Legal (Paramus, NJ)

Company: CoachUSA
Location: Paramus
Posted on: February 19, 2025

Job Description:

Senior Paralegal
-Paramus, NJ (4 days in office)
Full Time
Experience Level: Minimum 7 years' experience providing legal support in a corporate environment
Education Level: Minimum - Bachelor of Arts and Paralegal Certification
Annual Salary: $90,000 to $110,000 commensurate with experience
-Job Summary:Coach USA is seeking an In-House Senior Paralegal for its Central office in Paramus, NJ. This position will be dedicated to providing full-time support to its General Counsel with experience in corporate compliance and support with public and private clients, vendor agreements, leases/licenses and labor and employment litigation management. Responsibility includes oversight of corporate governance for the parent company and its subsidiaries in the US and Canada. We are looking for a highly organized and detail oriented individual who can create, record and maintain various contracts and documents in a SAAS program database. This fast-paced opportunity requires an individual who demonstrates the capability to plan for and manage multiple activities, projects and deliverables. As a Senior Paralegal, familiarity and/or experience in customer and vendor contract reviews, property leases, governmental compliance and/or corporate governance will be included in the role's responsibilities dependent on experience.What We Offer:

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• Full-time.
  
• Paid holidays, vacation, and PTO.
  
• Full benefits package (medical, dental, vision, short term disability, life insurance, 401K).
  
• Growth within the company
  
• Great Company Culture!
  
  Essential Functions/Responsibilities (required):
  
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  • Ramp up and maintain the document repository including collaboration with a Repository Committee
    
  • Respond to and coordinate with Executive and Senior leadership on legal compliance matters for parent company and its subsidiaries in multiple states, including Maryland, Wisconsin, Nevada, New Jersey and New York and provinces of Ontario and Montreal
    
  • Maintain the corporate governance of the parent company and its subsidiaries
    
  • Assist and support the General Counsel on employee terminations, performance management, investigations, leave of absence management, accommodations, reorganizations, background checks, union issues, wage and hour and other employment-related matters
    
  • Draft and/or edit legal documents, correspondence, and agreements
    
  • Coordinate and support pre-litigation and litigation matters with external counsel
    
  • Identify, collect and produce electronically stored information in response to lawsuits and investigations (e-discovery)
    
  • Support the General Counsel with litigation management and collaborate with IT, Risk, business units, outside counsel and Subject Matter Experts to understand and coordinate the requirements of Legal Hold Orders; take steps, administrate and support initiatives to ensure compliance with such requirements
    
  • Engage with IT, business units, and Subject Matter Experts to maintain the Records Management Policy
    
  • Respond and/or coordinate subpoenas from law enforcement agencies, etc.
    
  • Support and assist negotiations with outside parties on contractual issues and legal disputes, including settlement conferences
    
  • Research and analyze the law on various legal issues and provide summaries to the General Counsel or executive of the organization
    
    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
    
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    • Knowledge and familiarity with legal documents (ie: governance, customer and vendor contracts, EEOC charges, position statements, interrogatories, etc.)
      
    • Strong ability to take direction but also exercise judgement and independent thought
      
    • Ability to handle confidential information
      
    • Strong organizational skills, including task prioritization with minimal supervision and ability to complete required tasks by given deadlines
      
    • Strong proactive approach, taking the initiative where appropriate
      
    • Strong oral and interpersonal skills
      
    • Self-reliant and can work independently in the absence of a large support staff to assist in the preparation of legal documents
      
    • Attention to detail and accuracy
      
    • Relationship building with all levels of management both internal and external
      
      -For consideration, candidates can upload their resume directly through quick apply at www.coachusa.jobsCoach USA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. In compliance with Federal and State equal employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. -

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