The Employment Law Paralegal will assist attorneys on a broad range of legal issues pertaining to employment law. It is expected that the paralegal’s focus will be employment law, but will assist with other areas including intellectual property, litigation, day-to-day record-keeping, compliance, commercial and other contracts. The position will handle both substantive and administrative tasks such as file management and general clerical duties. The Paralegal will assist with ongoing duties and specific projects as assigned.

Employment Law experience is necessary for this position.

Location: This position is in-person at one of our offices, either our Corporate Headquarters in New York or at our facility in Parsippany, NJ.

Responsibilities:

Partnering with Human Resources in acquiring employment files for potential litigations.

Drafting and filing EEOC charges, corporate documents, commercial contracts and perform preliminary contract review under attorney supervision.

Reviewing employee severance packages and non-competes.

Drafting release agreements under attorney supervision.

Researching regulatory issues, assisting in investigations, document production, interrogatories, file management and litigation summaries.

Serving as the main point of contact for subpoena investigations and QDROS in order to provide official company responses under attorney supervision.

Assisting attorneys with Intellectual Property enforcement and portfolio maintenance.

Preparing powers of attorneys, tend to legalization, reviewing non-disclosure agreements, and serving as the liaison for outside counsel.

Assisting the local teams in finding solutions to client issues that may lead to potential litigations.

Working with the Payroll team with employee overpayments and wage garnishments.

Assisting Risk Management in workers compensation matters when needed.

Partnering with counsel in investigating bankruptcy matters.

Preparing internal business groups for hearings when needed.

The hiring range for this position ranges from $35.45 - $44 per hour. The rate of pay offered will be dependent upon candidates’ relevant skills and experience.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 2 - 4 years' experience in an in-house legal department and employment law
• Computer proficiency: Word, Outlook, Excel, Adobe, and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills
• Outstanding organization and prioritization skills
• Ability to take direction but work independently
• Ability to use good judgment and to maintain confidentiality of information
• Attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior paralegal experience