Position Overview
We are seeking a highly meticulous and strategically minded legal professional to join our Back Office Center in India. In this "back-of-the-house" legal support role, you will be the operational backbone of our legal department, directly assisting senior outside legal counsel and internal stakeholders based in USA.
You will own the end-to-end administration of active legal cases—managing litigation calendars, maintain case dockets, and leading deep-dive discovery preparation. Additionally, you will apply sharp legal acumen to analyze case documents, evaluate procedural strategies, and ensure our external legal teams operate efficiently.
Key Responsibilities
1. Global Docketing & Calendar Management (Legal Operations)
- Master Docket Ownership: Maintain and audit the master legal docket for all active litigation, ensuring 100% compliance with jurisdictional rules, statutory deadlines, and court filing dates.
- Cross-Border Calendar Coordination: Manage calendars for senior outside counsel and internal executives, factoring in time zone differences and setting strict internal milestones to prevent last-minute filings.
2. End-to-End Discovery Support (Paralegal & Tech Focus)
- Discovery Coordination: Support/manage internal e-discovery workflows, including coordinating data collection, administering legal holds, and handling large volumes of electronic corporate records.
- Data Organization: Review, tag, and index document productions to prepare them seamlessly for senior outside counsel review.
- Drafting Support: Prepare initial templates and drafts for responses to interrogatories, requests for production, and privilege logs based on regional templates.
3. Strategy Support & Outside Counsel Oversight (Counsel Focus)
- Case Analysis: Review case materials, pleadings, and transcripts to synthesize facts, identify evidentiary gaps, and provide strategic summaries to the core legal team. Provide strategic summaries and solution steps as assistance to internal team members.
- Legal Spend Optimization: Review and audit complex invoices from senior outside counsel against corporate billing guidelines, identifying billing leaks and tracking total case budgets.
- Knowledge Management: Maintain a centralized repository of case strategies, legal research memos, and procedural playbooks for the US team.
- Legal Research: Conduct legal research pertaining to the specific case/litigation
4. Requirements & Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Master of Laws (LL.M.) from a reputable university in India.
- Experience: 3 to 6+ years of experience working within an LPO (Legal Process Outsourcing), corporate legal support, or an international law firm environment handling US/UK/Global litigation support.
- Technical Skillset: High proficiency in global e-discovery and litigation platforms
- Shift Flexibility: Ability to work adjusted hours (e.g., mid-shift or US hours) to facilitate real-time collaboration with US team members and senior outside counsel.
- Core Competencies:
- Exceptional written and spoken English, with a deep understanding of Western legal terminology and litigation life cycles.
- Meticulous attention to detail; thrives in an environment where procedural accuracy is non-negotiable.
- Strong analytical skills to dissect complex data and summarize it effectively for remote teams.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to ₹60,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
