Litigation Paralegal/Paralegal Assistant

Requisition ID: 284333 

•  Relocation Authorized: None 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Reston, VA 

 

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Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

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Job Summary:

Bechtel is seeking an experienced Paralegal/Legal Assistant for its in-house Legal department in Reston, VA.  The Paralegal/Legal Assistant will provide support to attorneys in the Litigation & Claims and Labor & Employment Groups in the Corporate Legal department. Working as a member of the legal department, this individual will provide support for a wide range of litigation, claims, labor and employment matters.

 

This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership.

 

Major Responsibilities:

Support for a wide range of litigation, claims, and labor and employment matters, including:

• Working with in-house counsel, internal departments, and, as needed, outside counsel to manage the timely response to subpoenas, discovery, data subject access requests and other requests for information.
• Conduct document reviews using electronic document review tools such as Viewpoint and Relativity, with attention to items such as responsiveness, privilege, and personal information.
• Tracking, organizing and filing of legal documents, legal advice, presentations and correspondence.
• Working with attorneys on the drafting of retainer agreements for counsel, experts, and consultants.
• Conducting internal searches for paper and electronic records, and coordinating and communicating with records managers to identify records potentially responsive to discovery.
• Working with attorneys to draft legal hold notices; issuing legal hold notices through software tool; responding to questions regarding legal holds; and drafting and issuing of notices releasing legal holds through software tool.
• Management of litigation costs including preparation, management, updating, and reporting on matter budgets; review and processing of invoices with close attention to terms of retainer and established budgets; and communications with legal services providers regarding budget, costs, and invoicing. 
• Review of records scheduled for destruction at the end of their required business retention period for compliance with internal processes.
• Communication with external counsel, vendors, and others regarding legal matters.
• Assistance with initiatives set by the Legal Department.
• Maintaining, searching, entering data into, and creating reports from internal databases and other tracking tools used by the Litigation & Claims and Labor & Employme