Elevate is recruiting remote-based Paralegals for a 4-6 month project. These Paralegals will be part of a team that responds to a high volume of labor and employment cases as well as temporary restraining orders. For these roles, these US-based individuals will work with the customer's technology and will follow detailed playbooks and processes to interface within the specific workstream assigned.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Specifically, the Paralegals will
- Handle high volume matters by collecting critical data through various customer systems.
- Work independently to meet and exceed goals.
- Become proficient on the customer's technology, platforms, and applications.
- Review court orders and discovery requests.
- Follow processes and playbooks.
- Interface with the broader team.
- Interface with customer systems and custodians to ensure compliance with orders and gather discovery responses.
- Communicate with counsel.
- Assist with reporting, gathering metrics, and process improvement.
Experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience in U.S. litigation.
- Experience in labor and employment law, TROs, eDiscovery, or trademark law is a plus.
- Minimum 2 years of experience using technology in an area that is highly processed; preferably including experience handling subpoena responses and/or employment charges, demands, and action requests.
Skills For Success
- Strong communication skills - able to professionally interface with customers and litigants' counsel and able to communicate issues directly to the internal manager rather than the customer.
- Able to work with remote team members using technology (video calls, emails, and Teams chats).
- Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
- Team player - able to jump in as needed to assist other team members.
- Able to assist on other matters as time allows.
- Flexible and open to learning new areas as needed.
- Interested in working in a fast-paced environment with a company doing innovative things in the legal space.
- Able to set and maintain high standards of professional service.
- Detail oriented and analytical, always looking for ways to improve the process or challenge the status quo.
Technical Skills
- Experience with Microsoft Word / PowerPoint / Excel / Outlook.
- Experience with Adobe Acrobat.
- Experience with DocuSign.
- Experience with web-based applications.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Associate's degree required.
- Paralegal certificate is a plus.
Compensation
- The pay rate for the remote-based project is $35/hour. These are temporary roles expected to last 4-6 months.
Company Information
Elevate is the law company. We provide consulting, technology, and services to law departments and law firms. Elevate is home to those of us who dedicate our multi-disciplinary careers and diverse experiences to improving the legal industry. It is our place to ‘make a dent in the legal universe.’
Recent distinctions include:
- 2021 winner, Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Value Champions Award
- Winner, Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies: 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016
- For the 6th year in a row, named by Chambers & Partners in 2021 as a Top Global Services Provider (Band 1 – highest ranking)
- Inc. 500 Best-Led Companies of 2021
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