Litigation Paralegal

Copart•Dallas, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Copart, Inc. a technology leader and the premier online vehicle auction platform globally, with over 200 facilities located across the world, Copart links vehicle sellers to more than 750,000 buyers in over 190 countries. We believe in providing an unmatched experience, every day and everywhere, driven by our people, processes, and technology. The Litigation Paralegal role is perfect for a proactive, organized, responsive, tech-savvy, self-motivated individual that enjoys being the point person for investigating and responding to all subpoenas received by the company. To succeed in this role, one must be detail-oriented, adaptable, able to work with changing priorities and deadlines, communicate well with a wide variety of personnel, and energized by tackling problems and devising solutions. The Litigation Team is a results-oriented team with a positive culture in a collaborative environment that, upon successful performance in the first 90 days, allows a hybrid work schedule to work remotely up to two days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional related experience of 3-5 years preferred
Adept in MS Office 365 (Excel, Word, Teams, and PowerPoint) and Acrobat
Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Strong office technology knowledge and experience
Independent, self-motivated, confident, organized, tech-savvy, calm in the face of a high volume of requests
Resourceful in seeking information and documents from internal company resources and external legal counsel

Nice To Haves

Expertise with document management systems and matter management systems such as Navex EthicsPoint, NetDocuments and/or Legal Tracker a plus

Responsibilities

Monitor Legal Correspondence and Legal Holds inboxes for the receipt of subpoenas, preservation requests, and other legal correspondence
Identify time-sensitive requests, consult with counsel as needed, and route or respond to requests for guidance from field and corporate personnel
Timely investigate all documents, information, and witnesses relevant to subpoena requests
Assess preservation requests to determine vehicle status, role of requesting party, and preliminary measures or information needed
Timely implement legal holds on vehicles in response to qualifying preservation requests and respond to preservation requests with applicable vehicle and seller data
Collaborate with counsel regarding scope and objections to subpoenas, obtain or confirm any necessary extension to respond, and prepare any testifying witnesses
Timely enter and track all data associated with subpoenas received using Navex Ethics Point database to confirm compliance
Gather and collate into a bates-stamped PDF all responsive records, prepare draft responses to subpoenas, send final responses, issue invoices for subpoena fees, and sign business records affidavits as needed
Save to NetDocuments all records gathered in response to supboenas or related to legal holds
Field legal questions and coach employees to resolve business issues directly
Timely escalate service of process of legal filings
Remove legal holds on vehicles as warranted
Collaborate with relevant corporate departments, serving as a positive ambassador of the Legal Department consistent with company values
Other duties as assigned