Paralegal

We are looking for a Compliance Paralegal to join our Employment Law & Compliance Team at GovDocs and contribute to the continued success of our Employment Law Compliance Platform – trusted by employers nationwide.

In this position you will review laws analyze legislation and manage legal data to ensure our Minimum Wage Paid Leave and Postings products remain compliant with employment law requirements in jurisdictions across the United States. You will also play a key role in the ongoing expansion of our Employment Law Compliance Platform by conducting in-depth research into statutes regulations and ordinances then translating that information into structured actionable legal data that supports the development of new employment law products.

If you enjoy deep diving into legal research keeping pace with legislative changes and bringing organization to complex legal data this role is for you.

Flexible Work Model:

We believe that the best way for us to grow is through a work environment that provides flexibility. Currently our employees work together in our Eagan MN office two days a week where interactions happen with higher frequency and effectiveness to tackle complex problems. This supports collaboration team engagement and business innovation. At the same time we value the benefits of working from home three days a week where employees have more focused uninterrupted time with minimal distractions for dedicated project and productive work.

Best Places to Work:

GovDocs was named one of the 2024 Best Places to Work by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal!

Being named an honoree was no easy feat as they received over 300 nominations for this year’s award.  GovDocs was one of the top-scoring Minnesota businesses honored in the medium company category (50-250 employees) for creating a fun challenging and rewarding workplace.

Read more about GovDocs as Best Places to Work 2024 here: https://bizj.us/1qlh8s

What You’ll Do:

·         Conduct organize and maintain legal research for assigned products jurisdictions and employment law topics in support of the Employment Law Compliance Platform.

·         Monitor and analyze legislative developments to ensure our Minimum Wage Paid Leave and Postings Products remain compliant with the most up to date federal state and local employment law requirements.

·         Utilize proprietary software to enter edit and/or reorganize legal text and data in accordance with changes in legislation agency announcements or regulatory changes.

·         Respond to unique research requests generated by some of the largest companies in the country.

·         Contribute to the development and maintenance of employment law content for GovDocs including blogs guides whitepapers infographics and tip sheets.

·         Additional projects as assigned.

What You Bring:

•         Bachelor's degree and Paralegal Certificate

•         3-5 years of paralegal experience

•         Proven legal research experience

•         Working knowledge of legislative or regulatory process

•         Strong attention to detail organization and time-management skills

•         Tech-savvy and able to quickly learn and navigate a range of platforms including Microsoft 365 (Excel Word Outlook Power BI PowerPoint SharePoint Teams) Salesforce Atlassian legal research databases legislative tracking tools and proprietary software

Who You Are:

·         You lead by example and share your passion to inspire those around you for growth. You are authentic driven and positive.

·         You possess emotional intelligence and empathy. You have a good sense of humor are self-aware and self-critical but not arrogant. You handle interpersonal dynamics with grace.

·         You do more than the minimum to achieve outstanding results by being hands-on and rolling up your sleeves now and again when it is necessary.

·         You thrive in a growth-oriented company by embracing and adapting to changes easily. You are open-minded and flexible.

·         Your clear communication fosters understanding and collaboration. You express ideas effectively but are also an active listener.

Company Description:

GovDocs serves companies in building and executing their employment law compliance programs in two primary ways:

·         Employment Law Posting Update Program: We manage all the complexities of identifying and providing the required set of employment law postings from the 1700+ potential postings across the U.S. and Canada. Using proprietary technology we allow companies to manage track and verify postings at each of their locations – including our patent pending PosterCheck technology. Our Employment Law Posting Update service is used by almost 22% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the Fortune 100.

·         Employment Law Compliance Software Solutions: This is a first to market Software-as-a-Service starting with our Minimum Wage product and Paid Leave products which allow companies to identify and track which laws apply to their locations and employees then provides all relevant data to make decisions. This service was created in response to requests from some of our largest customers who recognized that employment law expansion across and variances between jurisdictions (Federal State and Local) were too difficult to manually track.

GovDocs has grown revenue annually by 18% since 2008 with a 96% customer retention rate primarily due to our Postings Update Program both obtaining and retaining customers – as employment law postings are required by law every company has an existing provider. Our Software Solutions are an entirely new line of business that gives us great growth potential to create a full Employment Law Compliance (ELC) platform of solutions it is also challenging us to reinvent how we view urgency innovation and teamwork.

You must be authorized to work in the United States. Immigration or work visa sponsorship will not be provided. In compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Compensation:
This position is critical to the success of our business and the compensation package will be commensurate with candidate's experience and skills. This role will include a base salary and performance-based incentives. Benefits include paid vacation paid volunteer time paid holidays medical insurance dental insurance vision insurance flexible spending account health savings account group life insurance voluntary life insurance group short-term disability group long-term disability critical illness insurance accident insurance hospital indemnity insurance a matching 401(k) employee assistance programs pet health insurance and value-added programs.

Salary Range: $60000 - $70000

Send resume salary requirements and cover letter to [email protected].