Paralegal
Freedom Forever
Date: 8 hours ago
City: Lake Forest, CA
Salary:
$28
-
$36
per hour
Contract type: Full time

Description
Pay range $28-$36/hr + Benefits
We offer an extensive benefits package which includes:
The Paralegal is responsible for carrying out routine tasks such as updating company files, preparing legal contracts, reviewing documents, and providing assistance to the Legal department. The Paralegal will maintain calendars for corporate compliance filings, litigation deadlines, company project deadlines, etc. This person should possess great customer service skills, as well as the ability to prioritize work and be a team player.
Duties And Responsibilities
Freedom Forever is a fair chance employer and will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. This position requires a background check. However, unless an exemption applies, you will not be asked to provide information about any criminal history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment.
Freedom Forever is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics) or any other consideration protected federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.
Employees of Freedom Forever must submit to a criminal history check, MVR check and a 9-panel drug screen that includes the following: Amphetamines, Cocaine Metabolites, Opiates, Phencyclidine (PCP), Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Methadone, Methaqualone, Propoxyphene.
Position based in Foothill Ranch not seeking remote employee.
Pay range $28-$36/hr + Benefits
We offer an extensive benefits package which includes:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Care Insurance
- $50k Life Insurance
- 401K
- Medical Reimbursement Accounts (HSA & FSA)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time-Off
The Paralegal is responsible for carrying out routine tasks such as updating company files, preparing legal contracts, reviewing documents, and providing assistance to the Legal department. The Paralegal will maintain calendars for corporate compliance filings, litigation deadlines, company project deadlines, etc. This person should possess great customer service skills, as well as the ability to prioritize work and be a team player.
Duties And Responsibilities
- General corporate housekeeping, i.e. maintains a calendar for corporate compliance filings, litigation deadlines, and company project deadlines.
- Conduct research on Westlaw and other databases, summarizes laws, cases, and files, and prepares a synopsis for use in responding to a legal issue.
- Prepares legal documents under the supervision of an attorney, and/or business communications as needed.
- Receives service of processes or correspondence and coordinates assignment to other members of the legal team or other departments. Assist with collection and production of relevant documents.
- Perform clerical tasks as needed, e.g. make copies, mailing, create folder labels, prepare packages, write generic cover memos, etc.
- Other admin duties and tasks as assigned by Legal Team
- 2-3 years of Paralegal Experience
- Must have a valid CA Driver's License
- Must be comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment, wearing multiple hats, flexible attitude and quick to react.
- Bilingual is a plus, however it is not required.
- Excellent writing, research and analytical skills
- Must be able to communicate at a professional level with all levels of the company.
- Ability to meet deadlines and perform multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail.
- Excels under pressure in demanding, fast-paced environment.
- Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers
- Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly
- Regularly spend long hours in intense concentration reviewing and entering financial information into a computer
- Regularly use hands and fingers to handle, control or feel objects
- Regularly see details of objects that are less than a few feet away
- Regularly speak clearly so listeners can understand
- Regularly understand the speech of another person
- Regularly work in on projects that require deadlines
- Frequently bend to file and maintain files
- Occasionally lift 5-10 pounds
Freedom Forever is a fair chance employer and will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. This position requires a background check. However, unless an exemption applies, you will not be asked to provide information about any criminal history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment.
Freedom Forever is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics) or any other consideration protected federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.
Employees of Freedom Forever must submit to a criminal history check, MVR check and a 9-panel drug screen that includes the following: Amphetamines, Cocaine Metabolites, Opiates, Phencyclidine (PCP), Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Methadone, Methaqualone, Propoxyphene.
Position based in Foothill Ranch not seeking remote employee.
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