Senior Paralegal - Labor & Employment

Providence Health & Services; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Health & Services is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support the Labor & Employment team. The role includes coordinating Legal Hold, handling e-Discovery, drafting responses to complaints, and supporting investigations.

Ideal candidates have extensive paralegal experience in-house or at a law firm, with strong drafting, coordination, and confidentiality skills, in a California setting.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or paralegal certificate with law-related coursework.
• 5 years paralegal experience in-house or at a law firm.
• Experience supporting multiple attorneys in labor & employment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Legal Hold lifecycle from implementation to release.
• Manage responses to information requests from opposing parties.
• Monitor deadlines and file documents in the matter system.
• Assist with outside counsel on matter management and strategy.
• Draft responses to discrimination and labor complaints with attorney review.
• Prepare mediation briefs and exhibits; review pleadings and declarations.
• Support investigations into employee claims and arbitration proceedings.

Skills

Legal coordination

Docket management

Drafting & editing docs

Communication & collaboration

Confidential information handling

Education

Associate's Degree in ABA-approved Paralegal Studies or 24 law units

Bachelor's Degree in Paralegal Studies / Law (preferred)

Tools

Labor & Employment case management system

Document management system (DMS)

Job description

Description

Providence is calling a Senior Paralegal- Labor & Employment Department.

This position will provide professional legal support to the Department of Legal Affairs ("DLA") attorneys generally and/or in a specific practice area or across practice areas. This position will be responsible for the coordination, provision, and completion of various legal support tasks as outlined below or requested by a supervising attorney in support of Providence St. Joseph Health's various operations within its operating footprint.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Providence Strategic And Management Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Labor & Employment

1. Coordinates the Legal Hold life cycle from implementation to release and facilitates e-Discovery in partnership with Information Services.
2. Coordinates responses to requests for additional information from opposing parties.
3. Docket, monitor and ensure all case deadlines are met. Facilitate or directly negotiate extension as needed.
4. Enter timely status updates in DLA's matter management system , ensure the matter record is complete and accurate, and ensure all documents are filed to the appropriate matter using DLA's document management system .
5. In partnership with lead attorney, works directly with outside counsel on matter management.
6. May provide recommendations on case strategy.
7. Provide support for labor arbitrations including, managing exhibits, drafting witness and general outlines, working to identify and locate relevant information or witnesses, and assisting in drafting the post hearing brief.
8. Draft responses to discrimination complaints (Title VII, ADA, ADEA and state laws), unfair labor practice complaints and demand letters of varying complexity, including the formation of legal analysis and selection of supporting exhibits for attorney review. Proofs attorney work-product for clarity, grammar, narrative flow. Update responses to reflect final attorney edits, finalize and prepare and redact exhibits as needed, and file responses with requesting agency or party.
9. Reviews personnel and pay files for production to ensure proper redactions have been implemented per department protocol.
10. Draft mediation briefs and prepare exhibits.
11. Review pleadings, supporting declarations and other documents as needed.
12. Drafts various employment related settlement agreements.
13. Partner with Risk and Compliance to report claims to applicable insurance carriers and provide status updates upon request.
14. Assist with management of investigations into employee claims, demands, charges or complaints before administrative agencies (EEOC, State EEOC equivalents, NLRB, etc) or via demand letters from private attorneys. Facilitates clarification of investigatory direction or needs at the direction of lead attorney.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in ABA-approved Paralegal Studies Program or Certificate from a paralegal program at, or a degree from, an accredited secondary institution which requires at least 24 semester units in law-related courses.
• 5 years Paralegal experience in a relevant practice area with an in-house legal team, or equivalent experience in a law practice setting.
• 5 years Demonstrated experience performing substantive legal work for multiple attorneys in a relevant practice area.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Paralegal Studies / Law / Legal Studies
• Upon hire: Notary Public Designation/License
• 2 years Exposure to the health care industry working with large integrated health systems.

Salary Range by Location:

• California: All Southern California - Except Bakersfield:Min: $41.81, Max: $64.91
• Oregon: Portland Service Area:Min: $40.11, Max: $62.27
• Washington: Western - Except Tukwila:Min: $41.81, Max: $64.91

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence Shared Services is a service line within Providence that provides a variety of functional and system support services for our family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.