Legal Career Center

Litigation Coordinator - Birmingham, Alabama

The University of Alabama System is accepting applications for a Litigation Coordinator. This is an on-site position based in Birmingham on the campus of The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Reporting directly to the Chief University Counsel, the Litigation Coordinator provides a wide variety of litigation support to multiple attorneys.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to maintain strict standards of confidentiality
• Ability to work under minimum supervision

Education/Training/Experience:

• Undergraduate degree and/or a paralegal certificate
• Minimum of 10 years progressively responsible litigation experience
• Previous experience in employment and healthcare litigation is strongly preferred
• Experience working with litigation management software
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook and Word

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate and supervise support staff regarding their litigation support services
• Manage litigation docket, including all calendaring/docketing deadlines
• Coordinate planning, discovery, motion practice, briefs and hearings with attorneys
• Provide assistance with responding to pleadings and discovery and preparing witnesses
• Collect, review, and manage document production for litigation and pre-litigation matters, including responses to Office for Civil Rights complaints
• Draft matter-related correspondence and status reports
• Assist with legal research and third-party subpoena responses
• Develop substantive knowledge and expertise of federal and state rules of civil procedure
• Assist with communication to Risk Management regarding new claims, pending claims, potential liability and closed matters
• Create and/or maintain files and databases
• Provide training and/or technical assistance with internal matter and document management databases

Salary/Benefits/Retirement

Salary is commensurate with skill level and years of experience of applicant. In addition to competitive pay and an emphasis on a healthy work-life balance, the University of Alabama System offers a valuable and comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance; generous vacation, personal, sick and holiday leave; access to matching contributions in a 403(b) supplemental retirement plan; a tuition assistance program for employees, their spouse and eligible dependents; and life insurance. For more information on the benefits package, please visit the System's Benefits webpage.

All eligible employees are required by state law to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System. This defined benefit program provides eligible, retired employees with a specific benefit payable monthly for the lifetime of the member. The value of this monthly retirement payment generally increases with each year of service. Upon service retirement, employees are also eligible to join the state's Public Education Employee Health Insurance Plan (PEEHIP).

Application Instructions

Applications (to include a letter of interest, resume, and three professional references) must all be submitted online. To apply, please visit: https://uasystem.isolvedhire.com/jobs/

Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation does not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction before a hiring decision is made.

The University of Alabama System is an equal opportunity employer (EOE), including an EOE of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Applications must be received by 11:59 pm CST on Friday, December 16, 2022