Legal Analyst/Lead Paralegal

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why youll love this job

This job is a member of the Legal Team within the Corporate Affairs Division.

Responsible for providing support to attorneys in the labor, employment, and benefits group of the Company’s legal department including basic legal research, drafting or legal communications, management of information and grievances, and litigation and arbitration support.

What youll do

Supervise/train temporary and permanent paralegals on the Labor & Employment team

Assist in pending litigation and arbitrations, including coordination of complicated data/discovery requests and responses in both single-plaintiff and class action litigation.

Work with outside counsel and expert witnesses to gather information for responses to administrative charges, defense of litigation, and arbitration support, and analyze data to ensure it meets outside counsel and expert witness specifications

Maintain information related to grievances and arbitration decisions

Coordinate scheduling of arbitration hearings, including communicating with arbitrators and union representatives

Prepare document hold memoranda and coordination of same

Assist with immigration-related petitions, interact with various governmental agencies on immigration matters, and maintain immigration files

Assist with responses to administrative agency charges, including drafting comprehensive chronologies to assist attorneys

Maintain status reports for litigation and administrative charges

Monitor status of international litigation docket

All youll need for success

Minimum Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent experience/training

Seven years’ experience as a labor and employment paralegal, including at least 2 years working in corporate legal department

Preferred Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

Degree in paralegal studies or certification

Supervisory experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

Excellent problem-solving skills and judgment

Outstanding organizational skills

Proficient with Microsoft Office software programs

Ability to prioritize and multi-task

Detail Oriented

What youll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.

Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.

Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.

401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.

Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more.

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20 Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

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