OpenAI

Senior Paralegal, Employment

OpenAI$90K — $120K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in paralegal roles.
  • In-house experience in a fast-paced tech company.
  • Deep knowledge of US labor and employment law.
  • Experience supporting employment litigation and discovery processes.
  • Understanding of compliance matters including audits and investigations.
  • Strong organizational skills and collaborative communication style.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a strategic partner in designing and implementing employment-related tools and processes.
  • Support employment investigations and coordinate pre-litigation and litigation matters.
  • Collaborate with internal and outside counsel on employment law compliance and risk mitigation.
  • Manage processes related to employee onboarding and offboarding for legal compliance.
  • Drive support for domestic and international workforce expansion initiatives regarding employment documentation.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create scalable legal resources and training materials.
  • Build and maintain organized document management systems for employment matters.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with 3 days in-office.
  • Relocation assistance for new employees.
Full Job Description
We seek a Senior Employment Paralegal to join our team and provide paralegal and project management support and coordination across the employment legal team and its cross-functional partners including people and recruiting teams and employment litigation matters, as well as own, manage and build out / scale our paralegal support and function across multiple subject matter areas. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: • Serve as a strategic partner to Legal, People, Compliance, and business teams to design, implement, and scale employment-related tools, systems, and process improvements in a high-growth environment. • Support and coordinate employment investigations, pre-litigation matters, employee agency matters, and litigation, in partnership with internal and outside counsel. • Partner with outside counsel and internal stakeholders to support employment law compliance, risk mitigation strategies, and implementation of evolving regulatory requirements in the U.S. and globally. • Work with partner teams to manage and continuously improve processes related to employee onboarding, offboarding, mobility, and lifecycle documentation, ensuring operational efficiency and legal compliance across jurisdictions. • Drive employment legal support for domestic and international workforce expansion initiatives, including providing critical paralegal and project management support for drafting, reviewing, and maintaining employment agreements, contractor arrangements, handbooks, policies, and related employment and worker documentation. • Collaborate with cross-functional partners such as People Operations, People Compliance, Recruiting, Finance, Security, and other teams to develop scalable employment legal resources and training materials. • Build and maintain highly organized document management and tracking systems for employment matters, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality. • Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and modernize employment legal processes to support a fast-moving, AI-driven business environment. • Operate as a senior escalation point for sensitive and high-priority employment matters requiring sound judgment, discretion, and proactive problem solving. To be successful in this role, you must have: • 10+ years experience. • Must have in-house experience as a paralegal at a fast paced innovative tech company. • Deeply familiar with US labor and employment law. • Experience supporting employment litigation including discovery and coordinating with external counsel. • Familiarity with compliance matters, including audits, government reporting, and internal investigations. • Have solid organizational skills, effective and collaborative communication style, a strong sense of ownership, and enthusiasm about AI technology; enjoy being continually challenged and can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations. Nice to have • AI specific experience. • Familiar with international employment laws and policies. • Familiar with litigation and investigations, discovery, and legal operations. • Breadth of experience across litigation/regulatory subject matter, e.g., IP, privacy, employment, antitrust, etc.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman. OpenAI's mission is to develop and promote friendly AI for the betterment of humanity. The company has developed a number of cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT-3, a language processing system that can generate human-like text. OpenAI has received funding from a number of high-profile investors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
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100 employees
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2015

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