Caterpillar, Inc

Paralegal - Compliance

Caterpillar, Inc • $81K — $122K *
Irving, TX 75061In-Person
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Four-year university degree with progressively responsible experience.
  • Paralegal certificate or a 2-year degree in Paralegal Studies.
  • Strong accuracy and attention to detail skills.
  • Knowledge of confidentiality practices and policies.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
  • Proficient in document management and organization.
  • Solid legal analysis skills.

Responsibilities

  • Assist attorneys with antitrust and fair competition tasks.
  • Provide paralegal support to regional and compliance legal teams.
  • Conduct research and drafting of legal documents under supervision.
  • Maintain legal and compliance documentation repositories.
  • Gather legal sources and prepare materials for attorneys.
  • Coordinate meetings and manage multiple concurrent projects.
  • Support process improvements and training efforts.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Paid time off (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.).
  • 401(k) savings plans with employer contribution.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) available.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) offered.
  • Employee Assistance Program for personal support.
  • Career development opportunities for growth.
  • Incentive bonus potential based on performance.
  • Life insurance and disability benefits included.
  • Parental leave and adoption benefits provided.
Full Job Description
Career Area:
Legal and Compliance

Job Description:

Caterpillar's Law, Security & Public Policy Division (LSPP) is looking for a Paralegal to support the Fair Competition team and a portfolio of enterprise compliance functions. This position will primarily assist in-house attorneys and compliance leaders with legal tasks and activities to support and protect the organization. The role will support the antitrust and fair competition team, as well as our regional compliance, business unit compliance, anti-bribery, and human resources legal teams. This role reports to the Associate General Counsel and offers the opportunity to work across a broad range of legal and compliance fields.

What You Will Do:
  • Support the antitrust and fair competition team, assisting attorneys with routine legal issues, research, drafting, and process and matter coordination.
  • Support regional compliance, business unit compliance, anti-bribery, and human resources legal teams, providing paralegal and administrative support under the direction of a diverse group of attorneys.
  • Conduct legal tasks, such as research and drafting, under the supervision of attorneys.
  • Maintain repositories of legal and compliance documentation, procedures, and records across supported functional areas.
  • Collect law sources for attorneys such as statutes, regulations, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles and legal codes for preparation of legal documents.
  • Coordinate multiple concurrent priorities across teams, organize meetings across time zones, and support process improvement and training efforts.


What You Have:
  • Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
  • Confidentiality: Knowledge of practices and policies governing disclosure of information about the organization, its business activities, and employees; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
  • Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
  • Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
  • Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
  • Document Management: Knowledge of document management; ability to categorize, integrate, update, document and distribute business information in a secure, effective way.
  • Legal Analysis: Knowledge of methods and tools used in legal analysis; ability to read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from both legal and factual information.
  • Legal Function: Knowledge of the major responsibilities, accountabilities, and organization of the legal function or department; ability to provide legal consulting, advice and assistance.


Basic Qualifications:
  • Four (4) year university or college degree and demonstration of progressively responsible job-related experience
  • Paralegal Certificate (not required if have 2-year degree in Paralegal Studies)


Additional Info:
  • The primary location for this position is Irving, Texas
  • Sponsorship is not available
  • International and Domestic travel up to 5%


Final details:

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

Summary Pay Range:

$81,370.00 - $122,060.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
  • 401(k) savings plans*
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)*
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
  • Health Lifestyle Programs*
  • Employee Assistance Program*
  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
  • Career Development*
  • Incentive bonus*
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement


* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:
August 10, 2026 - September 1, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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About Caterpillar, Inc

Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
NASDAQ
CAT
* Ladders Estimates

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