Paralegal III

MARTA•Atlanta, GA

12d

About The Position

Responsible for providing advanced legal and litigation support for sensitive and high-exposure matters within the Department of Legal Services. Provides comprehensive case management support to assigned attorneys and serves as a primary paralegal contact for outside counsel. Coordinates complex discovery and litigation activities, independently monitors critical deadlines and case developments, and identifies matters requiring attorney or management attention. Serves as a senior-level resource to paralegal staff by providing training, mentoring, quality control, and workflow coordination, and assists with the development and implementation of best practices and standard operating procedures. This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities. However, the incumbent provides functional leadership, training, mentoring, and guidance to junior-level staff. The role may also include other related duties as assigned, including Transit Ambassador assignments.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and a paralegal certificate.
A minimum of six years of progressively responsible paralegal, litigation support, and legal administrative experience; a bachelor's degree in a related field may substitute for the required experience.
Experience supporting significant litigation matters and independently managing litigation-related assignments.
Advanced knowledge of litigation case management.
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office, Windows, legal research and e-filing systems, including LexisNexis or Westlaw, PACER, and Abacus.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Provides advanced legal support for complex, high-risk, and high-exposure matters and coordinates paralegal coverage and continuity of case management.
Serves as the primary paralegal resource for the Complex Practice Area and assigned outside counsel; coordinates case information and maintains complete, accurate, and organized litigation files and case management systems.
Coordinates discovery and document production, including collection, organization, review, and tracking of responsive documents and information.
Prepares and manages subpoenas, non-party requests, citations, garnishments, service of process, record requests, and related legal documents, while monitoring deadlines.
Supports hearings, depositions, mediations, trials, and other proceedings by coordinating witnesses, organizing exhibits and case materials, preparing litigation binders, and managing logistics.
Monitors deadlines, case developments, proceedings, and critical events, escalating matters requiring attorney or supervisory attention.
Assists with the oversight of assigned outside counsel matters by coordinating case information, tracking litigation activity and reporting requirements, reviewing invoices, and facilitating communication with MARTA attorneys.
Provides paralegals with guidance on case management, litigation practices, outside counsel coordination, and procedural and operational issues.
Leads training, onboarding, and development of junior-level paralegal staff on departmental procedures, systems, case management, document handling, and discovery.
Assists the Director of Litigation & Administration with developing and maintaining standard operating procedures, workflows, and quality control processes for paralegal and litigation functions.
Conducts case management audits to identify missing information, outdated records, approaching deadlines, procedural deficiencies, and other issues, and recommends corrective action.
Coordinates backup and workload coverage during leave, increased workload, vacancies, and other staffing needs, and assists with matters requiring additional resources.
Compiles litigation, outside counsel, and departmental reports and metrics; identifies trends and process-improvement opportunities.
Maintains the confidentiality of privileged and sensitive information.
Performs other related duties as assigned, including Transit Ambassador assignments.