Legal Assistant | Paralegal (Contract)

Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies

Title: Legal Assistant | Paralegal

Location: Skillman, NJ (Hybrid, 2-3 days onsite)

Duration: 5 months

Benefits on offer for this contract position: Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary Benefits

Please note that this is a contract role providing services to the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies through external staffing partners of Kelly OCG. If you are selected for this role, you will be employed by a contract staffing supplier and will not be a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.

Summary:

In this role you will be receiving all incoming legal documents to identify and process with the utmost accuracy within critical deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate Intake support/backup with external Litigation Support Team.
• Ensure that incoming legal documents are processed against critical deadlines with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Maintain relevant internal contact lists for direction of legal matters.
• Collaborate with paralegals in a true team environment to ensure smooth transition of information; align on all practices and modifications to workflow.
• Partner with the Information Services and mail services to ensure all incoming documents are handled, filed or distributed appropriately and in a timely fashion.
• Ability to quickly and efficiently identify and process documents, including non-litigation matters that are forwarded to other departments, i.e., HR, payroll, tax, finance and trademark.
• Coordinate with registered agent(s) for US-based operating companies.
• Exercise discretion in handling sensitive, confidential legal matters.
• Contribute to Intake Report for distribution to Litigation team on a regular basis.

Qualifications:

• Familiarity with JJEDS, BRAVO, CEMS and Cognos is desirable.
• Candidate must be a self-starter who is detail oriented, analytical, has strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook and Excel) is required.
• Proven experience working in a corporate law department or law firm is required.
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience is required.
• Candidate must maintain a high degree of confidentiality and be able to interface effectively with clients, attorneys and other professionals.
• Experience with LawManager and iManage is strongly preferred.
• Excellent writing, verbal and interpersonal communications skills are required.
• Familiarity with legal documents and litigation practices is required.