Overview
The organization is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Litigation & Employment Paralegal to support the company’s global employment law function. Reporting to the Senior Employment Legal Counsel, this role manages employment litigation and related legal processes, including e-discovery, legal holds, and employment-related M&A support, along with generalized legal support for the People Strategy & Culture (PSC) organization.
This position serves as an operational backbone for the employment legal function, handling time-sensitive matters across multiple jurisdictions while ensuring work remains organized, documented, 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.
- 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
- United States of America: $54,500.00 – $108,500.00 annually.
- For hourly paid positions, the stated salary range reflects hourly rates.
Compensation will fall within the provided range and is not a guarantee of exact salary. The final salary will be determined based on relevant experience, performance, education, and internal equity. Base salary is supplemented by a competitive benefits package depending on location. Pay equity and transparency are prioritized, and applicable labor laws are followed. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.
Location
United States of America