Senior Paralegal (Litigation Operations)

Innovative Driven is currently seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Paralegal with at least six years of solid experience to join the team at a New York City–based, full-service commercial banking client! This is a tremendous opportunity to join a client-focused banking institution that paces value on teamwork, innovation, and process improvement!

The Senior Paralegal will serve a pivotal operational and subject matter lead, reporting to the Associate Legal Counsel - Litigation.

The role will be hybrid, with four days onsite in NYC, and one day remote, 9-6 (M-F).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Manage the intake, tracking, response and resolution of legal documents served on the Bank including subpoenas, levies, garnishments, restraining notices, discovery requests, and document preservation and production obligations

•Develop and implement standardized procedures for intake, tracking and resolution

•Own and manage the Bank’s legal process and discovery lifecycle

•Serve as the primary point of contact for subpoenas, levies, garnishments, restraining notices, court orders, discovery demands, and related regulatory or judicial requests

•Ensure responses comply with applicable federal and state rules of civil and criminal procedure, banking privacy laws, and the Right to Financial Privacy Act

•Support discovery and eDiscovery efforts, including litigation holds, data preservation, document collection, review coordination, and production

•Administer and manage Relativity, including workspace setup, user permissions, searches, tagging, quality control, and production workflows

•Coordinate with IT, Records Management, internal stakeholders, and together with the Associate Legal Counsel, outside counsel on defensible collection and production strategies

•Oversee employees handling legal process matters, including subpoenas, levies, garnishments, restraining notices, and discovery intake

•Review the work product of team members to ensure accuracy and consistency

REQUIREMENTS:

•Minimum of 6 years of progressively senior experience handling law firm or bank legal process and discovery matters

•Demonstrated senior-level experience overseeing subpoenas, levies, garnishments, restraining notices, and discovery responses in a financial institution or similarly regulated environment

•Prior experience supervising or leading a team in a legal process or discovery function strongly required

•Advanced proficiency in e-discovery platforms, including hands-on experience with Relativity required (administrative and reviewer-level experience

•Proficiency in using Excel, e-discovery platforms, Safari SOP or similar legal process management systems