Sr. Litigation Paralegal

Owens Corning•Toledo, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Legal Support Lead, Litigation performs a variety of litigation management duties in the company’s Law Department under the direction of a company attorney. The requirements of this role include an understanding of the U.S. and European judicial systems, general & product liability law, insurance, warranties and other contract obligations, federal & state rules of discovery, the company’s corporate structure and its products.

Requirements

10+ years of paralegal experience in a law firm or in-house required, preferably with litigation experience.
Trustworthiness and high ethical standards
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with others.
Decision making and fair judgement
Ability to negotiate
Excellent oral and written communication
Ability to manage time and workload
Critical thinking & problem solving
Exceptional attention to Detail
Strong organizational skills
Ability to work independently

Nice To Haves

Understanding of the U.S. and European judicial systems
Understanding of general & product liability law
Understanding of insurance, warranties and other contract obligations
Understanding of federal & state rules of discovery
Understanding of the company’s corporate structure and its products

Responsibilities

Offer recommendations, implement solutions, and make independent decisions on case management while exercising excellent judgement on when to involve in house and external counsel.
Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, case strategy to all levels of employees, including business, financial and senior executive leadership.
Effectively interact with and coordinate case activity with outside counsel retained to represent Owens Corning.
Coordinate the compilation of electronic and hard copy information, materials, documents, reports, and evidence, as necessary to respond to discovery.
Provide direction to other members of the litigation support administrative staff.
Conduct factual investigation, including interviewing witnesses and or coordinate investigations and fact-finding on general liability, warranty, and product liability litigation matters.
Provide legal support to Customer Response Center, Warranty Teams, Preferred/ Platinum Contractors Team, and assist in resolving product warranty claims.
Provide legal support to all business units in the U.S. on a full range of matters and in Europe for significant liability and insurance matters.
Prepare settlement calculations based on factual and projected information produced in conjunction with pending litigation.
Prepare and negotiate settlement documents, including agreements and releases.
Prepare status reports and correspondence for updates to senior management, financial controls and other stakeholders.
Respond to general and product related subpoenas.
Assist in preparing company witnesses for deposition.
Serve as the company representative at mediation and other court proceedings as needed.
Collect, organize, and maintain litigation documents/files.
Manage electronic files in Legal Tracker and Box.
Review outside counsel invoices in Legal Tracker for compliance with OC billing guidelines.
Prepare financial forecasts for litigation expenses and support counsel in preparing for contingent liability reviews.
Provide support to other paralegals as necessary.
Handle emergency and crisis situations from customers and homeowners.