Sr Paralegal - Employment Law

The Opportunity: 

Mattel has an exciting opportunity to join its Law Department. Mattels Law Department supports the values and goals of the company by providing expert creative and timely service to all Mattel businesses and support functions. We operate in accordance with the highest standards of judgment integrity and ethical leadership to find creative solutions that prudently manage risks and contribute to Mattels success.

The Law Department is looking for a talented Sr Paralegal to manage projects and coordinate activities among stakeholders. This role will be focused on providing daytoday support to the Global Employment Law team and requires excellent communication skills a cando attitude and an ability to support multiple tasks and individuals. The role will work closely with members of the Global Employment Law team People & Culture and other business functions on employment law prelitigation litigation and administrative matters as well as internal employment law projects. The ideal candidate will exhibit the ability to maintain a highlevel of confidentiality organization attention to detail initiative autonomy and judgment as well as an ability to effectively prioritize workflow and execute assignments. This is a dynamic role that requires a responsive collaborative individual with high agility professionalism and comfort working in a lean and rapidly changing environment. The position will provide a range of paralegal support including the specific tasks and responsibilities set forth below. 
 

What Your Impact Will Be: 

    Assist counsel with a broad scope of employment law matters including but not limited to recruitment and hiring compensation and benefits wage and hour leaves of absence accommodations discrimination and harassment performance management and discipline termination of employment workplace safety and government audits
    Work independently to oversee document management strategies for the Global Employment Law practice
    Provide litigation support including service of process managing legal case files coordinating tasks between internal and external partners gathering evidence and conducting inhouse review of documents  
    Lead in drafting objections and responses to subpoenas and requests for employment records
    Draft document preservation notices and communications and manage Global Employment Laws document preservation system 
    Assist counsel with longterm and shortterm internal projects involving among other things reviewing drafting updating finalizing and maintenance of policies procedures handbooks and agreements  
    Conduct basic legal research on employment law issues
    Prepare documents for filing including but not limited to cite checking and organization of exhibits
    Maintain docket system tracking employment litigation and administrative matters
    Maintain EPLI bordereau
    Support outside counsel engagement including review of legal invoices
    Manage vendor invoices and assist with budget development 
    Other duties and projects as assigned
 

Qualifications :

What Were Looking For: 

   5 years of paralegal experience supporting an employment law function in an inhouse legal department or law firm
    Extensive knowledge of federal state and local employment litigation procedures with proven working experience with  discrimination harassment and wage and hour litigation cases
    Familiarity with labor and employment law and human resources terminology and principles
    Ability to work independently proactively innovatively and creatively while exercising sound judgment and taking ownership of projects
    Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive information with tact and discretion
    Ability to strategically build and shape management systems and processes for the Global Employment Law practice
    Excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills and ability to speak up and interact with all levels of management
    Strong attention to detail and accuracy
    Excellent time management and organizational skills ability to support multiple legal professionals and effectively prioritize and manage work 
    Strong research skills
    Excellent knowledge of Excel Microsoft Word Adobe document and matter management systems (such as iManage and OneDrive) DocuSign Microsoft Teams and Zoom
    This role will work in person at our El Segundo California offices 

The base hourly rate for this position is between $43.85 and $54.50 per hour 
**This range is indicative of projected hiring range however base hourly rate will be determined based on a candidates work location skills and experience.

Additional Information :

Dont meet every single requirement At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

How We Work:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performancedriven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing bestinclass outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Our Approach to Flexible Work:

We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth optimism and wellbeing where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful inperson collaboration with flexibility our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands including Barbie Hot Wheels FisherPrice American Girl Thomas & Friends UNO Masters of the Universe Matchbox Monster High MEGA and Polly Pocket as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys content consumer products digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the worlds leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945 Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattels awardwinning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes Fast Company Newsweek Great Place to Work TIME and more.

Visit us at  is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race ethnicity color national origin religion sex gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation veteran and protected veteran status disability status and or any other basis protected by applicable federal state or local law.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

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