Paralegal

James Hardie • Chicago, IL

52d • Onsite

About The Position

James Hardie is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, with a portfolio that includes fiber cement, fiber gypsum, fiber gypsum, composite and PVC decking and railing products. Our family of trusted brands includes Hardie®, TimberTech®, AZEK® Exteriors, Versatex®, fermacell®, and StruXure®. With over 8,000 employees and our U.S. operating entities headquartered in Chicago, we boast 31 operating sites, 6 recycling facilities, and 6 research and development centers globally. Powered by a dynamic workforce, we’re united by our purpose of Building a Better Future for All™ through sustainable innovation, a Zero Harm culture, and a commitment to empowering our people and communities. For more information, visit www.jameshardie.com . Summary Paralegal enables the delivery of quality legal services to clients by partnering with attorneys and legal operations in performing a wide variety of tasks relating to the department’s support of all business functions. The Paralegal will be responsible for providing analytical, technical, and certain administrative support to James Hardie’s Legal and Compliance Department, including case management, participation in global legal practice groups, administering and improving legal department technology, partnering with legal operations in the implementation of legal policies and procedures. In addition, incumbent will manage and work with internal and external business partners on various legal and compliance related matters.

Requirements

• At least 5 years’ legal assistant or paralegal experience in a corporate in-house capacity
• A bachelor’s degree in business or a related field
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office software (Word, Outlook, Excel), and capacity and willingness to learn new software
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment and to work proactively
• Highly detail oriented with an ability to flag issues to attorneys and executive stakeholders
• Strong time management skills and the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment; ability to coordinate multiple tasks concurrently
• Ability to develop, improve, document and provide quality deliverables
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office, especially Excel with ability to learn other systems
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with a proven track record
• Ability to be detailed while understanding the bigger picture
• Understands the team concept, has a desire to be a contributing teammate and ability to operate cross-functionally
• An energetic, hands-on individual with a bias for action, someone who commits fully to stretch goals, is receptive to ongoing coaching & development and is dedicated to delivering outstanding results
• Excellent interpersonal, written/oral communication and management skills
• Ability to embrace step-change in a fast-paced, team-oriented work environment with changing priorities
• Unquestionable integrity, credibility and character who has demonstrated high moral and ethical behavior

Nice To Haves

• Paralegal certification from an ABA accredited school is desired but not required
• Experience in knowledge management, matter, document and entity management systems helpful
• Knowledge of corporate governance and compliance functions and processes is helpful

Responsibilities

• Apply and demonstrate skills in litigation and dispute support including but not limited to: matter management; docketing; communications to internal and external stakeholders; and management of service of process; serving as liaison between outside counsel, experts or other stakeholders; coordination of third-party subpoenas and other records collection activities
• Support in the marketing and IP review processes and systems, including liaising with marketing teams and legal practice groups to ensure policy and process compliance with a continuous improvement mindset
• Provide overall and some administrative support to global function including but not limited to: research and writing; word processing and formatting documents; keeping minutes and notes from team and committee meetings; coordinating meetings; and other day to day issues impacting the legal and compliance department, as required

Benefits

• competitive salary and bonus eligibility
• day-one health coverage medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• vacation and company holidays
• 401(k) with 6% match
• Employee Stock Purchase plan (ESP)
• parental leave
• wellness programs
• Sustainability Initiatives

What This Job Offers

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