Lead Paralegal

Walgreens•Deerfield, IL

5d•$65,000 - $113,750

About The Position

In close coordination with an attorney, the Lead Paralegal applies advanced knowledge of complex legal concepts to support Walgreens’ legal department and businesses on legal, regulatory, and compliance matters. The role may also help optimize legal workflows and support strategic legal initiatives.

Requirements

Associate’s or bachelor’s degree and at least four years of paralegal experience in a corporate law department or law firm, or a high school diploma/GED and at least six years of paralegal experience in 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.
Project management experience, including planning, organizing, and managing resources to complete project goals and objectives.
Time-management experience, including prioritizing and organizing work, tracking details, and meeting deadlines across multiple projects with varying completion dates.
Advanced analytical skills to independently review, draft, negotiate, and prepare documents.
Written communication and grammar skills to draft and compose legal documents, communications, and reports.
Interpersonal and team-building skills to foster collaboration and establish positive relationships.
Experience using legal research tools such as LexisNexis or Westlaw.
Intermediate skill in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Willingness to travel at least or up to 5% of the time for business, within and outside the state.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing budgets.
Experience working with and managing outside counsel relationships.
Undergraduate degree.
Paralegal certificate from an ABA-certified paralegal program.
Experience in a retail environment and/or healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

Work independently on a variety of legal matters, including negotiating with outside or opposing counsel and resolving legal issues.
Represent Walgreens externally to customers, vendors, opposing counsel, and government agencies, resolving legal issues through negotiation and legal experience.
Communicate regularly with legal counsel, staff, and business partners to understand goals and achieve objectives.
Coordinate with attorneys on complex legal issues and administer law department activities.
Research highly complex legal issues and topics relevant to Walgreens business operations.
Investigate facts and applicable law, search pertinent sources, and independently develop oral or written presentations communicating findings.
Use independent judgment and critical thinking to identify issues proactively, assess commercial and operational impacts, and report findings to internal and external stakeholders.
Analyze contracts, pleadings, statutes, regulations, decisions, correspondence, and other documents; independently evaluate legal positions and recommend actions to attorneys based on legal precedent or law.
Draft legal documents, communications, and reports under minimal or no attorney supervision.
Train, coach, or mentor other paraprofessionals and staff.
Apply advanced knowledge of highly complex legal concepts to achieve departmental or business-unit goals.
Identify and implement process improvements to increase legal department efficiency.
May manage department budgets.