senior paralegal- litigation

Starbucks•Seattle, WA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Paralegal Senior - Litigation at Starbucks, you will be an integral member of the Litigation team, supporting a broad portfolio of complex, high-impact matters. Matters may include general and product liability, slip-and-fall and burn claims, customer-facing discrimination and accessibility matters, consumer class actions, patent and other intellectual property litigation, complex commercial and supplier disputes, securities and shareholder litigation, and other significant matters. You will partner with Starbucks attorneys, outside counsel, business and technology teams, and discovery vendors to provide end-to-end litigation and eDiscovery support from matter intake through resolution. The role calls for substantial litigation and eDiscovery experience, sound judgment, strong project-management skills, and the ability to independently move matters forward. The position is onsite four days per week. Starbucks offers a range of partner benefits, including health and insurance coverage, paid leave, retirement and stock programs, tuition coverage, and other educational and financial well-being resources. Compensation is based on job-related knowledge and skills, experience, geography, and internal equity; no salary range is provided in the posting.

Requirements

At least 7 years of litigation paralegal, litigation-support, legal operations, or comparable case-management experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, or similar environment.
Significant experience supporting complex litigation and independently managing multiple matters and competing deadlines.
Substantial hands-on eDiscovery experience, including legal holds, custodian identification and interviews, ESI preservation and collection, document review, quality control, and productions.
Experience supporting sophisticated matters such as general or product liability litigation, consumer class actions, discrimination or accessibility matters, intellectual property litigation, complex commercial disputes, or securities and shareholder litigation.
Proficiency with matter-management, legal-hold, document-management, eDiscovery, collaboration, and Microsoft Office tools.
Interest in responsibly applying AI and other legal technology to litigation workflows.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate from an accredited program.
In-house experience supporting a national or global company with a broad and active litigation docket.

Responsibilities

Manage matters end to end, including intake, case setup, calendars and deadlines, case files, trackers, budgets, status reporting, and matter closeout across a high-volume portfolio.
Support complex litigation through fact development, discovery, motion practice, depositions, hearings, trial preparation, settlement, appeals, and other phases; organize evidence, chronologies, witness materials, and case information.
Lead legal holds and eDiscovery, including custodian and data-source identification, interviews, preservation, collection, processing, review, quality control, and production of electronically stored information in coordination with attorneys, technology and security teams, outside counsel, and discovery vendors.
Gather and analyze records, conduct factual and legal research, assist with witness interviews, and prepare clear summaries and reports for attorneys and business partners.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Basic and supplemental life insurance and other voluntary insurance benefits.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Paid parental leave and family expansion reimbursement.
Paid vacation from date of hire, sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked, eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year.
401(k) retirement plan with employer match for eligible partners.
Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.) and Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock).
Incentivized emergency savings and financial well-being tools.
100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor's degree through Arizona State University's online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan.
Student loan management resources and access to other educational opportunities.
Backup care and DACA reimbursement.