Employment Law Paralegal

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Coordinate all aspects of discovery relating to litigation, arbitrations and agency charges involving current and former employees, taking the lead on gathering necessary information and documents.
• Oversee e-discovery for employment law matters, including coordinating with outside counsel, making recommendations for custodian data collection and search criteria, reviewing results and tagging for relevancy.
• Draft legal hold notices.
• Index and summarize documents and information.
• Assist with witness interviews and preparation for depositions.
• Review and edit briefs, position statements, and other submissions.
• Appropriately handle all subpoenas received by the Company requesting to employment and / or benefit records by gathering the relevant records and preparing the production and response.
• Project manage immigration matters, including tracking tasks and coordinating between outside counsel and internal stakeholders and ensuring all deadlines are met and required files maintained.
• Assist with the Employee Benefits Committee and Employee Benefits Appeal Sub-Committee meetings by taking the minutes, drafting response letters, and maintaining detailed appeal tracking chart.
• Respond to external and internal audit requests.
• Organize and maintain records, files and information related to practice group matters, preparing and updating reports as needed; and
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Job Specific Qualifications

Required Qualifications and Competencies :

• Paralegal certificate and 5+ years of handling employment law matters at a law firm or in house legal department.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, handling and appropriately prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to interact professionally with internal clients, attorneys, retained counsel, other paralegals, and administrative assistants.
• Understanding of proper management, handling and storage of confidential files and documents.
• Ability to perform legal research using Internet based research tools including Westlaw.
• Ability to work independently with minimal day-to-day oversight.
• Team player able to work collaboratively across practice and department lines.
• Must foster an inclusive work environment and respect all aspects of diversity; and
• Must demonstrate and value differences in others’ strengths, perspectives, approaches, and personal choices.

Desired Qualifications and Competencies :

• College degree or some college level courses.
• Experience responding to subpoenas,
• Experience investigating and drafting responses to charges filed with the EEOC and similar state / local agencies; and
• Familiarity with employee benefit plans and benefit claims.

Minimum Years of Experience

5 years of experience

Education

High School

Certifications

None Noted