Paralegal

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The Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) organization, is hiring a Paralegal to support the Employment and Immigration Law (E+I Law) Legal Team. As a Paralegal in this role you will help transform the E+I Law Legal team's employment law practice.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we're dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our Culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive programmatic support for complex legal matters, including developing and modernizing processes, such as document retention, file management, and data, document, and witness discovery.
• Drafts and maintains knowledge management materials for multiple audiences, including the E+I Law Group, CELA and our HR clients.
• Proactively supports employment attorneys and other HR Legal roles on routine and non-routine legal matters, such as gathering and organizing discovery materials and working as a SME on e-discovery issues, assisting with drafting agency submissions, leading communications and work with Microsoft's outside counsel and witnesses, and preparing for mediation.
• Maintains familiarity with the applicable employment law framework in the U.S. and agency regulations and processes.
• Builds knowledge of Microsoft's business, E+I Law and Corporate, External and Legal Affairs processes, and Microsoft policies.
• Evaluates and prioritizes one\'s own work tasks and projects based on practice area goals and attorney input.
• Monitors timelines and schedules to ensure deadlines are met.
• Works with E+I Law attorneys and Human Resources clients to maintain and update legal resource materials (e.g., HR FAQs, HR communications).
• Collaborates on and demonstrates accountability for achieving project goals within the practice group, and contributes to team projects outside of the practice group.

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Qualifications

Required / Minimum Qualifications

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

Paralegal IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $76,800 - $152,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $101,000 - $166,900 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here : https : / / careers.microsoft.com / us / en / us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 12th, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and / or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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