Senior Employment Paralegal – Hybrid, In-Office 4 Days

The Walt Disney Company; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in Burbank, California seeks a Senior Paralegal Specialist to join the Employment Legal group. You will provide broad paralegal support and adapt to changing priorities in a high-volume setting.

You will work with attorneys and internal clients, handling confidential matters with professionalism, and contributing to a robust employment law team across Disney properties. This role requires in-office presence four days a week.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of paralegal experience in litigation and/or employment law in a reputable law firm or major in-house legal department.
• Expertise in conducting legal and factual research.
• Ability to work independently on sensitive, complex and/or high-risk matters.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize and multitask effectively to meet deadlines.
• Ability to perform duties with a high level of professionalism and courtesy.
• Demonstrated expert ability to maintain utmost confidentiality when dealing with privileged, high-profile, and highly sensitive information.
• Excellent organizational skills and extreme attention to detail.
• Experience in fact-finding, reporting, and document management.
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive subjects in an accessible way.
• Ability to identify relevant information and exercise independent and excellent judgment in distilling and presenting information to attorneys and internal clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support on a wide variety of employment matters affecting the entire Disney enterprise.
• Demonstrate expertise in understanding and utilizing document storage, tracking and reporting databases.
• Draft summaries of investigation files.
• Draft and issue legal holds.
• Organize and maintain electronic file systems and records.
• Gather and assemble information and documents for responses to administrative charges and mediation briefs.
• Manage and respond to requests for employee and payroll records, including gathering, reviewing, and organizing responsive materials.
• Assemble information and documentation for administrative charges, responses to demand letters and mediation briefs.
• Handle contract drafting and administration in support of the Senior Manager, Contracts.
• Draft, proofread, and adapt communications and work product to internal clients and external counterparties.
• Exercise excellence in judgment and strategic thinking when communicating information to attorneys and business clients.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Legal research

Independent work

Confidentiality

Organization

Communication

Document management

Multitask

Judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree or paralegal certification

Tools

CSC

Diligent Entities

Job description

The Walt Disney Company in Burbank, California seeks a Senior Paralegal Specialist to join the Employment Legal group. You will provide broad paralegal support and adapt to changing priorities in a high-volume setting.

You will work with attorneys and internal clients, handling confidential matters with professionalism, and contributing to a robust employment law team across Disney properties. This role requires in-office presence four days a week.