Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.  
 

Are you ready to make your next career move to join our Legal team as our Litigation Discovery Paralegal based out of our Americas HQ in Lisle, IL?   
  

In this role, you will find yourself:

​Supporting KONE’s claims and litigation defense efforts by serving as the Law Department’s primary contact for conducting thorough investigations of incidents, claims, and litigation allegations. 
Utilizing KONE’s e-discovery and other systems to conduct electronic records searches and to gather potentially responsive documents and records.
Interviewing KONE personnel, property owners, and other relevant parties including outside counsel to assist in analyzing and identifying potentially responsive information to discovery requests and prepares records for production.
Preparing draft responses to discovery requests based on investigation and records search efforts. 
Serving as a point of contact with KONE’s e-discovery vendor in the identification and correction of any technical system issues.
 
If these tasks stand out to you as an exciting challenge to take on, then we have an amazing opportunity for you!   
  

As our Litigation Discovery Paralegal, you will  provide support to the KONE
Americas’ claims and litigation teams by investigating claims, conducting record and electronic record investigations, searches, and record production and related discovery in litigation and claims, all in support of the evaluating
and expediting of claims and litigation processes.
 

You will bring ​2+ years direct experience with a corporate law department or law firm with emphasis in litigation discovery and experience with e-discovery coupled with Paralegal experience required (as well as a Paralegal Certification (in process) preferred.) You will also have working knowledge of the litigation process and experience in the use of technology to support litigation efforts in both traditional litigation support and e-discovery projects. Experience with Microsoft Office, SAP, e-discovery and legal hold platforms such as Zapproved, Relativity, or other similar systems is a plus.
 

We have the courage to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because we believe diversity drives innovation: 
• We value your authentic self 
• Diversity, equity and inclusion is embedded in our strategy and values 
• Collaborative, creative and supportive work environment 
• Passionate about safety, quality and innovation 
• We care about the communities where we live and work 
 

Some of our many benefits include: 
• Competitive salary 
• Flexible work schedule 
• Opportunities to learn and grow 
• Matching 401K 
• Pension plan 
• Comprehensive health and wellness plans for the entire family 
• Paid holidays and paid time off 
 
Come share your passion and energy to make a positive impact at KONE for our customers and your career! 
 
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. 

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

Read more on www.kone.com/careers