Paralegal Specialist

Job Description - Paralegal Specialist (343920)

Textron Aviation has been inspiring the journey of flight for nine decades through the iconic and beloved Cessna and Beechcraft brands. We are passionate advocates of aviation, empowering people with the freedom of flight. As you join our legacy as a global leader in private aviation, you’ll have opportunities to try new fields, expand your skills and knowledge, stretch your abilities, and build your career.

We provide a competitive and extensive total rewards package that includes pay and innovative benefits to support you and your family members – now and in the future, beginning day one. Your success is our success.

The Paralegal Specialist plays a crucial role in supporting Textron Aviation’s diverse litigation docket covering product liability, commercial, employment, and transactional matters including discovery, investigations, matter management, scheduling, and supporting in-house and outside counsel through all phases of litigation and dispute resolution. This is a non ‑ remote position based within the Legal Department offices in Wichita, KS.

• Receive, review, and prepare draft responses and proposed objections to discovery requests.
• Assist in-house attorneys with managing litigation matters from inception to resolution, including working with other functional groups, outside counsel, and vendors.
• Receive, acknowledge, and distribute lawsuits and other legal matters served on Textron Aviation and its businesses, including process served on the company through CT Corporation, and routing new matters to the appropriate business and in-house attorney.
• Maintain and update as necessary the Service of Process (SOP) distribution lists.
• Coordinate the opening of new matters, assist in retaining outside counsel, generate and transmit documents to outside counsel, insurers, and third-party administrators, issue litigation holds, and set up electronic case files in Textron Aviation’s legal matter database, eDiscovery system, and billing system.
• Direct the Company’s response to discovery requests by working with internal/external stakeholders to develop an efficient strategy for collecting and reviewing responsive information and ultimately finalizing discovery responses prepared by outside counsel and approved by in-house counsel.
• Manage case files, including retention of case documents, and litigation calendars for such activities as witness interviews, preparation for deposition and trial testimony, and jury research projects.
• Work with law firms to ensure timely case status reporting and budget submission, assist in managing outside counsel fees, and review invoices prior to attorney approval.
• Respond to insurer inquiries regarding matter status and updates.
• Coordinate the closure of matters upon resolution, including review of resolution documents, confirming payment of settlement funds, collecting final resolution documents, obtaining final invoices, closing matter in matter management and billing system, and releasing litigation hold.
• Prepare monthly agenda for the insured claims meeting with Textron Aviation’s insurer.
• Schedule various in-person and Teams meetings with internal and external participants.
• On a monthly basis, update various reports with new open and closed matters.
• Proactively assist non-litigation attorneys as necessary.
• Conform supply chain agreements and amendments as needed.
• Manage monthly reporting for Medicare Secondary Payer obligations.
• Pull data from Textron Aviation’s legal matter database and develop litigation-related metrics; and prepare memoranda and reports on the status and metrics of open and closed matters.
• Manage the development and maintenance of ad-hoc reporting through Business Objects for matter management data.
• Execute data-based requests from Textron Aviation’s Legal community, insurers, and other third-parties; and submit requests for reporting changes and complete testing/validation of change.
• Maintain document database(s) for litigation involving discontinued operations.
• Perform other duties as necessary or assigned.

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