Senior Paralegal
Company: Honeywell
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: January 26, 2023
Job Description:
Join a team recognized for leadership, innovation and diversity
The future is what you make it.When you join Honeywell, you become
a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers and
doers who make the things that make the future.That means changing
the way we fly, fueling jets in an eco-friendly way, keeping
buildings smart and safe and even making it possible to breathe on
Mars.Working at Honeywell isn't just about developing cool things.
That's why all our employees enjoy access to dynamic career
opportunities across different fields and industries.Are you ready
to help us make the future?An excellent career opportunity is
currently available for a Sr Paralegal within the Honeywell
LegalDepartment located in Charlotte, NC. Our Sr Paralegal will
provide general, day-to-day support for the Litigation Center of
Excellence, to include the following key responsibilities. Key
Responsibilities
- Respond to inquiries/requests by outside counsel, risk
management, and others within the Legal Department
- Prepare and issue litigation holds using Zapproved Legal Hold
Pro software tool
- Review and follow-up with custodians regarding legal hold
preservation obligations and acceptance of legal holds
- Respond to general questions and inquiries from both internal
and external stakeholders about the legal hold process
- Prepare legal hold KPIs, metrics and reporting as needed by the
Legal Department and eDiscovery Program Manager
- Perform various case management and other related tasks as
requested by supervising attorneys
- Provide litigation support, including gathering information and
documents in response to discovery requests and responding to
subpoenas
- Engage in research projects (using LEXIS/NEXIS, Pacer, other
databases) and provide other support as needed in Company
litigation and investigation matters
- Organize and maintain investigation and litigation-related
files
- Prepare and review documentation and pleadings for litigation,
disputes and other matters
- Interact with outside counsel on discovery issues and
litigation status
- Coordinate Company CLE training and related presentations
- Support M&A due diligence
- Support outside counsel retention processes and procedures
- Support quarterly auditor processes and procedures
- Update and maintain legal and outside counsel guidelines and
templates
- Support ad hoc special projects and initiatives
- Review and distribute service of process and related legal
documents/communicationsWe invite you to apply for the role.YOU
MUST HAVE:
- Bachelor's Degree, or in lieu of degree, 10+ years legal
experience
- Minimum 3 years' experience working as a Paralegal either
in-house at a public or other company, or at a law firm
- Qualification to be a paralegal by certification or education
and work experience as approved by the American Bar
Association
- Strong matter management, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Office
Suite, Teams and SharePoint skills/proficiencyWE VALUE:
- Excellent judgment
- Prior experience working in a corporate setting
- Knowledge of information/records management principles,
processes and policies (including record retention policies and
schedules), and data privacy
- Attention to detail
- Excellent organizational & time management skills
- Customer focused & skilled relationship builder, including with
the broader legal staff, business clients and executives
- Ability to excel within a matrixed organizational
structure
- Excellent written & oral communication skills
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent
experience
- Experience using Passport (Wolters Kluwer) Legal Spend and
Matter Management applications
- Ability to handle multiple complex matters independently and at
same time, with minimal supervision and under tight deadlines
- Proven ability to develop effective solutions to complex
problems, including problems that are process driven and/or data
driven in nature
- Demonstrated ability to work well with attorneys and business
clients who may have different styles
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Additional Information
- JOB ID: HRD187532
- Category: Legal
- Location: 855 S Mint St,Charlotte,North Carolina,28202,United
States
- Nonexempt
- Global (ALL) Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age,
race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status,
affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.
Keywords: Honeywell, Charlotte , Senior Paralegal, Legal , Charlotte, North Carolina
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