Paralegal

Summary

As a Paralegal on MOD’s small in-house legal team, you come with a willingness and enthusiasm for supporting a diverse range of activities. You take pride in your ability to shift rapidly between ad-hoc projects as new priorities emerge and take precedence. You see focusing on opportunities instead of obstacles. Primary responsibilities include commercial contracting, litigation support, corporate governance matters, researching and evaluating relevant case law, statutes, laws, and regulations, and supporting both inside and outside counsel. You are a trusted resource for MOD’s corporate functions such as real estate, licensing, marketing and supply chain.

Work location and schedule expectations

The Paralegal will work Monday – Thursday onsite in our Support Center located in Bellevue, Washington. Home office/remote work is permitted on Friday; employees can work in office 5 days per week if they prefer. Your schedule is a standard business day and has flexibility to come in early or stay late based on your personal and work demands.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with corporate governance, including drafting of corporate documents and resolutions; preparation of regulatory filings; ensure proper indexing and filing of original legal documents
• Monitor intellectual property and trademark timelines. Assist outside counsel with filings and analysis.
• Draft, review, and revise contracts, templates, and transactional documents under the supervision and direction of MOD’s in-house attorneys
• Conduct legal research and prepare summaries or recommendations for review by MOD’s in-house attorneys
• Review communication related to real property matters and evaluate responses to ensure timely resolution
• Perform a variety of legal assignments and lead routine and non-routine projects, including drafting, reviewing and transmitting legal correspondence and documents
• Assist with internal investigations relating to employment, operational, or incident-based matters, including fact-gathering and documentation coordination with People Support, Operations, Payroll, IT, and Legal
• Manage customer incident reporting and insurance coordination
• Support litigation matters, including discovery responses and coordination, insurance correspondence, and outside counsel management
• Manage deadlines, both independently and as requested by MOD’s VP of Legal
• Provide regular feedback and consultation to appropriate departments regarding the status of legal projects
• Meet independently with MOD Leaders as a representative of the Legal Department and work cross-functionally with all departments
• Attend to administrative matters

Basic Qualifications

• 3 or more years of paralegal experience in a law firm or in house legal team
• Prior experience supporting litigation including discovery, conducting research and drafting documents.
• Functional expertise in litigation and discovery processes, commercial contracting, contract management, and government business filings
• Familiarity with trademark filings and other IP matters.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations with tact and diplomacy
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and work efficiently and independently in a high-volume/high velocity, results-oriented environment
• Experience demonstrating ability to flex and shift priorities based on company needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing legal support in restaurants, retail or other customer-facing industry.

Physical Requirements

Office work involves remaining in a stationary position most of the time in front of a computer, using a keyboard, mouse and telephone. Regularly operate a computer and other office equipment. Occasionally move about the work site to access file cabinets, office equipment, etc. Exert up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or regularly move objects. Communicate and exchange information with co-workers and other individuals in person and electronically.