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H1: Join Our Legal Team as an Experienced Litigation Paralegal at a Reputed Firm in Lynchburg, VA H2: Essential Functions and Responsibilities for the Experienced Litigation Paralegal Position
Salary Information: Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience.
Job Title: Experienced Litigation Paralegal
Experience Information: At least 5 years of relevant experience as a paralegal in a mid-size or large law firm or sophisticated in-house legal department handling litigation claims, investigations, and/or contested matters.
Department: Office of Legal Affairs
Reputed Firm is seeking an Experienced Litigation Paralegal to join our legal team in Lynchburg, VA. This full-time position will primarily support our claims attorneys and requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Interface with claims attorneys and outside litigation counsel, as well as client representatives, to support the discovery, data request, and records disclosure process. - Gather, sort, and organize voluminous documents and data; create and maintain records repositories for various legal documents evidencing claims, defenses, and other legal positions. - Create and maintain filing systems (paper and electronic) for the Office of Legal Affairs and receive and/or forward documents and dates to various departments as needed. - Maintain charts of subpoenas and document discovery requests, and copies of same, as well as assist in gathering and responding to discovery requests and subpoenas. - Prepare legal documents as directed by attorneys in the Office of Legal Affairs. - Create, review, and use templates and other time-saving forms and letters from existing and completed work products. - Draft correspondence and routine legal documents. - Perform legal and factual research. - Identify ways to improve office processes. - Remain abreast of existing and emerging technologies, processes, products, services, and leading industry performance benchmarks. - Work effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering the University’s mission. - Complete other duties, as assigned.
Qualifications and Credentials:
- Associate or Bachelor’s Degree or Paralegal Certificate. - At least 5 years of relevant experience as a paralegal in a mid-size or large law firm or sophisticated in-house legal department handling litigation claims, investigations, and/or contested matters. - Proficient with Windows, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and video conferencing technologies.
Personal Requirements:
- Agree with the Christian values and mission of the University. - Self-motivated with a strong work ethic. - Honest, organized, and loyal. - Ability to multitask on several assignments. - Excellent interpersonal skills and a positive personality. - Willingness to learn. - Successful completion of an acceptable background check.
Abilities and Competencies Essential to the Function of the Job:
Communication and Comprehension:
- A professional demeanor. - Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information. - Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner. - Shows initiative; proactive. - Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and thrive in a fast-paced environment. - Demonstrated ability to work well collaboratively with team of attorneys, other paralegals, and office staff. - Discretion and the ability to maintain confidences.
Problem Solving:
- Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature. - Excellent attention to detail. - Solutions-oriented.
Physical and Sensory Abilities:
- Occasionally required to travel locally and within the University campus. - Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard. - Regularly required to hear, understand, and speak in order to effectively communicate orally. - Occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the University campus. - Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel, or stoop in order to conduct business. - Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds. - Willingness and ability to accurately follow directions.
Working Conditions:
Work Environment:
The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled office setting. It is well lighted, and the noise level is moderate. The work hours are during University office hours of 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Driving Requirements:
Use of one’s personal vehicle (or University vehicles) is required for travel in the performance of the essential functions of this position. Proof of a valid Virginia driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.
Target Hire Date: July 1, 2025
Location: Lynchburg, VA (In Office)
Salary: Competitive and commensurate with experience
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes.
Join our team as an Experienced Litigation Paralegal at Reputed Firm in Lynchburg, VA. We are seeking a self-motivated and organized individual with at least 5 years of relevant experience. In this role, you will work closely with our claims attorneys and outside litigation counsel to support the discovery, data request, and records disclosure process. You must have
