PARALEGAL III
About The Position
The Paralegal III provides advanced legal and litigation support for sensitive, complex, high-risk, and high-exposure matters in MARTA’s Department of Legal Services. The position provides comprehensive case management support to assigned attorneys, serves as the primary paralegal contact for assigned outside counsel and the Complex Practice Area, and coordinates discovery, litigation activities, case materials, deadlines, and reporting. The incumbent identifies case developments or issues requiring attorney or management attention and supports continuity of case coverage. This senior-level role also provides functional leadership to paralegal staff through training, onboarding, mentoring, quality control, and workflow coordination. The Paralegal III assists with developing and maintaining departmental best practices, standard operating procedures, workflows, and quality control processes. The position has no formal supervisory responsibilities and may perform other related duties, including Transit Ambassador assignments.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent and a paralegal certificate.
- At least 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
- Provide advanced legal support for complex, high-risk, and high-exposure matters and coordinate with paralegal staff to ensure appropriate case coverage and continuity.
- Serve as the primary paralegal resource for the Complex Practice Area and assigned outside counsel; coordinate the exchange of documents, information, witness materials, and records.
- Manage litigation files and case management systems, maintaining complete, accurate, and organized pleadings, discovery, correspondence, records, deadlines, and other case materials.
- Coordinate discovery and document production, including collecting, organizing, reviewing, and tracking responsive documents and information and facilitating responses with departments, employees, outside counsel, and other parties.
- Prepare and manage subpoenas, non-party requests, citations, garnishments, service of process, record requests, and related legal documents, while monitoring applicable deadlines.
- Support hearings, depositions, mediations, trials, and other proceedings by coordinating witnesses, organizing exhibits and case materials, preparing litigation binders, and managing logistics.
- Monitor deadlines, case developments, proceedings, and critical events, escalating matters that need attorney or supervisory attention.
- Assist with oversight of assigned outside counsel matters by coordinating case information, tracking litigation activity and reporting requirements, reviewing invoices, and facilitating timely communication with MARTA attorneys.
- Provide paralegals with guidance on case management, litigation practices, outside counsel coordination, and procedural and operational issues.
- Lead training, onboarding, and development of junior-level paralegal staff on departmental procedures, systems, case management, document handling, discovery, and related responsibilities.
- Assist the Director of Litigation & Administration with developing and maintaining standard operating procedures, workflows, and quality control processes for paralegal and litigation functions.
- Conduct case management audits to identify missing information, outdated records, approaching deadlines, procedural deficiencies, and other issues, and recommend corrective action as appropriate.
- Coordinate departmental backup and workload coverage during leave, increased workload, vacancies, and other staffing needs, and assist with matters requiring additional resources.
- Compile litigation, outside counsel, and departmental reports and metrics; identify trends and opportunities for process improvement.
- Maintain the confidentiality of privileged and sensitive information.
- Perform other related duties as assigned, including Transit Ambassador assignments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
