Overview
An organized, detail-oriented Litigation & Employment Paralegal is needed to support the organization’s global employment law function. Reporting directly to the Senior Employment Legal Counsel, this role manages employment litigation, e-discovery, legal holds, employment-related M&A, expansion and integration support activities, and provides generalized legal support for the People Strategy & Culture (PSC) organization.
This position serves as an operational backbone for employment legal matters, helping manage time-sensitive projects across multiple jurisdictions while keeping documentation organized, tracked, and on schedule.
Responsibilities
Employment Litigation Support
- Maintain employment litigation trackers
- Coordinate litigation holds and preservation activities
- Maintain custodian lists and legal hold documentation
- Support eDiscovery and information governance initiatives
- Manage matter files, deadlines, and litigation-related documentation
- Assist with document collection, organization, and production
- Coordinate communications and information requests with outside counsel
- Support mediation, arbitration, litigation, and settlement administration
Employment and PSC Support
- Coordinate review of global PSC and legal templates by local counsel
- Maintain severance and investigation trackers, if applicable
- Organize and maintain employment law precedent materials and template libraries
- Assist with policy implementation and template review initiatives
- Assist with HR Compliance initiatives
M&A and Integration Support
- Support employment-related due diligence activities
- Support integration project plans, issue logs, and action trackers
- Coordinate document requests and information gathering
- Support employee transfer and harmonization projects related to acquisitions and corporate reorganizations
- Assist with employment integration efforts across multiple jurisdictions
Legal Operations and Project Management
- Maintain trackers, reporting dashboards, and project plans
- Monitor deadlines and follow-up items
- Coordinate meetings and action items across stakeholders
- Track outside counsel engagements and legal spend information
Requirements
- Outstanding organizational skills
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously
- Collaborative approach to cross-functional work
- Sound judgment handling sensitive employee and legal matters
- Strong customer-service orientation when supporting internal stakeholders
Your Experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience supporting employment/HR law and litigation
- Fluency in English
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
- Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality
Preferred Qualifications
- Paralegal certificate
- Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, or integration projects
- Experience working in a multinational or global organization
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range (United States of America): $54,500.00 - $108,500.00 annually
- For hourly paid positions, the stated salary range reflects hourly rates
- Base salary plus a competitive benefits package depending on location
- Compensation will fall within the provided range and is not a guarantee of exact salary; final salary will be determined based on relevant experience, performance, education, and internal equity
Location
United States of America