, legal memos and expert files

Compile and analyze reports for attorneys (i.e., detailing status of cases)

Compile and report metrics associated with litigation matters and recovery-related activities

Identify and implement streamlined operational procedures to enhance efficiency

Qualification

Civil litigation experienceLegal researchDrafting legal documentsParalegal CertificateClaims managementMS Office SuiteInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsTeamwork skillsProject management