Description
Come work at a place where we take pride in creating a workplace environment that values hard work, commitment, and growth.
Job Description:Education:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate preferred
Work Experiences:
- At least 5 years of relevant experience
Skills:
- Experience working in/with employee relations and EEOC/litigation process
- Strong technical aptitude with case management systems (Legal Tracker, Exterro, Navex) and document management software (Conga, iManage)
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ability to remain organized, pay strict attention to detail, and meet critical deadlines
- Excellent time management skills, ability to support multiple legal professionals, and effectively manage a large volume of work
- Ability to operate professionally, effectively, and ethically as an individual contributor and member of a team
- Ability to identify key legal issues and develop proposed solutions; Using judgment and discretion in identifying issues for escalation
- Consistently operate with the highest level of discernment and confidentiality
- Ability to anticipate deadlines and next steps, and act on them proactively
- Self-motivated, with the ability to meet and exceed position requirements under minimal direction and supervision
- Analytical, with strong problem-solving abilities and creative resolution skills
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to deliver messages both persuasively and concisely
Responsibilities:
- Draft EEO position statements and responses to DOL complaints or other agency investigations
- Draft employment-related documents, including policies and procedures
- Assist in planning meetings with HR and training materials
- Oversee labor and employment related claims and litigation, including communicating with business units, counsel, and agencies, calendaring critical deadlines, and status tracking in appropriate case management systems
- Manage litigation holds, subpoenas, document production, and responses to discovery requests
- Document collection, preparation, processing
- Matter in-take
- Matter workflow/negotiation, and management with some attorney oversight
- Independently draft select documents from key terms
- Finalize documents, and collect signatures, including using e-signature platforms
- Assist in planning, developing, and leading inter-departmental meetings and training
- Manage business partner relationships
- Conduct thorough legal research of intermediate legal issues and effectively present legal analysis
- Collect, organize, and maintain legal documents in a confidential and secure manner
- Review, analyze, negotiate and process invoices and check requests to ensure timely payment in accordance with legal department guidelines
- Metrics tracking and reporting
- Document processes and proactively propose improvements.
- Train new hires in the Legal Department on internal processes and procedures
- Manage outside counsel to drive resolution of legal issues
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned
Physical Requirements & Attendance:
- Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties
- Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures, and rules governing professional staff behavior
Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.
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