Legal Specialist

The Clorox Company • Oakland, CA

1d • $88,900 - $204,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

Under attorney supervision, the Legal Specialist will support the Company’s Litigation and Labor & Employment team within the Legal and External Affairs (LEA) department. This individual will assist team attorneys supporting Clorox business units and functions by managing and coordinating a wide variety of tasks including but not limited to claims management, financial reporting, project management, and general administrative support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years as a Paralegal, Specialist, Analyst, Project Management, or equivalent experience working in-house at a publicly traded company or law firm preferred.
• Strong computer skills and ability to navigate multiple applications to obtain and synthesize the desired information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Workday, Brightflag or other e-billing applications, SAP, Ariba, Coupa, ServiceNow, Adobe, and prior hands-on eDiscovery experience (i.e., EDRM/information governance fluency, Microsoft Purview, Exterro, or other similar applications).
• Excellent attention to detail, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player—ability to work with others directly or indirectly, with clear communication, and a strong desire to produce a high-quality work product.
• Ability to interact politely and professionally in a demanding environment.
• Discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Independent personality that can prioritize, manage, and own tasks assigned.

Nice To Haves

• advanced degree or training preferred.
• Paralegal certificate preferred.
• Relevant subject matter certifications (i.e., eDiscovery, project management, Labor & Employment (SHRM), etc.)
• Legal application implementation experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage records requests from end-to-end including identifying relevant custodians, data collection, document review, and production
• Navigate internal procedures and applications to issue settlement and vendor payments
• Facilitate legal hold obligations and eDiscovery requests by issuing legal hold notices, preserving, collecting, reviewing, and exporting data for traditional litigation, internal investigations, and HR inquiries
• Work with eDiscovery vendors and outside counsel on large-scale discovery initiatives, including project scoping and implementation, engagement and SOW documentation, and day-to-day project oversight
• Serve as liaison between Clorox Legal, Clorox IT Teams, and external vendors to facilitate data collection, transfer, analysis, and support for third-party applications
• Assist attorneys with case management, including opening, tracking and closing matters, case setup and monitoring, distributing Service of Process to the responsible teams and attorneys, and legal contingency reporting
• Lead the development and maintenance of data metrics and analytics for litigation, labor employment programs
• Perform general and docket research utilizing publicly available databases.
• General administrative support including case file maintenance, vendor invoice inquiries, gatekeep requests from business units and other Clorox departments, and a variety of troubleshooting tasks
• Support employee training and Workday implementation

Benefits

• robust health plans
• a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match
• flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location)
• inclusive fertility/adoption benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level