Paralegal
- Location
- Northampton
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 17 Jan 2023
- Closes
- 14 Feb 2023
- Ref
- JO-2117-837232
- Contact
- Ryan Bernarte
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Litigation
- PQE Level
- NQ
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Background:
Our client is a leading FTSE 100 company, who are looking to hire additional support for their e-discovery team. The role promises great opportunity for the successful candidate, working in a major firm with a sensible salary, on a permanent basis.
The Paralegal role:
- Advise on the proportionate scope of data collection in litigation matters while ensuring scoping decisions are documented.
- Liaise between internal litigation/stakeholders and technology resources with respect to discovery/disclosure requests.
- Support day-to-day activities of discovery/disclosure component of litigation matters, providing technical advice and project management assistance to internal and external counsel and leading matters through to completion.
- Support the e-discovery team in management of preferred vendor program cost-saving opportunities and escalation of relationship challenges on individual matters.
The ideal Paralegal:
- Bachelor's degree
- 2-3 years in-house or law firm experience in the e-discovery field.
- Self-starter with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing.
- Experience applying project management principles to e-discovery matters.