Paralegal

U.S. Center for SafeSport; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability

Parental leave

401k match

Job summary

The U.S. Center for SafeSport seeks a Paralegal to support its Legal team across arbitration matters, legal research, and writing. You will condense case files, identify key issues, and coordinate with arbitrators, opposing counsel, and staff to ensure thorough preparation for hearings.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of legal support experience, strong drafting skills, and a proven ability to handle sensitive topics with confidentiality while working collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years supporting attorneys in a law firm, government legal office, or similar.
• Experience supporting arbitration, hearings, or trials.
• Ability to review complex case files and condense issues clearly.
• Strong legal writing and issue spotting across varied fact patterns.
• Handling sensitive subject matter with discretion and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Support arbitration and hearing preparation, including witness coordination.
• Conduct technical legal research and draft notices, briefs, and memoranda.
• Coordinate communications with arbitrators, opposing counsel, and Center staff.
• Locate policies and statutes relevant to investigations for R&R.
• Collaborate with the Legal team and external partners on tasks as needed.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Arbitration coordination

Stakeholder communication

Confidentiality

Trauma-informed communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in political science or criminal justice

Tools

Westlaw/LexisNexis

MS Office Suite

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Brief Description

The U.S. Center for SafeSport is a non-profit organization focused on ending all forms of abuse in sport. We endeavor to lead the movement to make sport safer for all through abuse prevention, education, and accountability.

Position Summary

The Paralegal provides fundamental assistance to the Center’s Legal team, and by extension, the entire Center, across a variety of tasks. The Paralegal collaborates closely with attorneys on the Center’s Legal team in all arbitration matters, including legal research, legal writing, witness coordination, and any other necessary preparation for hearings.

Requirements

• Litigation Assistance:
  • Review the entirety of select case files in a timely manner, identifying any potential issues that may arise during litigation.
  • Condense and summarize cases based on the most important facts and policy.
  • Assist the Center’s Legal staff in preparing for and conducting Arbitrations and Temporary Measures hearings.
  • Communicate with individuals participating within the Center's process while adhering to trauma-informed principles.
• Technical Legal Research and Writing: Responsible for technical legal research and writing, including drafting notices, briefs, identifying issues, and applying policies and laws.
• Legal Administration: Assist in the administration of arbitration proceedings, including communications and coordination with arbitrators, opposing counsel, and staff at arbitration companies.
• Legal Research: Support the Response & Resolution team (R&R) in locating policies and statutes relevant to their investigations.
• Legal Support: Assist with other Legal tasks pertaining to Response & Resolution as needed.
• Teamwork: Communicate, both written and oral, and work collaboratively and cordially within the Legal team, interdepartmentally across the Center, and externally facing parties as needed.

Other Job Functions

• Communicate with law enforcement, National Governing Bodies (NGBs), government entities, and other attorneys as needed on behalf of the Center.
• Conduct legal research on unique issues as assigned (international law, potentially applicable policy, etc.).
• Draft Legal Memorandums incorporating legal research, analysis, and recommendations.
• Track and maintain information and outcomes regarding the Center’s arbitrations and other litigation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (Required + Preferred)

• Ability to work independently, while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of contacts, including outside counsel, executive and senior management, and business associates.
• Proficient at legal writing and analysis, including drafting substantive pre-hearing briefing, issue spotting in various fact patterns, and comprehension and application of local, state, federal, and international laws.
• Demonstrated experience handling sensitive subject matter (i.e., child abuse, sexual misconduct, etc.).
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Teams preferred.

Education Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in political science, criminal justice, or related.

Work Experience Required

• Minimum 5 years supporting attorneys in a law firm, government legal office, or other relevant legal experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting litigation attorneys in the context of trials, hearings, arbitrations, or other similar proceedings.

Work Experience Preferred

• Demonstrated experience reviewing complex cases with voluminous discovery and drafting comprehensive, concise summaries of those cases with potential issues flagged.
• Experience within the realm of child abuse, sexual misconduct, and other circumstances covered within the Center’s jurisdiction.

Summary

WORK REQUIREMENTS & ENVIRONMENT

• Standard office equipment provided
• Office environment in multi-story, dog-friendly building
• Some night and weekend work hours
• Some overnight travel required

WORK LOCATION

Denver, CO; or a location deemed suitable by the Center e.g., near major airport and a state where the Center has established business operations. Current states eligible for remote work: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.

This is a full-time, exempt position. The annual pay for this position is $71,023.00.

Benefits include paid time off for vacation, sick time, and holidays; group health insurance options; employer paid life insurance, disability, and parental leave coverages, 401k plan with employer match.

Applications will be accepted through end of business day October 16, 2026.

Pursuant to the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 no applicant shall be considered within two (2) years of employment and/or board service of the USOPC or National Governing Body.

U.S. Center for SafeSport is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.