Senior Paralegal - Employment Law

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

Veeva’s Legal Team is looking for an experienced Senior Employment Law Paralegal to join our highly motivated, tightly knit, and collaborative Legal team. You will provide support to the Global Labor & Employment practice group. You are a self-starter, have the ability to multi-task and prioritize work, and can work both independently and as a member of a team. You will assist in all aspects of the employment relationship and manage a portfolio of contentious matters. We are looking for a high performer who has exceptional communication skills and is adaptable, team-oriented, loves to learn, and operates with a high degree of integrity.

This role can be located anywhere in the US, eastern and central time zones preferred, and will report to the Associate General Counsel - Global Employment Law.

• Perform detailed and comprehensive legal research in employment law
• Respond to non-party subpoenas for documents and/or appearances
• Handle case management from initial filing through trial and appeal
• Conduct legal research and witness interviews
• Pull, review, and analyze documents of importance to cases and investigations
• Coordinate and manage Outside Counsel (OC) and Internal Counsel (IC) for the update of template letters, agreements, and standard documents
• Regularly update internal knowledge pages, provide IC updates on relevant changes in law, case law, topics as provided by OC
• Develop, coordinate, and facilitate training sessions from legal to clients/stakeholders and non-client facing IC’s
• Provide support with M&A
• Implement new processes, systems, and/or operations for a more efficient Veeva
• Responsibilities may change with time and expand based on abilities and interests

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years as a paralegal with 3+ years of relevant labor and employment law experience at an in-house legal or compliance department; significant experience with litigation
• Familiarity with litigation and various governmental agencies involved in L&E matters, e.g. EEOC, KCHR, NLRB, AAA, DOL
• Strong proficiency with Windows-based software, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel; able to pick up other applications and new tools quickly
• Strong problem-solving and analytical ability. Able to conduct online investigations independently
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Collaborative and engaged team player

• Paralegal certificate preferred
• Experience working for a Publicly traded multi-national company
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions/time zones

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
• Retirement programs
• 1% charitable giving program

• Base pay: $80,000 - $110,000
• The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

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Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at talent_accommodations@veeva.com.