Senior Paralegal - Litigation

RWE Americas, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
Functional area: Legal / Compliance
Remuneration: Exempt

RWE Americas is seeking an experienced Senior Paralegal
- Litigation to join our dynamic in-house legal team. This role will provide critical support for litigation and dispute resolution matters as RWE Americas works to meet the growing demand for energy across the United States. Working directly with in-house and outside counsel, the Senior Paralegal – Litigation will manage all aspects of a broad range of dispute and litigation matters, including complex contract disputes, warranty claims, permitting challenges, property damage claims, regulatory challenges, and environmental litigation.

This is a new role with the company, and the selected candidate will have the opportunity to help shape the company’s approach to managing its litigation and disputes portfolio. The Senior Paralegal
- Litigation will report to the Assistant General Counsel
- Litigation.

• Support a broad and varied disputes portfolio, including pre-litigation matters, complex contract disputes, warranty and insurance claims, permitting and regulatory challenges, property damage claims, environmental litigation, and other types of litigation across multiple jurisdictions
• Manage the day-to-day lifecycle of disputes and litigation with a high degree of independence, including:
• Lead matter intake, including receipt of service of process and subpoenas, initial case investigation, fact gathering, and preliminary assessment, so counsel can evaluate exposure and strategy early
• In conjunction with outside counsel, calculate, docket, and track deadlines under applicable court rules, contracts, and insurance policies, maintaining a master calendar across all active matters to ensure no deadline or notice period is missed
• Review and summarize pleadings, motions, briefs, and outside counsel memoranda, flagging key deadlines and issues
• Own and maintain internal litigation files, compiling and synthesizing documents and data from multiple sources into accurate, reliable case records
• Manage pre-trial discovery and e-discovery end to end, including issuing and tracking litigation holds, coordinating collection with IT and custodians, overseeing review and production with third-party e-discovery vendors, and preparing privilege logs, to ensure defensible preservation and timely, accurate productions
• Assist with drafting discovery requests and responses, correspondence, notices, and other legal documents for attorney review
• Prepare warranty and insurance claim packages, including notices to suppliers and carriers, supporting documentation, and claim tracking, to protect and maximize the company’s recovery
• Coordinate deposition, hearing, and trial preparation, including witness and exhibit materials
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready case files
• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for outside counsel, coordinating deliverables, reviewing invoices against billing guidelines and budgets, and flagging variances to control costs
• Conduct legal and factual research and analysis to support dispute strategy and management
• Assist with preparation of litigation risk reporting to senior leadership and auditors, including status reports, exposure summaries, accrual support, and audit letter responses
• Interface directly with senior members of other departments, outside counsel, government agencies, insurers, and vendors on a variety of issues
• Assist with development and delivery of training to business stakeholders on litigation holds, document preservation, and dispute escalation

• Bachelor's degree and paralegal certificate
• Minimum of 5 years of litigation experience in a law firm…