Paralegal (Legal)
Join our corporate legal group where you can leverage your experience on a tight-knit team!
Our Paralegal will assist in managing the pre-litigation and litigation process and case load, while working independently on resolving small to medium sized/complex legal matters. They will also provide advanced support to attorneys in the Legal Department and internal clients (Rollins Support Center/Corporate managers and the field operations managers).
Paralegal II will seek opportunities for innovation and collaboration across departments to support litigation and compliance initiatives.
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Responsibilities
You Will be Responsible For. . .
Case Management/Reporting:
- Support Litigation and Compliance team with management of cases, disputes, and projects on wide variety of topics including general litigation, compliance, employment, regulatory, government investigations, class actions, and others
- Manage and support litigation and claims updates in CounselLink and other systems and internal reporting; make status/strategy updates to litigation matters in CounselLink and other systems of internal reporting
- Manage internal discovery functions by preserving, collecting and producing documents and data in coordination with Legal Department, Risk Management Department, and outside counsel; including e-discovery and managing outside vendors on large scale discovery and document production requests
- Support receipt and distribution of Service of Processes sent to the Company
- Independently manage small claims, developing defenses and preparing witnesses and field personnel
- Handle subpoenas for deposition and/or production of Company documents where the Company is not a named party; oversee document collection, review, and production
- Independently handle and resolve customer service complaints for operations managers
- Prepare and distribute Notices of Litigation for new litigation matters to appropriate Company employees
- Manage eDiscovery, e-mail, legal and document preservation holds to meet Company's business/legal needs; manage and analyze Company documents retention and destruction policies
- Manage integration and specific customer design criteria for Department's matter management system
Discovery Management and Legal Research
- Coordinate with IT, in-house counsel, and outside counsel to establish and monitor required legal holds on user accounts for email retention related to litigation matters
- Serve as team lead for outside counsel to work with the Law Department to plan and execute electronic discovery projects through the litigation lifecycle
- Formulate defense strategies to respond to discovery requests, locating, identifying and analyzing documents and information responsive to requests and work with outside counsel to respond/object to requests
- Identify key Company witnesses for depositions, small claims, and trial; make strategy recommendations in preparation of witnesses to testify; analyze testimony of witnesses, make recommendations on further defense tactics in light of testimony
- Interview key witnesses and prepare written summary of critical evidence
- Contact internal clients (RSC and the field) directly to collect and prepare documents needed to respond to discovery in a lawsuit or in an administrative/regulatory proceeding
- Assist attorneys in the Legal Department in the handling of internal (Home Office) and external (field and outside counsel) requests for information and advice on customer complaints or inquiries, litigation and administrative/regulatory proceedings
- Conduct case specific research using internal Company databases (BOSS, DocView, JD Edwards, intranet), external databases (Westlaw), and internet websites
Compliance
- Act as team leader on special projects to support the Legal Department's compliance initiatives
- Research and evaluate business practices and procedures as requested
- Develop improved policies to ensure Company's legal compliance objectives
- Work with the attorneys in Legal Department to systematically audit and revise policies and procedures Company-wide to ensure ongoing compliance; prepare report of findings for executive management
- Support annual financial audit process (meet with independent auditor to address and answer questions, prepare customized internal reports needed for audit, and direct outside counsel for submission of responses)
- Support Legal Department's litigation process to maximize audit compliance
- Support Company's record retention protocol
- Audit CounselLink for compliance with internal Legal Department processes
Other Opportunities
- Participate in Department and Company teams and committees on continuous improvement initiatives
- Coordinate with other paralegals in the Legal Department to ensure “back up” during absences
- Perform other duties as assigned by attorneys in Legal Department
The Benefits. . .
- Challenging position with a financially stable and reputable company
- Opportunity for growth and advancement within the organization in external reporting, accounting, finance, tax, treasury, or operations
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, maternity & life insurance.
- 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan
- Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, dependent scholarship awards
- Paid time off
- Work environment: Opportunity for hybrid working arrangement once onboarded and trained.
Why Rollins?
Rollins, Inc., is a global consumer and commercial service company who provides accurate, comprehensive, and efficient pest management services for both residential and commercial customers. The Pest Management industry is $20B and growing and provides services and protection against termite damage, rodents, and insects to more than 2M customers in the US alone. Rollins is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and has over 800 locations worldwide, 20,000 teammates and reaches over $3B Revenues annually (NYSE: ROL).
The core business is operated through our wholly owned subsidiaries, the largest companies include Orkin US, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Clark Pest Control, Orkin Canada, Western Pest Services, Northwest Exterminating and TruTech Wildlife.
The mission of Rollins is to empower our brands to focus on best serving their teammates and customers.
Learn more about our Rollins Careers and Workplace Inclusion efforts by visiting our CAREER PAGE!
Qualifications
The Experience You Will Bring (Minimum Requirements):
- Associates or Bachelor's degree.
- 5-7 years of Legal experience including some experience in a varied corporate environment or firm
- Litigation paralegal experience required
- Superior knowledge of litigation processes and documents and ability to perform legal research
- Proficient in management of eDiscovery
- Routine exercise of independent discretion and judgment in decision-making on significant matters
- Knowledge of litigation and compliance management, technical programming skills and experience with eDiscovery
What Will Put You Ahead (Preferred Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):
- Paralegal Certificate preferred, but not required
- Experience with Enterprise Legal Management Software such as CounselLink preferred
Physical Demands / Working Environment:
- We require the ability to pass a drug screen and background checks. Candidates must have the ability to perform the requirements of the job with or without accommodations.
- Must be local to the Atlanta metro area or willing to self-relocate to the area.
Are you ready to take your CAREER to the next level?
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Rollins, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities Employer
