Litigation Paralegal

JOB OVERVIEW :

Darden Restaurants, Inc. has an opening for an experienced litigation paralegal to join the legal department's Employment Law and Litigation team. The candidate selected will support the team and the business in general in all aspects related to litigation, particularly public liability litigation. This includes representing the interests of the Company by understanding the business and business needs, working to gain efficient resolution of issues, and mitigating risks by applying knowledge of the business, policies, laws, and regulations.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provide support to the Company in all aspects of public liability matters, including but not limited to conducting factual and legal research, gathering and analyzing documents, reviewing discovery requests and responses, composing memos / summaries / timelines, interviewing relevant individuals, representing the Company at mediations, and effectively communicating information to attorneys and business partners;
• Paralegal will be responsible for managing their own caseload of matters in collaboration with and under the direct supervision of an attorney, organizing files and calendaring deadlines, assisting with discovery requests, factual investigations, employee / witness preparation and testimony, organizing matters files, and working closely with the company's third-party claims administrator and insurers.
• Work directly with and closely manage outside counsel, providing resources, documents, and information, and keeping outside counsel on reasonable timelines by setting appropriate goals;
• Provide information and training on legal proceedings or issues to Company functions and departments outside of the legal team;
• Utilize online case management system to open matters, prepare litigation holds, track progress, maintain electronic file, drive the matters to resolution, and close out the files.

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