Senior Paralegal - Litigation

  • Full-time

Company Description

Are you passionate about analyzing the impact of social technology and algorithms on users and society? Will you advocate for product features that reduce harm to marginalized communities? Are you a proactive, detail-oriented professional who enjoys collaborating with product, enforcement, and policy teams to advance privacy, trust, and online safety? 

Job Description

We’re looking for a Senior Paralegal to join our legal team to support Twitter’s Litigation, Regulatory, and Competition team. This will require superb project management skills, the ability to develop relationships and collaborate across multiple functions, and the initiative to drive the adoption of litigation management principles throughout the organization. Among other things, you’ll advise teams on best practices relating to preparing for litigation, and lead the company’s work on legal holds and e-discovery. This is an important, and broad, role for someone with a passion for defending free expression and helping Twitter grow while staying true to its values.

What you’ll do:

In conjunction with lawyers on the team, you will:

  • Assist internal and external legal teams with case and claim management processes, including managing responses to discovery (document requests, interrogatories, and subpoenas)
  • Manage and maintain case files and other case-related documents
  • Supervise and manage litigation management tools and interface with e-discovery software
  • Implement and manage litigation holds and manage related inquiries
  • Develop processes to help the Twitter Litigation, Regulatory, and Competition team function smoothly and efficiently

Successful candidates are: 

  • You are a self-starter who works well with minimal supervision, but exercises excellent judgment about when to look for guidance from your managers and teammates.
  • You are an excellent communicator with diverse and time-pressed stakeholders.
  • You work effectively in cross-functional teams and are open-minded, inclusive, and flexible.
  • You are able to assess quickly evolving situations and develop practical options to respond to and resolve risks, in a way that displays legal knowledge, common sense, and sound judgment.
  • You view relationships with your clients and other stakeholders as key to your success and build and maintain trusted relationships with those individuals and their teams.  
  • You have excellent organizational skills and the ability to effectively prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
  • You get things done!
  • You have a great sense of humor.

Qualifications

  • You are a self-starter who works well with minimal supervision, but exercises excellent judgment about when to look for guidance from your managers and teammates.
  • You are an excellent communicator with diverse and time-pressed stakeholders.
  • You work effectively in cross-functional teams and are open-minded, inclusive, and flexible.
  • You are able to assess quickly evolving situations and develop practical options to respond to and resolve risks, in a way that displays legal knowledge, common sense, and sound judgment.
  • You view relationships with your clients and other stakeholders as key to your success and build and maintain trusted relationships with those individuals and their teams.  
  • You have excellent organizational skills and the ability to effectively prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
  • You get things done!
  • You have a great sense of humor.

Additional Information

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