JOB SUMMARY:

The Paralegal Specialist plays a crucial role in supporting Textron Aviation’s diverse litigation docket covering product liability, commercial, employment, and transactional matters including discovery, investigations, matter management, scheduling, and supporting in-house and outside counsel through all phases of litigation and dispute resolution. This is a non‑remote position based within the Legal Department offices in Wichita, KS.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

·       Receive, review, and prepare draft responses and proposed objections to discovery requests. 

·       Assist in-house attorneys with managing litigation matters from inception to resolution, including working with other functional groups, outside counsel, and vendors.

·       Receive, acknowledge, and distribute lawsuits and other legal matters served on Textron Aviation and its businesses, including process served on the company through CT Corporation, and routing new matters to the appropriate business and in-house attorney.

·       Maintain and update as necessary the Service of Process (SOP) distribution lists.

·       Coordinate the opening of new matters, assist in retaining outside counsel, generate and transmit documents to outside counsel, insurers, and third-party administrators, issue litigation holds, and set up electronic case files in Textron Aviation’s legal matter database, eDiscovery system, and billing system. 

·       Direct the Company’s response to discovery requests by working with internal/external stakeholders to develop an efficient strategy for collecting and reviewing responsive information and ultimately finalizing discovery responses prepared by outside counsel and approved by in-house counsel.

·       Manage case files, including retention of case documents, and litigation calendars for such activities as witness interviews, preparation for deposition and trial testimony, and jury research projects.

·       Work with law firms to ensure timely case status reporting and budget submission, assist in managing outside counsel fees, and review invoices prior to attorney approval. 

·       Respond to insurer inquiries regarding matter status and updates.

·       Coordinate the closure of matters upon resolution, including review of resolution documents, confirming