Sr. Litigation Paralegal

The Role:

Moderna is seeking a Senior Litigation Paralegal to support a wide range of legal and operational matters.  This is an exciting opportunity to be an important part of a growing legal team within a rapidly expanding company.  Reporting to the Chief of Staff and Senior Director, Legal Operations, the ideal candidate must be organized, detail oriented, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple projects as a critical player on a lean legal team. The senior paralegal will assist with the day-to-day management of data, collection and exchange of complete information, communications, tracking deadlines, and handling logistics with internal partners and third parties, as well as collaborate with other litigation paralegals and team members.  This role requires someone who can manage large scale cases through all phases of a litigation matter, as well as guide and convince stakeholders from across the organization of the importance of legal requirements and best practices. The position offers the opportunity to be creative and streamline processes by leveraging technology.

Here’s What You’ll Do:

• Assist litigation attorneys in management of litigation matters, including direction and coordination of outside counsel support as required

• Guide large investigations/litigations, including Products Liability, employment matters, and subpoenas

• Support and drive case management, including managing workflows, task lists, status updates, docketing deadlines, and case organization

• Partner with Legal team members and business partners to manage data collection and large-scale document reviews

• Oversee litigation holds (Exterro) and discovery projects, and manage and build upon eDiscovery systems (Relativity) and processes

• Provide guidance and advice to outside and junior members of the team

• Actively participate in and/or lead special projects, including establishing strategies, guidelines, processes, and procedures, to enable the Ops and Litigation Team to provide best-in-class service to its business partners

• Look for ways to optimize the Legal Operations function, taking ownership of specific pieces and helping to educate our function on best practices

• Ownership of litigation budget tracking and payment systems, identification and remediation of material changes to the budget, and work with law firms to ensure timely submission and payments of invoices

• Understand how other departments within Moderna work to achieve the goals of the legal department and be able to persuade those stakeholders of key priorities for the function

• Manage incoming correspondence, and draft and send responses for day-to-day legal issues

• Develop content for and maintain internal SharePoint, document management software, and other Legal sites and create a process for business continuity

• Provide general administrative support for the Legal team as needed

• Gain general understanding of science or technology needed to better navigate position requirements

Here’s What You’ll Need (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college required

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in civil litigation

• Experience and passion in large-scale eDiscovery

• Experience managing litigation case through every phase of a matter

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications):

• Significant experience with patent litigation a plus

• Paralegal experience at a major law firm and at a pharmaceutical or biotech company preferred

• Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and a readiness to gain proficiency in company-specific systems and applications, as well as new technologies

• eDiscovery analytics/TAR/AI experience

• Prior use of AI tools and/or experience developing GPTs or implementing AI-enabled workflows in a legal setting

• Highly organized with a strong ability to multi-task and be nimble

• Proactive on making sure items do not fall between the cracks, with a keen attention to detail

• Curiosity to explore new, efficient ways of working and challenging the status quo

• Experience with eBilling systems (matter creation, timekeepers, approval workflows)

• Solutions-oriented mindset with creative problem-solving ability

• Demonstrated professionalism, sound judgment, and ability to handle sensitive matters confidentially

• Excellent commu