Senior Paralegal
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Experience Required:
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Work Shift Hours:
9-5pm PT
Contract: 1 year contract
Build and continuously improve the Employment Legal team s foundational systems and processes that will enable the team to effectively support our business partners including creation of standardized processes automated workflows and documentation management systems.
Administrative Support:
- Draft review and format a variety of legal documents correspondence and presentations.
- Manage employment intakes and conduct initial review to ensure sufficient information and documentation submitted for Employment Legal team to advise. Prepare initial response to partnership intakes and manage response expectations.
- Maintain updated Google Drive files for all intakes and correspondence. Ensure timely and accurate filing and record-keeping.
- Schedule meetings depositions mediations and other legal proceedings.
- Assist with invoice management from outside counsel and vendors ensuring accuracy and adherence to billing guidelines.
- Assist with the development and implementation of Employment Legal processes and procedures to enhance efficiency.
Litigation management:
- Manage and maintain comprehensive electronic and physical case files for all employment-related litigation arbitrations agency charges (e.g. EEOC DFEH DOL) and internal investigations.
- Track key deadlines statutes of limitations and calendaring for all active matters.
- Coordinate and organize discovery responses including document collection review and production.
- Assist with the preparation of legal pleadings motions briefs and other court filings.
- Liaise with outside counsel on ongoing matters ensuring efficient information flow and adherence to company policies.
- Maintain and update case files and systems with accurate and timely information.
Compliance & Investigations:
- Support internal investigations by organizing documents scheduling interviews and maintaining confidentiality.
- Assist with compliance initiatives related to employment laws and regulations.
- Help develop and maintain employment law resources and training materials for the HR and management teams.
Project Management
- Develop and manage project plans for high priority projects including build-out of key documents re goal setting use case development stakeholder engagement roles and responsibilities (RACI) risks milestones and resource tracking
- Identify project gaps and blockers and take action to resolve them effectively
- Identify build relationships with communicate with connect and influence stakeholders to facilitate timely and effective progress of project
- Ensure the projects goals are attained or reprioritized if necessary
- Conduct retrospectives that assess and document learnings analysis and feedback from the project team.
Requirements
MUST HAVE:
- 5 - 7 years of In-house employment paralegal/case manager experience.
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook).
- Google Drive / G-Suite.
- Case management / eDiscovery tools (e.g. Exterro).
- Billing / invoice management system.
Special Software or Skills:
Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook)
Google Drive / G-Suite
Case management / eDiscovery tools (e.g. Exterro)
Billing / invoice management system
Skills:
Litigation holds discovery management and document review/production
Data tracking and analytics for litigation and employment matters
Project management
Cross-functional collaboration (HR IT Employee Relations)
Paralegal
Education
Paralegal
Key Skills
- Legal Drafting
- Proofreading
- Google Docs
- Organizational skills
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Case Management
- Legal Research
- Research Experience
- Paralegal
- Filing
- Writing Skills
