Senior Paralegal, Global Litigation & Compliance

Senior Paralegal, Global Litigation & Compliance: 

Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do. SharkNinja is seeking a paralegal with a strong litigation, regulatory, and compliance background to join our legal team in Needham, MA. This is an incredible opportunity for someone to join a fast paced and highly innovative global consumer products company with a well-regarded and business-minded legal team. The Senior Paralegal, Global Litigation & Compliance will be the operational hub for the litigation, regulatory, employment, and compliance functions. They will report to the SVP, Senior Associate General Counsel, Global Litigation and Compliance and can work on a wide range of other projects within the Legal Department and cross-functionally with other business units.

We’re a legal team of business drivers comprised of business-minded attorneys that cultivate their skills to lead many business initiatives and outcomes throughout the organization. We’re a department that enjoys working closely together, with a strong internal reputation, which has fun rolling up our sleeves to ultimately deliver the best consumer experience. The ideal candidate is someone that is curious, enjoys driving to exceed a business outcome, and wants to elevate their “legal agility” to work with a fun, highly innovative, fast paced and truly passionate business-minded team. 

Essential Functions

• Operations Management: This is a unique opportunity to for an experienced, business-minded paralegal to drive the organization and optimize the functioning of a broad team that covers several diverse substantive areas – litigation, regulatory, employment, and compliance as well as various special business projects. Be a strategic right hand to the team by helping it evolve to match SharkNinja’s rapid growth. Some examples include:
  • Oversee matter logistics and manage information flow and reporting.
  • Proactively identify areas to maximize the team’s performance and drive efficiency.
  • Project manage special projects inside and outside the Legal Department.
  • Maintain team schedules / calendars.
  • Coordinate budgets, bill review, and RFPs.
  • Coordinate with outside counsel.
• Litigation: Provide support for the company’s litigation matters and disputes, including product liability, subrogation, intellectual property, employment, and commercial litigation. Tasks include:
  • Track status of the company’s litigations and maintain case files.
  • Assist with discovery, including collecting and organizing documents for production, working with witnesses on written discovery responses, coordinating witness interviews and depositions, and working with e-discovery vendors.
  • Assist with in-house handling of certain litigation matters, including preparation of pleadings and other case documents.
  • Manage and maintain the litigation department's legal hold system.
  • Assist in responding to subpoenas.
  • Manage the company’s docket of subrogation matters, working with insurance adjusters and the company’s third-party claims administrator.
  • Manage pre-litigation personal injury claims.
  • Respond to complaints from consumers, retailers, state attorneys general, and consumer groups (e.g., Better Business Bureau) about the company’s products in coordination with members of the sales and customer service teams.
• Regulatory:
  • Assist in the review of product assets (packaging, marketing materials, online content) for safety and regulatory considerations.
  • Maintain global regulatory classification and pathway to market timelines to be leveraged by cross-functional teams.
• Employment:
  • Manage and track responses to employment-related document requests.
  • Collaborate with People & Culture Team on internal investigations, training initiatives, and employment-related special projects.
  • Help monitor changes in employment laws and regulations.
  • Assist in preparing responses to audits, agency filings (e.g., EEOC, DOL), and other employment-related regulatory inquiries.
• Compliance:
  • Track compliance-related legal developments and assist with compliance initiatives.
  • Support compliance investigations.
  • Manage the company’s policy library and assist with updating policies as needed.
  • Assist with compliance and other training managed by the legal department.

Desired Skills and Experience

• 10+ years of experience as a litigation paralegalat a law firm or in-house legal department (experience in both environments is a plus)
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Experience with consumer products and medical devices is a plus
• Wide range of litigation experience, particularly in areas such as product liability, intellectual property, and commercial matters
• Experience with large, repeat litigation matters
• Experience with litigation processes such as legal hold software, matter management systems, and e-discovery programs
• Experience with government and regulatory agencies such as the CPSC, EPA, and FTC
• Experience negotiating and handling personal injury and subrogation matters
• Excellent organization, time management, and prioritization skills
• Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, and work efficiently and effectively in time-sensitive situations
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal, client service skills, communication and written skills
• Ability to integrate with the business and facilitate relationships between the business and the legal department
• Strong research, analytical, problem-solving and project management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software and DocuSign