Senior Paralegal - Labor & Employment

ATI•Dallas, TX

5h•Onsite

About The Position

ATI is seeking a Senior Paralegal, Labor & Employment to join our Law Department in Dallas, TX. This is an onsite position in our Dallas office 5 days per week. We are seeking a highly motivated, agile Senior Paralegal with at least 7 years of labor, employment, compliance and litigation experience to join our dynamic in-house legal department in Dallas, Texas. This role will provide critical support to the company’s in-house legal team across a wide range of labor and employment law, litigation, and compliance matters. This role works closely with attorneys, HR partners, outside counsel, and business stakeholders to ensure efficient case management, timely responses to regulatory inquiries, and strong documentation practices. This role requires collaboration, flexibility and resourcefulness and sound judgment while handling sensitive and confidential information.

Requirements

At least 7 years of paralegal experience, with a substantial focus on labor and employment law and litigation.
In-house experience required, including handling matters in a unionized work environment.
Bachelor’s Degree required. Paralegal certificate strongly preferred.
Compliance experience preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong drafting abilities.
Prioritize and multi-task competing projects in a fast-paced environment.
Able to work well independently or collaboratively as circumstances dictate.
Pay strong attention to detail.
Exhibit professionalism, exercise discretion, and maintain strict confidentiality.

Responsibilities

Work closely with HR professionals to responsibly implement policies and procedures in a manner that ensures compliance with legal requirements, policy objectives and business goals.
Assist with administrative agency responses (EEOC, state human rights agencies, DOL, etc.), including organizing evidence, gathering documentation, and preparing drafts of factual statements.
Support HR and Legal with investigations by collecting documents, managing evidence logs, and preparing summaries or timelines.
Track labor relations matters, grievance procedures, and compliance with collective bargaining agreements.
Research and track regulatory developments, including state and federal legislative changings in the employment law area.
Update compliance resources and policy libraries.
Prepare drafts of policies, templates, separation agreements, and disciplinary documents.
Manage Collective Bargaining Agreements administration including standard provisions, expiration dates, and procedural issues.
Assist with budgets and invoice management, ensuring compliance with outside counsel guidelines.
Manage the full lifecycle of litigation, arbitration, and pre-litigation matters.
Coordinate all aspects of e-discovery, including data preservation, custodial interviews, collection workflows, document review management, and production using company-approved platforms.
Serve as a point of contact for internal stakeholders and IT teams to gather electronically stored information (ESI) and ensure defensible collection and production processes.
Support subpoena responses and regulatory inquiries by coordinating data pulls, preparing materials for review, and tracking deadlines.
Work with business stakeholders to identify company witnesses and documents in connection with litigation and investigations.
Assist in the development and implementation of compliance programs that encompass laws and regulations relative to the organization’s operations.
Consult with attorneys and advise leadership and management on compliance matters.
Maintain records of compliance activities.
Identify compliance issues that require follow up or investigation.
Proactively audit processes, practices, and documents to mitigate compliance risk.
Compile compliance reports to present to management.