Employment Law Paralegal

Konica Minolta is looking for an employment law paralegal to work alongside our employment attorney. In this role, you will assist with case planning, development, and management for employment related legal matters. The position objective is to perform legal research, interview clients, gather facts and retrieve information, draft and analyze legal documents, and collect and compile other information in order to assist our employment attorney.

The ideal candidate will be a team player with a proactive attitude with excellent written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills, who has a talent for identifying opportunities for efficiencies and has a strong attention to detail. 

●    Draft, review, analyze and organize documents in litigation and transactional matters, leveraging a deep knowledge of employment law.  This includes, but not limited to, leave of absence letters in relation to the interactive process for job protective leaves of absence,  position statements, and responses to federal and state agency requests.
●    Monitor on-going matter activity and pending deadlines in litigation and transactional matters.
●    Exercise independent judgment towards matter preparation and initiate contact with clients, attorneys and other involved parties. 
●    Assist with legal documents, formal discovery requests, notices, interrogatories, motions and summaries of depositions.
●    Conduct legal research and analyze statutes, regulations, legal articles that impact Konica Minolta business and provide written references and analysis.
●    Coordinate meetings between outside counsel and appropriate internal parties.
●    Prepare and finalize quarterly litigation report.
●    Assist with periodic review of governing documents and policies.
●    Use up-to-date digital systems to maintain litigation logs, research, document retention and other required recordkeeping.

●    Support Konica Minolta Legal Team. This includes, but not limited to administrative tasks, handling corporate governance matters, contractual matters, transactional matters, compliance matters, and other projects as requested.    

●    Bachelor's Degree in related field and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited program
●    10 years' experience in paralegal role, ideally at a mid-large size law-firm
●    6 years of employment law and litigation experience
●    Notary public - Preferred

●    Knowledge of legal holds and discovery processes
●    Strong analytical skills 
●    Strong understanding of and experience with matters concerning the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1927 (ERISA) and equivalent state and local laws. 
●    Excellent written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills required
●    Well-organized and process-oriented, with a strong attention to detail
●    Able to work to high standards of quality
●    Able to communicate knowledgeably with team 
●    Able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
●    Able to adapt to rapidly changing strategies and priorities
●    Use of legal systems & software, preferably those in use at Konica Minolta (CSC, Ascent, and HR Acuity)

Konica Minolta’s journey started 150 years ago, with a vision to see and do things differently. We innovate for the good of society and the world. The same purpose that kept us moving then, keeps us moving now. Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is reshaping and revolutionizing the workplace to achieve true connectivity through the Intelligent Connected Workplace. The company guides and supports its clients’ digital transformation through its expansive office technology portfolio, including IT Services (All Covered), intelligent information management, managed print services and industrial and commercial print solutions. Konica Minolta has been included on CRN’s MSP 500 list nine times and The World Technology Awards named the company a finalist in the IT Software category. Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for sixteen consecutive years, and is proud to be ranked on the Forbes 2021 America’s Best-in-State employers list. The company received Keypoint Intelligence’s BLI 2021 A3 Line of The Year Award and BLI 2021-2023 Most Color Consistent A3 Brand Award for its bizhub i-Series. Konica Minolta, Inc. has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for nine consecutive years and has spent six years on the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list. Konica Minolta partners with its clients to give shape to ideas and works to bring value to our society. For more information, please visit us online and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Konica Minolta is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or partnership status, genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.