Paralegal

The Paralegal will assist legal staff and attorneys with a variety of projects on an as needed basis and maintain certain records and filings on a regular basis. This position will report to an attorney in the Legal Department but will take direction from multiple legal staff and attorneys in the Nashville office.
 

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Perform a variety of Legal Department administrative duties
o Maintain Legal Department files in an electronic database that serves as a repository for all matters handled by the Legal Department
o Assist legal staff in responding to outside requests for information, including production of documents in response to law enforcement, subpoenas, and litigation requests for production
o Assist attorneys as needed in their day-to-day activities, including general administrative support, as required by business and legal needs
o Utilize a variety of automated legal research tools as well as public information databases and other automated resources to research case or program specific legal matters
o Field and respond to document retrieval requests from internal clients
o Other duties and projects, as required by business and legal needs
 

QUALIFICATIONS:
o Undergraduate degree with strong academic background. Paralegal certification preferred, but will consider comparable experience in lieu of certification
o Experience working as a paralegal supporting litigation and/or employment lawyers a plus

o Expert skills in Word, Excel, and Powerpoint required
o Ability to work independently and as part of a team
o Superior attention to detail, proofreading skills and problem solving capabilities
o Strong follow-up skills; ability to organize applicable department timelines and follow up with internal and external customer needs
o Must show initiative and be willing to take ownership of projects
o Excellent oral and written communication skills
o Ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize effectively, be flexible and work in a fast-paced, demanding environment with minimal supervision and rapidly shifting priorities
o Experience with drafting contracts, legal memoranda and other legal documents and compiling and maintaining litigation files a plus
o Ability to perform legal research in Lexis/Nexis and /or West Law
o Knowledge of legal terminology preferred