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We Believe in Better!

We are a global information technology company that builds high-performance, security-centric solutions that can help change the world. Enhancing people’s lives through secure, reliable advanced technology is our vision.

At Unisys, we believe in better!  Here, you have the opportunity to learn new skills, apply your expertise, and solve complex problems with cutting edge technologies and solutions. You are part of a global diverse team that supports you, drives change, and delivers successful results consistently.

Our associates are at the forefront of everything we do, driving our clients’ successes while giving back to communities and making this world a safer and more secure place to live and work.  Our success is a direct result of the work of our people who live and breathe our Core Beliefs. Simply put, we believe in better lives.  Join us!

What success looks like in this role:

The successful candidate will work under the direction of the company’s Litigation/Employment/Environmental teams and will manage discovery for the company’s ongoing litigation and investigations, with a focus on electronic discovery and preservation and collection of documents.  Duties will include working closely with all departments of the company. The successful candidate will be tech savvy and possess a strong combination of legal, interpersonal, and IT skills.

Duties:

• Assisting lawyers with all aspects of in-house eDiscovery, such as:

  • Drafting and issuance of hold orders

  • Taking steps to preserve data and other relevant documents

  • Interviews of and follow up with custodians

  • Collection and review of documents, both paper and electronic

  • Production of documents to outside counsel consistent with eDiscovery protocols

  • Organization and maintenance of systems to execute and track all of these items

  • Acting as primary point of contact with counsel and eDiscovery vendors on document collections and productions

  • Maintenance of an eDiscovery playbook

• Assisting lawyers in litigation, including:

  • Overseeing litigation docket with particular responsibility for our asbestos cases, including:         

    • File and docket maintenance, including maintenance of current case lists and other administrative charts

    • Calendaring of dates

    • Tracking discovery responses and drafting responses

    • Collecting and reviewing documents

    • Reporting claims to outside insurance carriers

  • Coordinating company responses to subpoenas, lawyer correspondence, as well as government and administrative complaints

• Provide support for employment law function, including:

  • Responses to unemployment compensation claims

  • Analysis of job applicants’ restrictive covenants

  • Company training requirements and required employment posting/notices

• Work closely with Legal Operations including with respect to e-billing and matter management

Provide support for employment law function, including:

• Responses to unemployment compensation claims

• Analysis of job applicants’ restrictive covenants

• Company training requirements and required employment posting/notices.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

• BA degree or equivalent experience required

• Experience as an in-house litigation paralegal

• Significant experience with electronic document collection and e-discovery tools, and experience with employment/labor laws preferred

• Familiarity with a broad range of software applications and solutions platforms and willingness to quickly learn new ones

• Demonstrated experience working independently and simultaneously managing multiple workstreams

• Effective at collaborating with business leaders and cross-functional teams

• Duties will include working closely with all departments of the company.

• Experience managing outside vendors

• Strong organizational and communication skills required

• Strong IT skills required

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word and Excel

• Experience with the following technology tools preferred:

  o   Microsoft O365 Compliance Portal

  o   Legal Tracker/Serengeti

  o   Logikcull or similar cloud-based document review tool(s)

  o   Zapproved/OpenText Legal Hold software

  o   SharePoint

  o   Lexis-Nexis or Westlaw