Senior Paralegal

Best Buy; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first work

Employee discounts on tech

Flexible health benefits

TFSA and RRSP programs

100% matched company pension plan

Training programs to build skills

Job summary

Best Buy Canada is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support the Legal team with privacy, litigation, and administration. The role is remote-first with in-person collaboration at the Vancouver head office.

You will manage privacy requests, incidents, and litigation files, coordinate with counsel, and help keep records and processes efficient. French language is an asset.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and organize work effectively.
• Experience negotiating and communicating with customers, senior leaders, managers, and other stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with accuracy, discretion, and timely follow-up.
• French-language skills are an asset.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate privacy escalations and disclosure requests, including store-camera and related customer requests.
• Process and track OneTrust data-subject requests; communicate with requestors and internal stakeholders.
• Support privacy incidents and customer complaint investigations; gather information and prepare correspondence.
• Open, maintain, and close legal and litigation files; manage deadlines, calendars, trackers, corporate records, paper files, off-site storage, SharePoint and shared-drive content, and document-retention activities.
• Support litigation and dispute matters through investigation, drafting, demand responses, settlement agreements and releases, defenses, and materials for settlement conferences, mediations, hearings, and trials under the direction of counsel.
• Support Legal department operations, including litigation reporting, budget and invoice processing, project coding, cheque requests, supplier setup, mail and couriers, team communications, service-date reminders, drive access, and contract transfers.
• Cross-train across core Legal support functions and provide coverage during vacations and workload peaks, including support with Marketplace agreements, vendor renewals, and other assigned Legal projects.

Skills

Multitasking

Stakeholder communication

Written communication

Verbal communication

Confidential information handling

Job description

Senior Paralegal

As a senior paralegal, you will provide legal and administrative support to Best Buy Canada's Legal team, with a primary focus on privacy matters, legal administration, and litigation support. You will manage privacy requests and escalations, maintain legal records and operational processes, and support litigation files from opening through resolution and closing under the direction of counsel. We practice a remote-first working model, leveraging in-person interactions at our head office, in beautiful Vancouver, BC, for strategic, collaborative, and social purposes. Join our collaborative Legal team as a senior paralegal.

What you’ll do:

• Manage and coordinate privacy escalations and disclosure requests, including store-camera and related customer requests, while maintaining the privacy inbox and confidential matter records.
• Process and track OneTrust data-subject requests, including access, deletion, and rectification requests; communicate with requestors and internal stakeholders; and elevate matters requiring legal judgment or approval.
• Support privacy incidents and customer complaint investigations by gathering and documenting information and preparing correspondence and settlement documentation as directed.
• Open, maintain, and close legal and litigation files; manage deadlines, calendars, trackers, corporate records, paper files, off-site storage, SharePoint and shared-drive content, and document-retention activities.
• Support litigation and dispute matters through investigation, fact gathering, research, drafting, demand responses, settlement agreements and releases, defenses, and materials for settlement conferences, mediations, hearings, and trials under the direction of counsel.
• Support Legal department operations, including litigation reporting, budget and invoice processing, project coding, cheque requests, supplier setup, mail and couriers, team communications, service-date reminders, drive access, and contract transfers.
• Cross-train across core Legal support functions and provide coverage during vacations and workload peaks, including support with Marketplace agreements, vendor renewals, and other assigned Legal projects.

What we’re looking for:

• Five years of experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and organize work effectively.
• Experience negotiating and communicating effectively with customers, senior leaders, managers, and other stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage confidential information with accuracy, discretion, and timely follow-up.
• French-language skills are an asset.

Why you’ll love it here:

• Remote-first work environment.
• Employee discounts on awesome tech from day one.
• Flexible health benefits and wellness program.
• TFSA and RRSP programs.
• 100% matched company pension plan.
• Training programs to build new and transferable skills.

About Best Buy

As Canada's destination for the coolest tech, Best Buy offers one of the best work environments in the country! Our culture is one of inclusivity and belonging and provides employees with an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work. We believe in a fair and inclusive hiring process.

Annualized Compensation Range $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 Starting pay offered will consider skills and experience. Your pay can grow as you build your career with us.

Suite 102 - 425 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1L3 This posting is for a vacancy.

At Best Buy Canada, we bring tech to life - and make it fun! We are one of Canada's largest and most successful retailers, operating the Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, Best Buy Express, and Geek Squad brands. We offer consumers a unique shopping experience with the latest technology gadgets, entertainment products, and an expanded assortment of lifestyle products. We have one of the best work environments in the country! Our culture is one of inclusivity and belonging and provides employees with an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work.

Employment opportunities are available across Canada, including at our Canadian Headquarters (CHQ) in Vancouver, BC, our two distribution centres (one in the west and one in the east), and in many of our retail store locations from coast to coast. We believe we have the unique opportunity to help customers enrich their lives and pursue their passions with the help of technology.