Litigation Paralegal

Oversee Wayfair’s background check and drug testing programs across North America, including day today operations, stakeholder management, and overall program roadmapping.

• Support in-house counsel in managing and coordinating the full lifecycle of litigation, including case intake, document collection, file organization, and preparing case summaries.
• Lead the discovery processes for lawsuits, liens, and subpoenas, including implementing legal holds and consulting with outside counsel and internal stakeholders to coordinate witness interviews and gather necessary documents.
• Will oversee the company’s personnel and employment records.
• Manage legal billing technology system and help track and reduce outside counsel spend.
• Maintain and create internal playbooks, templates, and process documents to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Work cross-functionally and develop relationships with team members and stakeholders across the company to gather and review factual documentation needed to assist with handling of legal matters.
• Take on ad hoc projects aimed at improving efficiency, eliminating redundancy, mitigating risk, and any other task as needed.

Prioritize the most critical work and find ways to scale and improve processes.

About the role

This position is based in our Boston, MA, office with a hybrid, full-time, work schedule; Monday - Thursday in office and Friday remote.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Wayfair’s background check and drug testing programs across North America, including day today operations, stakeholder management, and overall program roadmapping.
• Support in-house counsel in managing and coordinating the full lifecycle of litigation, including case intake, document collection, file organization, and preparing case summaries.
• Lead the discovery processes for lawsuits, liens, and subpoenas, including implementing legal holds and consulting with outside counsel and internal stakeholders to coordinate witness interviews and gather necessary documents.
• Will oversee the company’s personnel and employment records.
• Manage legal billing technology system and help track and reduce outside counsel spend.
• Maintain and create internal playbooks, templates, and process documents to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Work cross-functionally and develop relationships with team members and stakeholders across the company to gather and review factual documentation needed to assist with handling of legal matters.
• Take on ad hoc projects aimed at improving efficiency, eliminating redundancy, mitigating risk, and any other task as needed.

Requirements

Candidates with 0-5 years experience will be considered with a commensurate pay range of $64,000-$70,500

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with top academic credentials.
• 5+years experience working in the legal administrative field is preferred but strong entry level applicants may be considered.
• Experience at a prior law firm and in-house experience is a plus.
• Experience related to any of the following is a plus: e-commerce, commercial disputes, intellectual property, product liability, competition/antitrust, employment and consumer legal issues.

Skills

• Business-savvy, creative approach to problem-solving; capable of devising novel approaches to process improvements.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to navigate a large organization and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Takes initiative to independently handle and organize multiple projects at a time in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
• Navigates sensitive and confidential information with the highest degree of professionalism and discretion.
• Willingness to utilize systems, tools, technology, and AI to solve or prevent problems.

Benefits

Assistance For Individuals With Disabilities

We are fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.

Need Technical Assistance?

If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.

Pay

$64,000-$70,500

Schedule

Hybrid, full-time, work schedule; Monday - Thursday in office and Friday remote.