Litigation Paralegal / Legal Assistant

Bechtel Corporation•Reston, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Global Engineering, Procurement and Construction company seeks an experienced Paralegal/Legal Assistant for its in-house Legal department in Reston, VA. The Paralegal/Legal Assistant will provide support to attorneys in the Litigation & Claims Groups in the Corporate Legal department. Working as a member of the legal department, this individual will provide support for a wide range of litigation, claims, labor and employment matters.

Requirements

B.A. or B.S. degree
Strong technical skills including proficiency in Excel, MSWord, SharePoint and PowerPoint
Strong organizational skills and close attention to detail
Ability to handle confidential information and communications in a secure manner
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to work well within a team
Ability to deal with multiple assignments, to prioritize, and to progress assignments without constant oversight
Minimum 3-5 years of experience in insurance claims management, litigation support, or a related legal/insurance role
Strong knowledge of insurance policies, coverage types, and litigation procedures
Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a law firm or corporate legal department
Experience with litigation, claims, and/or labor and employment legal matters
Experience with cost tracking, forecasting, and budget management, particularly in the legal and/or engineering and construction industries
Facility with legal related applications and tools, including:
document review tools such as Viewpoint and Relativity
legal hold software applications, such as Mitratech Legal Hold
invoice processing applications, such as SimpleLegal
service of process applications and providers
document management systems, such as iManage.
Experience accessing, managing, querying, and updating databases
Experience in engineering and construction or related business fields

Responsibilities

Support for a wide range of litigation and claims matters, including:
work with in-house counsel, internal departments, and, as needed, outside counsel to manage the timely response to subpoenas, discovery, data subject-access requests and other requests for information
conduct document reviews using electronic document review tools such as Viewpoint and Relativity, with attention to items such as responsiveness, privilege, and personal information
review applicable insurance policy(ies) for coverage and submit the claim/matter to the insurer(s) for handling
track, organize and file legal documents, legal advice, presentations and correspondence
conduct internal searches for paper and electronic records, and coordinate and communicate with records managers to identify records potentially responsive to discovery
work with attorneys to draft legal hold notices; issue legal hold notices through software tool; respond to questions regarding legal holds; and draft and issue notices releasing legal holds through software tool
communicate with external counsel, vendors, and others regarding legal matters
assist with initiatives set by the Legal Department
Maintain, search, enter data into, and create reports from internal databases and other tracking tools used by the Litigation & Claims and Labor & Employment.
Accept, track, review and distribute legal documents
Perform other duties as assigned.