Senior Paralegal - Employment Law

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Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years as a paralegal with 3+ years of relevant labor and employment law experience at an in-house legal or compliance department; significant experience with litigation
• Familiarity with litigation and various governmental agencies involved in L&E matters, e.g. EEOC, KCHR, NLRB, AAA, DOL
• Strong proficiency with Windows-based software, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel; able to pick up other applications and new tools quickly
• Strong problem-solving and analytical ability. Able to conduct online investigations independently
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Collaborative and engaged team player

Responsibilities:

• Perform detailed and comprehensive legal research in employment law
• Respond to non-party subpoenas for documents and/or appearances
• Handle case management from initial filing through trial and appeal
• Conduct legal research and witness interviews
• Pull, review, and analyze documents of importance to cases and investigations
• Coordinate and manage Outside Counsel (OC) and Internal Counsel (IC) for the update of template letters, agreements, and standard documents
• Regularly update internal knowledge pages, provide IC updates on relevant changes in law, case law, topics as provided by OC
• Develop, coordinate, and facilitate training sessions from legal to clients/stakeholders and non-client facing IC’s
• Provide support with M&A
• Implement new processes, systems, and/or operations for a more efficient Veeva