Legal Assistant Job Listing at PSSI in Atlanta, GA (Job ID 10380677)

Description

WHO WE ARE:

• The Leader in food-industry-related contract sanitation and food safety
• Over $1 Billion in sales with an excellent history of organic and acquisition growth
• Over 16,500 team members throughout North America
• Corporate headquarters in Kieler, Wisconsin with team members working in over 400 customer plants throughout North America

OUR VISION:

To be the leading food safety solutions company that owns the standard of health and safety for our PSSI family and brand protection for our partners

• Safety: We are committed to the health and safety of our team members and set the standard of food safety for the protection of our customers' products and brands.
• Integrity: We speak with candor, act with transparency, follow through on our commitments and abide by our principles and values.
• Team: We respect and value our team members, embrace diversity, and invest in their development through coaching and training.
• Customer Focus: We strive to exceed our internal and external customers' expectations through open communication, relationships, and continuous improvement.
• Achievement: We manage our business to provide opportunities and stability for our team members, and bring value to our customers, owners and the communities we serve.

WHO YOU ARE:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Legal Assistant to support our legal team in various administrative and clerical tasks. If you have strong organizational skills and a passion for the legal field, we invite you to apply and contribute to our dynamic team.

WHO WE ARE:

• The Leader in food-industry-related contract sanitation and food safety
• Over $1 Billion in sales with an excellent history of organic and acquisition growth
• Over 13,000 team members throughout North America
• Corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia with team members working in over 300 customer plants throughout North America

OUR VISION:

To be the leading food safety solutions company that owns the standard of health and safety for our PSSI family and brand protection for our partners.

• Safety: We are committed to the health and safety of our team members and set the standard of food safety for the protection of our customers' products and brands.
• Integrity: We speak with candor, act with transparency, follow through on our commitments and abide by our principles and values.
• Team: We respect and value our team members, embrace diversity, and invest in their development through coaching and training.
• Customer Focus: We strive to exceed our internal and external customers' expectations through open communication, relationships, and continuous improvement.
• Achievement: We manage our business to provide opportunities and stability for our team members, and bring value to our customers, owners, and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

The Legal Assistant performs a variety of complex clerical, secretarial, and administrative work in keeping official records, providing administrative support to the legal staff, including researching law, investigating facts, and preparing documents, and assists in the administration of policies and procedures of the legal department. Job duties include:

• Perform clerical and administrative work in answering telephones, typing, maintaining files, and scheduling appointments.
• Perform intake on administrative, state-court, and federal district court charges, complaints, motions, requests for production, and requests for admission.
• Calendar due dates, draft extension requests, notify insurers of matters, draft preservation letters, and assist in-house counsel and/or external counsel in providing documents required to fulfill the order and meet the deadline.

• Maintain calendar and deadlines to make sure that in-house counsel prepares timely responses to such deadlines.
• Maintain attorney-client privilege and safeguard confidential information, data, and materials.
• Research complaints filed by with the EEOC (or state agency), DOL, NLRB, ICE, or any other agency.
• Prepare initial case summaries of legal issues, answers, and/or position statements for in-house or external counsel to review.

• Manage legal billings, complete and balance PSSI's legal reserve, and oversee all financials of anticipated and ongoing litigation.
• Setup legal tracker (electronic billing) and ongoing uploading of new cases into the system.
• Assist in-house counsel and Sales Support in contract negotiations with customers and company vendors.
• Implement version control, calendar meetings and deadlines, and review contracts for accuracy and fidelity before presenting to legal team for execution.

• Assist various departments with legal matters:

• Workers' Compensation department on managing litigation related to workplace and personal injuries.
• Sales Support and Business Development Managers to manage upcoming contract renewals, legal negotiations on renewing business, and renewing expired contracts.
• Safety department on managing informal inspections, investigations, and litigation related to workplace injuries and/or illness with OSHA.
• Accounts Receivable department to monitor and manage anticipating and ongoing litigation with delinquent Customers.
• Human Resources department with research and investigation materials.
• Other duties as assigned.

YOUR MUST HAVES:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a large, diverse workload.
• Excellent organization and task-orientation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish (if bilingual).
• Customer-service orientation towards internal department stakeholders such as PSSI's Worker's Compensation, Human Resources, Sales, and accounting departments.
• Efficient in Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office products like Word, Excel, and Outlook with knowledge of v-look ups, pivot tables, and concatenation.
• Quickly divert time and focus to resolve urgent issues.
• Travel regionally to PSSI legal regionally with 1-3 days' notice and nationally with 20+ days' notice.
• Operate office equipment, including scanner and fax.
• Pick up new tasks as assigned on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis.
• Adhere to PSSI confidentiality policy.

WHAT WE PREFER YOU HAVE:

• Basic understanding of legal process through education or relevant work experience.
• Proven excellence in time-management and project management through experience.

OUR ENVIRONMENT:

This position is a hybrid position based, in part, in the Corporate Headquarters consisting of a traditional office setting and a combination of your professional home office. This position requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time while working on a computer and may require travel.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays (varies by location)
• Paid Vacation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Training & Development Opportunities

Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. (PSSI) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, veteran status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status, in accordance with all applicable federal state, and local laws. PSSI is committed to complying with the laws protecting qualified individuals with disabilities. PSSI will provide a reasonable accommodation for any known physical or mental disability of a qualified individual with a disability to the extent required by law, provided the requested accommodation does not create an undue hardship for the Company and/or does not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace and/or to the individual. If a team member requires an accommodation, they must notify the site manager or the Corporate Human Resources Department. If an applicant requires an accommodation, they must notify the hiring manager and/or the Recruiter hiring for the position.

YOUR NEXT STEPS:

APPLY! All applications will be reviewed, and qualified candidates will be contacted to continue into the interview process. If you feel like you are a good fit for this position, APPLY! If you want to be a part of a large organization that treats you like family, APPLY NOW!