Paralegal II

Paralegal II – The Auto Club Group

This is a hybrid position reporting to our Troy, Michigan office location approximately once a month.

Under direction and guidance of the organization's attorneys, performs a variety of intermediate to complex law-related tasks in support of legal matters. Conducts legal research, investigate issues and drafts/prepare legal documents to support attorneys and contract administrators. Supports all aspects of document discovery, including e-discovery, document management, the litigation hold process, and document production. Assists counsel with the coordination of responses to subpoenas, demand letters, legal correspondence, and discovery demands, etc. Manages daily activities of litigation support vendors and outside counsel. Calendars dates and monitors litigation activity and deadlines. Coordinates the scheduling of witness interviews, deposition preparation, and depositions.

Maintains comprehensive litigation and pre-litigation case files and trackers and prepares monthly/quarterly status reports. Supports and provides direction in the internal investigation of compliance issues. Manages various compliance filings with regulatory agencies. Identifies risk, utilizes analytics and best practices to minimize exposure to the company.

Collaborates with OGC support staff to design and deliver workflow in a shared services environment with a seamless customer support experience. Provides backup coverage for OGC support staff on an as needed basis. Supports Legal Tracker, service of process and CT Assurance administration on an as needed basis. Designs and implements practical processes for the OGC Team to identify, evaluate and implement process efficiency improvements. Inputs and reviews data in spreadsheets, databases, or other departmental systems in order to update content and generate various reports. Generates and manages legal templates, prepares correspondence, assists in the creation of presentations. Interacts directly with business line customers to address support needs. Handle special assignments when assigned.

Intermediate level position in which incumbent demonstrated in-depth research and analytical skills, as well as an understanding of case management techniques. Develops strong understand of the department's key focuses and corporate disciplines. Analyzes issues and existing solutions to create innovative approaches to solve issues. Escalates more complex items to senior staff. Assists lower-level staff when necessary.

Paralegal II will earn a competitive salary of $31 - $38 an hour with annual bonus potential based on performance.

Excellent and comprehensive benefits packages are just another reason to work for the Auto Club Group. Benefits include:

• 401k Match
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement

We're looking for candidates who:

Required Qualifications:

• Associates degree as a paralegal and three years of experience in a position performing paralegal functions
• OR
• Completion of an ABA approved Paralegal training program and three years of experience in a position performing paralegal functions
• OR
• Five years of experience in a position performing paralegal functions
• AND
• Ability to obtain and maintain ABA approved Paralegal certification, or equivalent within timeline designated by management

Experience:

• Operating as a Paralegal or in a position performing paralegal functions
• Researching and analyzing legal matters, case law and regulations
• Preparing written legal documents, memoranda, pleadings and correspondence
• Operating Microsoft suites and legal case management systems

Knowledge and Skills:

• Principles, methods and resources involved in conducting legal research
• Civil litigation procedure
• Federal and state judicial systems

Ability to:

• Evaluate situations, facts and issues and draw accurate conclusions
• Organize, plan and prioritize work
• Research legal files and compile data
• Competently operate a windows based PC and relevant software
• Communicate effectively with others in a work environment and with the public
• Research, analyze and prepare written documents, correspondence, memoranda and pleadings

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Pre-Law or a related field
• Knowledge of Regulatory matters, including filing reports with regulatory agencies principles
• Company procedures and departmental functions
• Two or more: Insurance, contract and corporate law, Real property transactions, Trademark law, Insurance products and services, Banking and financial institutions law