CVS Health Hiring for Senior Paralegal (Employment Law) at Wellesley, Massachusetts Full Time

Job Description

The Senior Paralegal will report to the Senior Managing Paralegal and will work closely with the labor and employment law attorneys and other paralegals to manage labor and employment claims and litigation. The Senior Paralegal’s primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:• Support in-house counsel and outside counsel with monitoring cases, including assisting with the factual development and analysis of matters in a timely and thorough manner• Gather and timely submit factual information and HR records related to employment claims and litigation; regularly inform in-house and outside counsel about important dates and deadlines • Draft and edit legal correspondence and documents, including but not limited to litigation hold notices and responses to claims• Regularly update legal databases, monitor, and track the status of cases and important deadlines (e.g., discovery, mediations, arbitrations, etc.)• Manage wage claims filed at state Departments of Labor, including but not limited to, fact and document gathering, assessing validity, draft and submit responses, defend the company by attending tele-conferences and stating the company’s position, negotiate settlements with the agency or directly with the claimant • Draft reports and presentations; and assist with trend analyses for stakeholders; and• Conduct legal research

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant labor and employment law experience at a law firm or in-house legal department• Bachelor’s degree required

COVID Requirements

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

CVS Health requires its Colleagues in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, pregnancy, or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.

• If you are vaccinated, you are required to have received at least one COVID-19 shot prior to your first day of employment and to provide proof of your vaccination status within the first 30 days of your employment. For the two COVID-19 shot regimen, you will be required to provide proof of your second COVID-19 shot within the first 60 days of your employment. Failure to provide timely proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status will result in the termination of your employment with CVS Health.

• If you are unable to be fully vaccinated due to disability, medical condition, pregnancy, or religious belief, you will be required to apply for a reasonable accommodation within the first 30 days of your employment in order to remain employed with CVS Health. As a part of this process, you will be required to provide information or documentation about the reason you cannot be vaccinated. If your request for an accommodation is not approved, then your employment may be terminated.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience prioritizing, organizing, and tracking details to manage multiple projects with varying completion dates• Strong proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint; confidence working with, and learning, other applications, and tools• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills• Collaborative and engaged team player• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive employment matters• Paralegal Certificate Preferred

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required• Paralegal Certificate Preferred

Business Overview

At CVS Health, we are joined in a common purpose: helping people on their path to better health. We are working to transform health care through innovations that make quality care more accessible, easier to use, less expensive and patient-focused. Working together and organizing around the individual, we are pioneering a new approach to total health that puts people at the heart.

We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, ethnicity, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status or on any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.