Employment Paralegal 2

The position is described below. If you want to apply, click the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this page. After you click Apply Now and complete your application, you'll be invited to create a profile, which will let you see your application status and any communications. If you already have a profile with us, you can log in to check status. Need Help? If you have a disability and need assistance with the application, you can request a reasonable accommodation. Send an email to Accessibility (accommodation requests only; other inquiries won't receive a response). Regular or Temporary: Regular Language Fluency:  English (Required) Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America) Please review the following job description: Utilize strong knowledge of employment law, possess significant experience with investigating and responding to employment-related claims filed with government agencies, including writing position and mediation statements in response to such claims and demonstrate strong time and organizational management skills to assist labor/employment law attorneys. Responsible for large volume of varying or moderate to complex employment-related litigation matters with minimal supervision, requiring substantial prior experience in legal research, drafting and proof-reading of legal and business communications; document identification, review and production; implementing and managing evidence preservation and collection efforts in connection with anticipated and pending claims and other litigation-oriented tasks. Establish strong relationships with client contacts. Also requires the ability to communicate professionally with internal clients, outside counsel, and government agency representatives, case file management skills, data and regulatory change tracking, data reporting and other responsibilities as assigned. ****Position is office centric 5 days each week and can sit in ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job.  Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.   1.    Resolve complex to highly-complex issues, transactions, or projects where significant professional expertise is required to apply law, regulation, policies, and guidelines. 2.    Investigate facts of a large volume of varying or complex to highly-complex matters, cases, or transactions, including by interviews with clients or witnesses.  Organize, review, and analyze large volumes of detailed information. 3.    Perform moderately complex legal research, apply results to facts, and develop and communicate legal conclusions. 4.    Draft and review moderately complex legal and business documents including correspondence, agreements, contracts, pleadings, and other legal documents. 5.    Summarize matters, including events, facts, depositions, testimony, and interrogatories.  6.    Design, maintain, and/or manage one or more Legal Department workflow processes, reports, tools, and databases. 7.    Maintain and update files, forms, databases, and records.  8.    Interact on a professional level with other departments, internal and external clients, outside counsel, vendors, and others, including managers. 9.    Provide guidance and training to less experienced paralegals or other support staff, as applicable.

Required Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1.    Bachelor’s degree in an American Bar Association approved curriculum or equivalent education; or paralegal training program; or paralegal certification; or prior experience 2.    5 or more years of related legal or financial experience 3.    Strong understanding of legal concepts, terminology, principles,