About this role
Cotton Holding’s Legal Group is seeking a Litigation Paralegal who thrives in a high-volume, fast-paced, high-performing and collaborative corporate environment. This individual will work within Cotton’s Corporate Legal Group, which is responsible for managing all litigation and legal matters involving any of the Cotton entities, including but not limited to managing a high volume docket of lawsuits and arbitration matters, managing outside counsel, drafting pleadings, discovery and subpoena responses and managing all aspects of both offensive and defensive litigation. This individual will work in an integrated team environment with other members of the Corporate Legal Group to facilitate the timely resolution of litigated matters. Conduct claim investigation and consult with attorneys (in-house and outside counsel) on status, progress and resolution of cases. Handle all aspects of collection matters for the company with assistance from in-house counsel. Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, responses, subpoenas, settlements, and all other legal pleadings and file same with the proper court or venue. Draft construction lien notices and lien affidavits for work performed. Work with the operations team to acquire information for litigated matters. Track and report on spend, timeline and other data for litigated matters. Perform some administrative duties, including maintaining a litigation calendar and organizing case files.