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Job Summary:

This is a senior paralegal role within the Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) Division of Allstate’s Legal Department (Law and Regulation). This Division principally manages litigation, including class actions, employment matters, and extra-contractual/bad faith and coverage suits. The Senior Paralegal will provide support across DRS, and the role’s primary duties include supporting legal counsel in management of litigation/disputes, including extensive coordination with internal and external contacts, end-to-end management of discovery, and proactively monitoring, identifying, and analyzing relevant issues/developments in pending and threatened matters. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct, summarize, and analyze complex factual research; perform fact gathering; research and analyze applicable laws, regulations, and case law. 
• Serve as end-to-end discovery project manager, coordinating with internal and external contacts to drive and deliver on document and information collection, witness identification and interviews, and evidence collection, preparation, and preservation. This includes scheduling and leading cross-functional meetings, reporting on progress to matter attorney, developing deadlines and ensuring they are met. 
• Serve as project manager on various internal and external reports, including coordinating and updating presentation content and creating presentation materials for various key stakeholders (internal and external).  
• Serve as project manager on various complex and multi-faceted projects requiring extended diligence and follow-through.  
• Manage maintenance of electronic file management system, including creating/opening new matters, inputting case status updates, ensuring data entries are complete, accurate, and updated (including case status and disposition), and uploading key documents to files. 
• Provide general administrative support to assigned matter attorneys as necessary, including scheduling meetings, booking travel, and processing expense reports and invoices.   
• Other duties as assigned.  

Functional Skills:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of related experience

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• ABA approved paralegal certificate required 
• Project Management Professional Certification, preferred 

Functional Skills 

• Strong analytical skills and strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Deep familiarity with litigation and dispute resolution processes, including discovery stages and trial preparations
• Strong sense of urgency with proven ability to prioritize work and manage multiple complex matters in a fast-faced and dynamic environment 
• Strong client service orientation
• Agile thinker and creative problem-solver 
• Collaborative team player 
• Budget management skills
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Ability to collaborate and interact with all levels of personnel and build strong relationships with business colleagues
• Strong knowledge and experience working with digital platforms, software, and programs including Microsoft Office suite, Microsoft Teams, and PDF 
• Ability to work in a remote work home office environment 

Preferred Skills: 

• Strong experience utilizing legal digital tools (e.g., Relativity)  
• Experience and/or familiarity with LexisNexis 
• Insurance or other regulated industry experience

Notes:

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities. May be required to perform other related duties as assigned. Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this job.