Employment Paralegal 2

About the role

This position involves utilizing strong knowledge of employment law, significant experience with investigating and responding to employment-related claims filed with government agencies, including writing position and mediation statements in response to such claims. It also requires demonstrating strong time and organizational management skills to assist labor/employment law attorneys.

Responsibilities

• Resolve complex to highly-complex issues, transactions, or projects where significant professional expertise is required to apply law, regulation, policies, and guidelines.
• Investigate facts of a large volume of varying or complex to highly-complex matters, cases, or transactions, including by interviews with clients or witnesses.
• Organize, review, and analyze large volumes of detailed information.
• Draft and review moderately complex legal and business documents including correspondence, agreements, contracts, pleadings, and other legal documents.
• Summarize matters, including events, facts, depositions, testimony, and interrogatories.
• Design, maintain, and/or manage one or more Legal Department workflow processes, reports, tools, and databases.
• Maintain and update files, forms, databases, and records.
• Interact on a professional level with other departments, internal and external clients, outside counsel, vendors, and others, including managers.
• Provide guidance and training to less experienced paralegals or other support staff, as applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an American Bar Association approved curriculum or equivalent education; or paralegal training program; or paralegal certification; or prior experience 5 or more years of related legal or financial experience.
• Strong understanding of legal concepts, terminology, principles, and procedures.
• Strong analytical thinking skills with the ability to identify and define issues, establish facts, analyze complex information, and develop substantiated conclusions with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to express complex facts and legal principles clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong knowledge of the principles, methods, and practices of legal research and writing with demonstrated proficiency in online legal research.
• Creative problem-solving skills with ability to identify and resolve complex problems in a timely manner seeking input of others as needed.
• Strong leadership and relationship management skills with the ability to positively influence others and achieve desired results.
• Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products.

Qualifications

• Preferred qualifications include Certified Legal Assistant designation or having passed the Paralegal Ad.
• Significant experience and expertise in investigating employment-related legal claims and drafting position statements for submission to government agencies.
• Strong experience handling employment-related litigation, including evidence preservation and document collection and production.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and handle competing time-sensitive matters.
• Strong organizational and project management skills; attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products.

Other Job Requirements / Working Conditions

• Sitting Constantly (More than 50% of the time)
• Standing Occasionally (Less than 25% of the time)
• Walking Occasionally (Less than 25% of the time)
• Bending Occasionally (Less than 25% of the time)
• Lifting Up to 25 lbs.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation

All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work. Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace. EEO is the Law E-Verify IER Right to Work