Position Summary...

Join the Litigation team to work with and support case managers and leadership primarily on litigation discovery issues.  Advise and collaborate with in-house and outside counsel about obligations and risks relating to discovery issues, particularly in the tort litigation area. Help to mitigate risk while developing litigation strategies to respond to legal issues and reduce costs for the Company.  Collaborate with cross functional teams and play an important role in mitigating corporate risk by ensuring consistent implementation of discovery policies and practices.

What you'll do...

You’ll make an impact by:

• Providing support to attorneys and legal staff by managing legal processes; receiving and reviewing requests for information; and collecting, entering and maintaining legal information in various legal systems.
• Coordinating with outside counsel, witnesses, and internal subject matter experts; providing status updates on legal processes and responding to questions about legal matters.
• Helping maintain, operationalize and update standard operating procedures and best practices on various legal processes including legal discovery and Company systems and access.
• Demonstrating and maintaining knowledge of general and specific legal areas, particularly in the tort practice area.
• Ensuring that attorneys are aware of pending deadlines; assisting with budgeting and invoice review.
• Assisting attorneys with research and analysis by identifying necessary information and helping determine relevant facts to support legal arguments; helping attorneys ensure legal documents comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Distributing document retention notices.
• Assisting with conducting custodial interviews; drafting legal documents for responses to stakeholders on behalf of and in consultation with attorneys.
• Adhering to standard discovery procedures, quality assurance requirements and operational systems; enforcing Walmart’s Outside Counsel guidelines in conjunction with case team members; collaborating with internal and external e-discovery partners to help manage ESI strategy, contain costs and meet case objectives.
• Maintaining security and confidentiality of sensitive information, data and communications.
• Drafting, proofreading and updating presentations, reports and templates.

You’ll sweep us off our feet if…

• You have experience as a paralegal
• You have experience working with litigation discovery
• You are comfortable with technology and how to leverage tools to improve processes
• You are organized, detail-oriented, and calm under pressure
• You are process-minded and look for opportunities to streamline for improved efficiency and effectiveness
• You have strong communication skills to interact with senior leadership and stakeholders
• You have experience working with cross-functional teams

Minimum qualifications…

• A nationally recognized paralegal certification or an ABA-accredited paralegal degree AND 1 years' experience as a paralegal, legal analyst, or otherwise performing the responsibilities of a paralegal as defined by Walmart's job description OR 2 years' experience as a paralegal, legal analyst, or otherwise performing the responsibilities of a paralegal as defined by Walmart's job description OR a juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school.

Respect the individual: Demonstrates and encourages respect for others drives a positive associate and customer member experience for all embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences supports workplaces where associated feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging so all associates thrive and perform contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work

Respect the individual: Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team developing others through feedback coaching mentoring and developmental opportunities and recognizes others contributions and accomplishments

Respect the individual: Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners works collaboratively to achieve objectives communicates with impact and listens attentively to a range of audiences and demonstrates energy and positivity for own work

Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates customers and the world around us eg creating a sense of belonging eliminating waste participating in local giving

Act with Integrity: Follows the law our code of conduct and company policies and encourages others to do the same supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns reinforces our culture of nonretaliation listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values

Act with Integrity: Is consistently humble selfaware honest and transparent

Serve our Customers and Members Delivers results while putting the customer member first and applying an omni merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low-cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customer members

Serve our Customers and Members Adopts a broad perspective that considers data analytics customer member insights and different parts of the business when making plans

Strive for Excellence: Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset seeks feedback asks thoughtful questions supports innovation and intelligent risktaking and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks

Strive for Excellence: Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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The hourly wage range for this position is $33.00-$63.00*

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*The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.

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Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances. Premiums may be based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

A nationally recognized paralegal certification or an ABA accredited paralegal degree AND 2 years’ experience as a paralegal, legal analyst, or
otherwise performing the responsibilities of a paralegal as defined by Walmart’s job description OR 3 years’ experience as a paralegal, legal
analyst, or otherwise performing the responsibilities of a paralegal as defined by Walmart’s job description OR a juris doctorate degree from an
accredited law school.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

A national recognized paralegal certification in a relevant specialty area of the law (for example, NALS, NALA), Relevant specialty area of law in a law firm or corporate legal environment

Bachelors: Law

Primary Location...

702 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America