Paralegal, Litigation

Job Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.
This is a Versant position.
Job Description
NBCUniversal is seeking to hire a paralegal for Versant's offices in New York, NY who will support Versant's litigation team.
Job Duties
• Assist with the intake of new legal matters, including receiving service of process and working with the company's agent for service of process, preparing outside counsel engagement letters and setting up outside counsel for billing, issuing legal hold notices, and preparing tender lenders in indemnified matters.
• Assist with the maintenance, tracking and termination of legal holds using an Exterro platform.
• Assist with tracking outside counsel and other legal vendor spend using a T360 electronic billing platform.
• Assist with filings in federal and state courts.
• Assist with responses to subpoenas.
• File litigation documents and work product in the company's electronic filing system.
• Maintain calendars of litigation deadlines.
• Assist with discovery, including helping to identify and collect potentially responsive documents and liaising with third-party ediscovery providers on the collection, hosting, processing and production of documents in litigation and regulatory matters.
• Assist with research using online resources and databases such as Westlaw and Pacer.
• Assist in maintaining the company's document retention schedule.
• Support preparation of guidance and training materials by the litigation team.
• Provide additional support to the team as needed.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements
• 3+ years of relevant experience as a paralegal, and/or equivalent experience in a law firm, corporate or government setting; or a J.D. degree.
• Proficiency with software programs, including the suite of programs in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Copilot).
• Paralegal certificate preferred.

Desired Characteristics
• Experience with litigation strongly preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Tech-savvy; experience with and/or willingness to appropriately use new technology tools.
• Superior organizational skills.
• Ability to work both collaboratively, as well as independently based on general guidance and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple simultaneous assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Having a notary public license or being willing to apply for one is a plus.
Additional Requirements
• Must be willing to work in New York, NY.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week
• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. website. Salary range: $65,000 - $85,000.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-eoo630-35-215-184-102-42 in your application.