Paralegal

About the role

The Legal Operations Analyst provides legal and operational support to the General Counsel and the Enterprise Legal team across a broad range of corporate legal matters. The role assists with legal research, corporate governance, matter management, and legal operations while supporting the department's technology and document management systems. The Legal Operations Analyst helps improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Enterprise Legal by preparing legal documents, maintaining corporate records, coordinating legal projects, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal processes.

Responsibilities

• Assists the General Counsel and the Enterprise Legal team by preparing legal documents, performing legal research, and compiling data from statutes, regulations, case law, and other legal resources.
• Provides support for corporate records, board resolutions, and subsidiary documentation. Assists with entity formation, dissolution, and compliance filings.
• Assists with legal projects involving compliance, governance, licensing, litigation, and contracts. Coordinates with internal departments and external stakeholders as needed.
• Supports the legal intake process for new matters, ensuring accurate setup in the legal matter management system. Assigns appropriate naming conventions, categorizes matters, and ensures proper routing to attorneys.
• Supports and maintains the technology associated with the Enterprise Legal’s support tools, including the creation of tools and techniques to automate the support process.
• Utilizes document and data management systems to prepare, monitor, and record all aspects of casework.
• Compiles and summarizes large quantities of data for clients, managers, and reporting needs, and gathers and maintains confidential information.
• Coordinates with internal team members, partners, employees at all levels within the company, as well as externally with outside counsel and vendors.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of experience working as a Corporate Paralegal and administering a Corporate Insurance Program, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Law or a related field and/or commensurate experience.
• Certified Paralegal (Preferred).

Skills

• Manages Ambiguity
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Analytical
• Drafting
• Jurisprudence
• Legal Research
• Office Administration
• Record Keeping
• Regulatory Compliance
• Documentation
• Data Analysis
• Stakeholder Management

Schedule

Hybrid – defined as working three or more days per week in the office if the employee’s residence is within 50 miles of Westfield Center, OH; or Remote – if the employee resides more than 50 miles from Westfield Center, OH.

About Us

Founded in 1848, Westfield is a global leader in property and casualty insurance, delivering superior risk insights and innovative solutions to customers through a diverse portfolio of insurance products. Westfield underwrites commercial, personal, surety, and specialty lines of coverage through a network of leading independent agents and brokers in the United States and specialty products through Lloyd’s of London Syndicate 1200. As a mutual insurance company with more than 3,000 employees, Westfield has revenues in excess of $4 billion and more than $10 billion in assets.