Remote Discovery Paralegal Specialist Job in Austin, TX Allstate

Who you are

• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)
• 4 plus years experience (Preferred)
• American Bar Association (ABA) Paralegal Certificate (Required)
• Analytical skills and strong attention to detail
• Ability to solve problems and demonstrate initiative
• Strong MS Office Suite experience, with strong acumen in excel
• Ability to work in diverse, multi-office, and long distance environments
• Ability to effectively recognize, analyze, and communicate legal issues
• Basic budget management skills and ability to reconcile expense reports
• Basic project management skills and experience interacting with law firms and vendors
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Basic researching, proofreading, and formatting skills
• Ability to collaborate and interact with all levels of personnel and build strong relationships with business colleagues
• Strong interpersonal skills, advanced written and oral communication, and effective customer service skills
• Basic experience with Relativity, or other similar systems highly preferred
• Experience with e-discovery and legal holds
• Compliance experience strongly preferred
• Ability to thrive within a fast paced environment

Desirables

• Customer Centricity
• Digital Literacy
• Inclusive Leadership
• Learning Agility
• Results-Oriented
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Advanced written and oral communication
• Effective customer service skills
• Experience with Relativity or other similar systems
• Compliance experience

What the job involves

• The Specialist provides paralegal support for the Discovery and Information Governance Solutions team within Law and Regulation
• This role will oversee the implementation of legal holds, support the management of third-party subpoenas and other discovery responses, and perform paralegal tasks under the guidance and direction of attorneys or legal analysts
• The individual also manages intake of new matters, as well as the data in case management and eDiscovery systems, and gathers matter related documents for the attorney to analyze
• This role requires summarizing and analyzing basic research and relevant issues.
• Collaboration with in-house clients, outside counsel, and Pune team members for project management and compliance.