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WinCo Foods · 2 weeks ago

Paralegal Employment and Contract

WinCo Foods is a growing family of over 140 supermarkets in 10 states, committed to providing low prices for their customers and employee owners. The Paralegal Employment and Contract role involves researching law, preparing legal documents, and providing litigation support to attorneys, while managing contracts and ensuring compliance with business licensing.

CommunitiesFood and BeverageHuman ResourcesTransportation

Responsibilities

Researches and analyzes law sources such as local codes, state statutes, federal regulations, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, and other informational sources
Assists in company litigation, including compiling and preparing draft discovery responses, responding to subpoenas, preparing litigation holds, conducting ESI searches and preparing production responses, attending depositions, participating in witness interviews and witness preparation, and communicating with outside counsel
Reviews, analyzes, negotiates and manages contracts with third parties and a variety of other business agreements and related documents, like confidentiality, licensing, software and vendor agreements, services arrangements, bidding documents, and other commercial transactions
Reviews and researches issues related to business licensing compliance
Prepares quarterly litigation reports for insurance and Board reporting
Assists in identifying business and corporate law issues
Performs other clerical duties such as scheduling appointments, providing information to callers, composing and typing routine correspondence, and reading and routing incoming mail
Files correspondence and legal documents in office filing system
Performs other duties as needed

Qualification

Legal researchContract negotiationLitigation supportMicrosoft OfficeParalegal CertificationAnalytical skillsEthicsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skillsIntegrity

Required

Associates degree from an accredited college or university
At least five (5) years of legal experience in an established law firm or in-house organization
Performing work which requires substantial expertise and experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and other legal documents
Reading, analyzing, and interpreting professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations
Writing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
Effectively presenting information and responding to questions from groups of managers, company representatives, customers, and the general public
Demonstrating strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) software
Demonstrating knowledge of human resources and related laws including the ability to provide sound and practical legal advice
Exhibiting excellent organizational, analytic and communications skills
Demonstrating integrity and unquestionable ethics
Displaying effective presentation capabilities and interpersonal skills
Demonstrating a high level of maturity, presence, and discretion in handling of sensitive and confidential information
Demonstrating good knowledge of legal research methods, the court system and procedures, practicing legal ethics
Interpreting and analyzing judicial decisions and statutes
Applying facts to case law in analysis and briefs
Drafting legal documents and related correspondence
Using a tickler system and tracking documents on a computerized database
Consistently provide world-class customer service to internal and external customers
Work independently with minimal supervision while remaining aligned with programs and goals
Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Perform mathematical computations including rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Establish proactive, collaborative working relationships with organizational leadership
Be extremely self-motivated, take initiative and drive results
Be highly organized and detail-oriented
Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with fellow employees and outside contacts, user groups and vendors
Write and speak clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings
Prioritize and perform a variety of simultaneous tasks (multi-tasking) in a fast-paced, multiple-priority environment, effectively manage time to ensure that deadlines are met

Preferred

Paralegal Certification
Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university
Experience with contract law in a law firm or corporate environment
Experience with litigation in a law firm or corporate environment

Benefits

Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Top-tier medical plans
Tuition support

Company

WinCo Foods

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WinCo Foods is a family of employee-owned stores, with its own distribution and transportation network.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2004-04-01Private Equity

Leadership Team

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Brian Garcia
SVP IT / CIO
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Daniel Moore
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
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