Lead Labor Paralegal

Walgreens • Deerfield, IL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

In close coordination with an attorney, the Lead Paralegal applies their advanced knowledge of complex legal concepts to support Walgreens’ legal department and businesses on a variety of legal, regulatory and compliance matters. The Lead Paralegal may also play a key role in optimizing legal workflows and supporting strategic legal initiatives.

Requirements

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree and at least four (4) years of paralegal experience in a corporate law department or law firm OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least six (6) years of paralegal experience with a corporate law department or law firm
• Experience evaluating information to determine compliance with standards, laws, and regulations
• Experience processing information (such as compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data)
• Experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives)
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates
• Experience using advanced analytical skills to independently review, draft, negotiate and prepare documents
• Experience using written communication and grammatical skills to draft/compose legal documents, communications and reports
• Experience utilizing interpersonal and team-building skills to foster collaboration and establish positive relationships
• Experience using legal research tools, such as LexisNexis or Westlaw
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Willing to travel up to/at least 5% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
• Experience managing budgets
• Experience working with and managing the outside counsel relationship

Nice To Haves

• Undergraduate degree
• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-certified paralegal program.
• Experience in a retail environment and/or healthcare setting

Responsibilities

• Works independently on a variety of legal matters, including negotiation with outside/opposing counsel and resolution of legal issues
• Represents Walgreens externally to customers, vendors, opposing counsel and government agencies and resolves legal issues using negotiation and legal experience
• Effectively and regularly communicates with legal counsel, staff and business to understand goals and achieve objectives
• Works in coordination with attorneys on complex legal issues and administers law department activities
• Researches highly complex legal issues and relevant topics relating to Walgreens business operations
• Investigates facts, applicable law and searches pertinent sources. Independently develops oral and/or written presentations to communicate findings
• Demonstrates independent judgment and critical thinking to proactively identify issues, appreciate commercial/operational impacts and report on findings to internal and external stakeholders
• Analyzes contracts, pleadings, statutes, regulations, decisions, correspondence and other documentation to independently evaluate legal position and makes recommendations to attorneys based on legal precedence or law
• Drafts legal documents, communications and reports under minimal to no attorney supervision
• Provides guidance by training, coaching or mentoring other paraprofessionals and/or other staff
• Uses advanced knowledge of highly complex legal concepts to achieve departmental and/or business unit goals
• Identifies and implements process improvements to enhance legal department efficiency
• May manage department budgets

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree