Paralegal Analyst at Principal in Des Moines, IA

Job description

What You'll Do We’re looking for an experienced Paralegal Analyst to join our in-house litigation team. In this role, you’ll support litigation and subpoena matters across the enterprise, coordinating discovery, document preservation and production, case activity, and critical deadlines. Independently manage a significant volume of subpoena and litigation matters across multiple business areas. Coordinate subpoenas, discovery, document preservation, legal holds, document collection, and production activities. Maintain case files, dockets, deadlines, and related matter documentation. Partner with litigation attorneys, paralegals, business partners, and outside counsel to gather information and respond to legal requests. Organize and prepare litigation materials, including document productions and Bates-stamped records. Manage multiple matters and competing deadlines while applying sound judgment to urgent and sensitive legal issues. Learn and apply established internal processes, systems, and subpoena-response procedures. Share knowledge and serve as a resource to attorneys and other paralegals. Who You Are Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus 10+ years of legal and/or paralegal experience, including significant litigation paralegal experience. Strong working knowledge of litigation, subpoenas, and discovery processes. Experience supporting subpoenas, document preservation, legal holds, document productions, and case or docket management. Demonstrated ability to independently coordinate multiple matters, deadlines, and competing priorities. Strong organization, attention to detail, communication, judgment, and problem-solving skills. Ability to collaborate effectively with attorneys, paralegals, business partners, and outside counsel while handling sensitive information with discretion. Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and the ability to learn litigation and case-management technology. Skills That Will Help You Stand Out Experience working in an in-house litigation team, litigation law firm, or court system. Experience managing subpoenas, discovery, legal holds, e-discovery, document production, or litigation dockets. Experience with e-discovery, legal holds, and legal technology such as Relativity, CounselLink, Legal Tracker, or iManage. Experience working directly with outside counsel. Paralegal certificate or related legal credential. Salary Range Information Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salary Range $42.93 - $58 / hour Time Off Program Personal Time Off (PTO) is provided to hourly (non-exempt) employees and provides a set amount of accrued time earned each pay period. Employees can use their PTO for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Pension Eligible Yes Additional Information Work Environment This role is located in our Des Moines office. We offer a hybrid work arrangement with 3-days in the office and 2-days remotely. Work Authorization/Sponsorship At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links. Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants Investment Code of Ethics For Principal Asset Management positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as wel