Paralegal, Litigation

What you’ll be responsible for:

Circle is looking for a talented litigation paralegal.  You will be a valued partner with our senior litigation attorneys to manage a wide range of litigation, investigation, and technical projects, including case management, case tracking and reporting, discovery responses and information gathering, and diverse coordination activities.  This position requires excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to support multiple tasks and individuals. 

What you'll work on:

• Supporting all aspects of litigation, internal investigations, and special projects, including subpoena responses, eDiscovery (legal holds, data collection and processing, productions to outside counsel), and vendor coordination.
• Supporting intellectual property registrations and disputes.  
• Organizing, managing, and updating case management systems and case materials.
• Acting as liaison among various internal departments as well as with outside vendors and outside counsel.
• Conducting special research, fact gathering, and data analysis.
• Managing data collection and data entry; ensure data accuracy.
• Assisting with the development of multi-disciplinary structures, policies, and procedures to manage information at an enterprise level
• Preparing and facilitating signature and delivery of legal documents.
• Maintaining appropriate chain of custody and other documentation throughout the lifecycle of matters in accordance with accepted protocols.
• Performing other legal and operational tasks as required.

You will aspire to our four core values:

• Multistakeholder - you have dedication and commitment to our customers, shareholders, employees and families and local communities.
• Mindful - you seek to be respectful, an active listener and to pay attention to detail.  
• Driven by Excellence - you are driven by our mission and our passion for customer success which means you relentlessly pursue excellence, that you do not tolerate mediocrity and you work intensely to achieve your goals. 
• High Integrity - you seek open and honest communication, and you hold yourself to very high moral and ethical standards.  You reject manipulation, dishonesty and intolerance.

What you’ll bring to Circle:

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS degree.
• 4 years litigation experience in a corporate, law firm, or government environment.
• Experience with eDiscovery platforms.
• Experience managing confidential information.
• Organizational and critical thinking aptitude.
• Competence with Slack, Apple MacOS and GSuite.

Preferred Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate or project manager certification/experience.
• Team oriented, articulate, proactive and calm under pressure.
• Working knowledge of information governance and eDiscovery best practices.
• Experience managing confidential information with professionalism and integrity.

Additional Information:

• This position is eligible for day-one PERM sponsorship for qualified candidates.