Paralegal

Methode Electronics • Southfield, MI

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Seeking an experienced legal professional to support corporate governance, contract administration, and legal operations activities across domestic and international entities. This role is responsible for maintaining corporate records, coordinating contract workflows, supporting litigation and compliance matters, managing outside counsel engagement and invoicing processes, and ensuring legal matters progress efficiently. The ideal candidate combines strong corporate paralegal experience with excellent project management, organizational, and communication skills, and thrives in a fast-paced environment managing multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program.
• 5+ years of experience as a corporate paralegal or legal professional in a corporate legal department or law firm
• Experience supporting contracts, corporate records, and coordination with outside counsel
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously with strong attention to detail and deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal document or contract management systems
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship. Methode Electronics is not able to provide visa sponsorship—now or in the future—for this role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage corporate records, including entity documents, minute books, and required filings for domestic and international subsidiaries
• Assist with the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of corporate entities, including preparation of routine corporate documentation, organizational documents and annual filings
• Support litigation, regulatory, and compliance matters through document management, deadline tracking, and coordination
• Serve as a primary point of coordination for contract requests and related legal work among internal attorneys, outside counsel, and business stakeholders
• Track contract status, milestones, revisions, and execution progress to support timely completion
• Manage contract organization, filing, renewal tracking, and obligation follow up
• Coordinate and communicate the status of legal matters across teams, applying effective legal project management
• Manage the receipt and tracking of outside counsel invoices in alignment with matter records and approved engagements, and support attorneys in monitoring status and documentation through established workflows
• Maintain tracking and reporting to provide visibility into matter level activity and related legal spend, and coordinate with attorneys and Finance to resolve invoice or matter coding questions as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Life and Disability insurance
• Educational assistance
• Paid time off benefits
• Accident insurance
• Hospital Indemnity insurance
• Pet Insurance coverage
• Discount programs for technology, automotive, and home appliance products
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Participation in the Company's 401(k) plan, which includes a company contribution

What This Job Offers

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