Senior Paralegal - Commercial Contracts & Legal OperationsEpson America, Inc.This position is based our of Epson America's headquarters in Los Alamitos, CA with an opporunity for a hybrid schedule.
What You Will Be Responsible For- Serving as a primary liaison between business teams, Legal Department attorneys, external vendors and outside counsel for commercial contract and litigation support.
- Managing, prioritizing, and tracking contract requests and approvals in accordance with internal policies and procedures.
- Reviewing contractual documents to answer non-complex legal questions, escalating issues or risks to attorneys as appropriate.
- Preparing and drafting routine, non-complex contracts, such as Statements of Work, utilizing approved templates and forms, following internal policies and procedures
- Monitoring and evaluating contract-management processes to measure effectiveness and ensure compliance.
- Supporting all phases of litigation and pre-litigation matters, including case assessment, investigations, discovery, case management, and case resolution support.
- Managing litigation holds, coordinating custodians, monitoring compliance, and tracking preservation and collection efforts.
- Coordinating document collection, review, production, and discovery responses with internal stakeholders, and outside counsel.
- Opening, maintaining, and closing litigation and other legal matters in accordance with departmental procedures.
- Maintaining and supporting the company's records management program, including coordination with Sr. Counsel and administrative staff on record retention and purging.
- Developing, implementing, and refining procedures to improve accuracy, approvals, record-keeping, and overall legal operations efficiency.
- Maintaining and updating contracting templates, litigation templates, and internal playbooks.
- Providing general Legal Department support, including research assistance, special projects, and legal training initiatives.
Skills & Experience Needed- Ability to operate as a legal generalist, supporting both commercial contracting and litigation functions in a fast-paced corporate legal department.
- Contract negotiation & drafting experience: capable of reviewing and preparing routine agreements, understanding key contractual terms, and recognizing when issues require attorney escalation.
- Strong business judgment: able to distinguish between matters that require legal review vs. those that can be handled independently.
- Proficiency with contract-management tools, documentation systems, and general legal operations support. Familiarity with managing or coordinating vendor contracts, with flexibility to support additional contract types as needed.
- Experience supporting litigation matters from pre-litigation through resolution. Ability to identify potential legal or risk-related issues and flag them appropriately.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to track multiple matters simultaneously.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Education: Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) or equivalent experience.
- Experience: 5-8 years of relevant paralegal experience.
Employee BenefitsIn addition to joining a team of dedicated professionals who support each other and are passionate about their work, you'll also enjoy a variety of attractive, industry-leading benefits.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage eligibility on start date
- Generous paid time off, including sick time, vacation, and holidays
- Income protection plans, including life insurance and short-term and long-term disability programs paid by the company
- 401K plan with company matching
- Educational reimbursement, employee assistant program (EAP), adoption assistance, employee discounts and much more!
The starting hourly base pay for this role is between USD $41.01 and $56.39 (equivalent to $85,300 to $117,291 per year based on 2,080 hours). Please note that this position's salary range may include multiple levels. The actual base is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
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