As a Litigation Support Associate Counsel, you will be responsible for helping the legal team defend and resolve litigation and provide support to the business - with an emphasis on fact finding and analysis, event reconstruction, and document management, mainly supporting the Consumer and Community Banking (CCB) Litigation Practice Group.
A portion of your workload will also relate to supporting other Litigation Practice Groups as well as working on shared-services tasks and responsibilities.
Core Responsibilities:
- Complaint Analysis/Intake
- Communication with Third Parties, including Outside Counsel
- Fact-Finding and Discovery, including Document Collection
- Event Reconstruction: Drafting Chronologies, Synopses, and Summaries of Facts
- Case File and Document Management
- Document Production
- Settlement and Payment Processing
- Internal Project Management
Requirements:
- Law degree
- 3-5 years of experience in litigation at a law firm or financial institution
- Research and document collection experience.
- Ability to review and summarize legal documents to assist an evaluation of claims.
- Strong English oral and written communication skills.
- Competence with the suite of Microsoft Office products.
- All candidates for roles in the Legal department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.