Senior Paralegal
Location: Wilmington Delaware
Description: AstraZeneca is in need of Senior Paralegal right now, this position will be placed in Delaware. More complete informations about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Document Discovery, Global -- This role is aligned with the Global Legal Enabling Unit within the Records Management and Document Discovery Team. Primary responsibilities for this role include litigation/general legal support, document collections, and litigation hold communication.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Provide attorney and general case support to assist with complex litigation
- Produce summary memoranda and communicate case related issues to all levels of internal and external counsel and stakeholders
- Maintain productive and collaborative relationships with internal and ! external counsel and key stakeholders
- Manage document! , data and information collection and retention efforts
- Identify relevant people in the business to provide information needed to defend the company
- Liaise with the business as needed for support
- Assist with document discovery in relation to overall case strategy
- Manage case related vendor relationships and review vendor invoices for accuracy
- Prepare, issue and maintain legal hold communications to staff including responding to questions and issues from custodians/system owners
- Manage case related documentation and other information in a meaningful and accessible manner
- Maintain a case management log to manage workload
- Create transition memos when transferring case work to internal or external resources
- Support the development and maintenance of RMâ…… procedures and processes
- Maintain collaborative relationships with IT, eDRT and individuals in the business
- Ability t! o collaborate across the team both internally and externally to achieve objectives
- Strong communication skills and ability to work locally and regionally to achieve meaningful results
Requirements
Requirements: Candidate Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Key leadership capabilities: Commitment to Customers and Integrity, Strategic Leadership, Acts Decisively, Drives Accountability, Works Collaboratively, Develops People and Organization.
- University (higher) education (or equivalent with relevant experience) including paralegal course work and certification (or demonstrated work towards certification)
- Five or more years of experience in law firm or related legal environment including understanding of the litigation process
- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is a plus
- Experience in all aspects of discovery, including the use of litigation support applications
- Proven interp! ersonal, communications, presentation and assertiveness skills
- Good ability to express oneself in English, both verbally and in writing
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritize workload
- Problem solving and analytical thinking
- Willingness to learn and try new ideas
- Desire for getting things done
- Enjoy working in a legal environment
- Sense of humor and desire to make work as fun and exciting as possible
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to AstraZeneca.
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This position starts available on: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 01:08:48 GMT