Paralegal II (Litigation)

Job Title: Paralegal II (Litigation)

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Mississippi, LLC 

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Litigation assistance
• Prepare draft pleadings, subpoenas, deposition notices, and court-ordered documents, including initial disclosures, witness lists, exhibit lists, preliminary reports, status reports, scheduling orders, pre-trial orders, etc.
• Manage and work on discovery, including investigating, organizing and preparing interrogatories, requests for production, and discovery responses
• Schedule witness interviews and depositions; gather documents and assist in preparation for same; arrange court reporters for deposition; summarize depositions
• Assist in retaining, communicating with and obtaining relevant information from or for expert
• Administrative support such as managing calendar, handling payment of invoices, and vendor payments
• Schedule meetings
• Make travel arrangements
• Handle attorney calls and mail
• Draft letters
• Make revisions to documents
• Prepare binders and other administrative/litigation support
• Document and file management, including organizing, indexing and filing documents and Bates Stamp as appropriate
• Manage attorney calendar for litigation, advices and projects
• Schedule deadlines from court scheduling orders
• Manage and prioritize a variety of calls and meetings
• Provide attorneys with advanced notice of upcoming deadlines, meetings, etc.
• Prepare and track litigation hold letters
• Factual and legal research
• Investigate and assemble facts and other data for legal matters
• Perform legal research on Westlaw or in other reference materials and perform other necessary factual research on internet, etc.
• Input, retrieve and manage electronic documents on the department drives as well as in software programs such as Documentum
• Proofread and edit documents.
• Summarize, where necessary, voluminous records
• Analyze & compile data in form required by attorneys (e.g., charts, etc.)
• Become knowledgeable about issues in, and contents of, all litigation and other files assigned
• Draft reports, as needed, relating to status of employment and labor law matters and maintain detailed, up-to-date information relating to such matters

 

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum education required of this position:

• Paralegal degree/certificate and/or bachelor's degree

 

Minimum experience required of this position:

• Paralegal II: 5+ years of paralegal experience, with a minimum of two years at a law firm, performing litigation support preferred

 

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position:

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office:  Word, Excel and PowerPoint and in Documentum 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively and in a professional manner
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under deadlines/pressure
• Stro