General Responsibilities:
- Provide legal case management support for assigned litigation and related workstreams, including onsite support when necessary.
- Establish, manage, and implement Litigation Case Management Team protocols, processes, and procedures, incorporating evolving best practices in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
- Support implementation of litigation support tools and utilize those tools; develop relationships across Lilly and with outside counsel to effectively manage legal matters.
- Attend Legal, Litigation Case Management Team, and matter-specific team meetings and actively contribute to decision-making.
- Review and process legal invoices and monitor matter information and budgets with Lilly counsel.
- Generate reports and metrics relating to assigned matters.
- In collaboration with Lilly counsel, external counsel, and the Lilly e-discovery team, help develop and implement matter strategy and discovery plans.
- Share insights cross-functionally and support cross-team projects.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelorβs Degree.
- Minimum 7 years of paralegal (or similar) experience in private practice or in pharmaceutical/other highly regulated industry.
Additional Skills/Preferences:
- Experience managing complex litigation and government investigations (pre-litigation through trial/appeal).
- Experience with complex discovery, including legal holds and document collection, organization, and production.
- Experience utilizing AI tools to automate legal support processes.
- Experience with legal matter management, eDiscovery, and document management platforms.
- Good judgment and meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate across groups and adapt to diverse styles.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven track record identifying issues and driving solutions.
- Ability to handle highly confidential information.
- Understanding of state and federal Rules of Civil Procedure; experience with risk and crisis management.
- Some travel may be required.
Benefits:
- Eligible for company bonus (for full-time equivalent employees).
- Comprehensive benefits program: 401(k), pension, vacation, medical/dental/vision/prescription coverage, flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care FSAs), life insurance/death benefits, time off/leave of absence benefits, and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, employee clubs/activities).
Application instructions:
- If you require an accommodation to submit a resume, complete the workplace accommodation request form: https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation