ERISA Paralegal: Plan Compliance & Filings Specialist

Cades Schutte LLP; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cades Schutte LLP in Honolulu, HI, seeks an ERISA Paralegal to support attorneys in the Employee Benefits and ERISA practice. You will help prepare, organize, and maintain employee benefit plan documents and regulatory filings, ensuring compliance with ERISA and related laws.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced legal environment. Two years of paralegal or legal assistant experience and familiarity with iManage, Word,

Qualifications

• Two (2) or more years of paralegal or legal assistant experience preferred.
• Experience in employee benefits, ERISA, tax, corporate law, or related practice area preferred but not required.
• Experience preparing legal documents and maintaining complex client files.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, revise, proofread, and organize ERISA and employee benefit plan documents.
• Assist attorneys with plan amendments, restatements, terminations, mergers, and plan corrections.
• Prepare regulatory filings, notices, and participant disclosures.
• Maintain client files, document databases, and matter management systems.
• Coordinate execution of legal documents and maintain accurate records.
• Conduct legal and factual research related to ERISA and regulations.
• Monitor deadlines for regulatory filings, plan amendments, and client deliverables.
• Draft correspondence, memoranda, and reports for attorney review.
• Communicate professionally with clients, government agencies, accountants, and third parties.
• Assist with due diligence in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate transactions involving benefit plans.
• Support attorneys during audits, compliance reviews, and government inquiries.

Skills

ERISA knowledge

Legal research

Document management

Communication skills

Multitasking

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate degree or higher

Paralegal certificate

High school diploma

Tools

iManage

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Cades Schutte LLP in Honolulu, HI, seeks an ERISA Paralegal to support attorneys in the Employee Benefits and ERISA practice. You will help prepare, organize, and maintain employee benefit plan documents and regulatory filings, ensuring compliance with ERISA and related laws.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced legal environment. Two years of paralegal or legal assistant experience and familiarity with iManage, Word,