Litigation & Employment Paralegal (US)

Summary

Worldwide Clinical Trials is a global contract research organization focused on advancing treatments for persistent diseases. The Litigation & Employment Paralegal will support the global employment law function by managing employment litigation, e-discovery, legal holds, employment-related M&A, integration activities, and legal support for the People Strategy & Culture organization.

Responsibilities

• Maintain employment litigation trackers
• Coordinate litigation holds and preservation activities
• Maintain custodian lists and legal hold documentation
• Support eDiscovery and information governance initiatives
• Manage matter files, deadlines, and litigation-related documentation
• Assist with document collection, organization, and production
• Coordinate communications and information requests with outside counsel
• Support mediation, arbitration, litigation, and settlement administration
• Coordinate review of global PSC and legal templates by local counsel
• Maintain severance and investigation trackers, if applicable
• Organize and maintain employment law precedent materials and template libraries
• Assist with policy implementation and template review initiatives
• Assist with HR Compliance initiatives
• Support employment-related due diligence activities
• Support integration project plans, issue logs, and action trackers
• Coordinate document requests and information gathering
• Support employee transfer and harmonization projects related to acquisitions and corporate reorganizations
• Assist with employment integration efforts across multiple jurisdictions
• Maintain trackers, reporting dashboards, and project plans
• Monitor deadlines and follow-up items
• Coordinate meetings and action items across stakeholders
• Track outside counsel engagements and legal spend information

Skills

• Outstanding organizational skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously
• Collaborative approach to cross-functional work
• Sound judgment handling sensitive employee and legal matters
• Strong customer-service orientation when supporting internal stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience supporting employment/HR law and litigation
• Exceptional organizational and project-management skills
• Fluency in English
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality
• Paralegal certificate
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, or integration projects
• Experience working in a multinational or global organization

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Outstanding organizational skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously
• Collaborative approach to cross-functional work
• Sound judgment handling sensitive employee and legal matters
• Strong customer-service orientation when supporting internal stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience supporting employment/HR law and litigation
• Exceptional organizational and project-management skills
• Fluency in English
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality

Nice to Haves

• Paralegal certificate
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, or integration projects
• Experience working in a multinational or global organization

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package depending on location
• Remote work arrangement