What are the responsibilities and job description for the Employment Paralegal position at OpenAI?
About the Team
OpenAI’s Legal team plays an indispensable role in advancing OpenAI's mission by navigating futuristic, foundational legal issues in AI. This is the team for you if you care deeply about doing meaningful and novel work with a team of technology lawyers. The team is composed of various backgrounds, including technology, venture capital, M&A, employment, and tax law.
We seek a Senior Paralegal to join our team and provide paralegal support and coordination across the employment legal team and its cross-functional partners including people and recruiting teams and employment litigation matters, as well as own, manage and build out / scale our paralegal support and function across multiple subject matter areas.
In this role, you will :
Day-to-day support on employment legal project management, including document management for employee policies and agreements, onboarding and off-boarding, and advising on long term platform / process improvements.
Supporting workforce expansions in the US and globally with respect to agreements, policies, and integration.
Working with People team to centralize team / company-wide paralegal resources including centralized knowledge management, policies, employment agreements, and other processes and improvement initiatives.
Partnering with internal teams, stakeholders and outside counsel on employment matters.
To be successful in this role, you must have :
8-10 years experience.
Must have in-house experience as a paralegal at a fast paced innovative tech company.
Deeply familiar with US labor and employment law
Experience supporting employment litigation including discovery and coordinating with external counsel
Familiarity with compliance matters, including audits, government reporting, and internal investigations.
Have solid organizational skills, effective and collaborative communication style, a strong sense of ownership, and enthusiasm about AI technology; enjoy being continually challenged and can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
Nice to have
AI specific experience
Familiar with international employment laws and policies
Familiar with litigation and investigations, discovery, and legal operations.
Breadth of experience across litigation / regulatory subject matter, e.g., IP, privacy, employment, antitrust, etc.
Salary : $165,000 - $230,000