Hybrid Paralegal, Litigation

at Bright Horizons UK

• Job title: Paralegal, Litigation
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $61,000 - $80,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Associate's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Newton, United States

About the role

• Paralegal supporting Bright Horizons' Legal Department in day-to-day litigation management activities. Conducting legal research, drafting documents, and interfacing with various stakeholders.

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

Requirements

• Associate Degree
• Paralegal Certificate from an ABA approved program
• 2 years experience as a paralegal in-house counsel or with a law firm

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools
• Tuition assistance and education coaching
• Caregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family
• 9 paid holidays annually; 40 hours of sick time per year; 80 hours of vacation time per year