Paralegal at Helen of Troy in El Paso, TX

Job description

Join our Legal team at Helen of Troy and make an immediate impact on our trusted brands: OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Honeywell , PUR , Braun , Vicks , Hot Tools, Drybar , Curlsmith , Revlon , and Olive & June . Together, we build innovative and useful products that elevate people's lives everywhere, every day. Look around your home, and you'll find us everywhere, in your kitchen, living room, bedroom, and bathroom. We are already making your everyday lives better. We are powered by knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking people committed to developing a culture of inclusion. Whether you are just starting your career or in need of a challenge, we recognize, develop, and empower talent! Position: Paralegal Department: Legal Work Location: El Paso, TX, Hybrid (work 3 days onsite) Hybrid Schedule: At Helen of Troy, we embrace a flexible hybrid work model designed to support collaboration and productivity. For roles eligible for hybrid work, our standard schedule includes in-office collaboration from Tuesday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Any updates to this model will be communicated in advance. Please note that hybrid eligibility and schedules may vary based on business needs and manager expectations. What you will be doing: Commercial Contract Support Review, draft, revise, and negotiate routine commercial agreements using approved templates, playbooks, and guidance. Support day-to-day contracting needs for two assigned business divisions, including nondisclosure agreements, vendor and supplier agreements, consulting and professional services agreements, marketing and promotional agreements, statements of work, amendments, and renewals. Identify contractual risks, nonstandard provisions, and matters requiring escalation to supervising attorneys. Partner with business stakeholders to gather information, resolve routine contract issues, and facilitate timely review and execution. Coordinate contract intake, approvals, signatures, record retention, and status tracking. Maintain contract repositories and support improvements to templates, playbooks, and contracting processes. Litigation and Dispute Support Support attorneys in managing litigation, claims, employment matters, administrative proceedings, investigations, government inquiries, and pre-litigation disputes. Coordinate legal holds, document preservation, custodian identification, information collection, and other eDiscovery activities. Organize and maintain case files, pleadings, correspondence, deadlines, matter summaries, chronologies, and status reports. Coordinate with outside counsel, internal stakeholders, information technology personnel, experts, and litigation vendors. Assist with subpoenas, discovery requests, regulatory inquiries, witness preparation, and factual investigations. Track litigation budgets, invoices, settlements, legal spend, and matter outcomes, and support mediation, arbitration, deposition, and trial preparation as needed. Legal Operations Support Review and process outside counsel and legal vendor invoices and monitor compliance with applicable billing guidelines. Support legal spend reporting, budgeting, accruals, forecasting, and matter tracking. Maintain matter management systems, legal records, and departmental metrics. Assist with process improvement initiatives, training materials, and special projects. Skills needed to be successful in this role: High level of professionalism, discretion, sound judgment, and commitment to accuracy and compliance. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, written and verbal communication skills, and ability to manage competing deadlines. Minimum Qualifications: Paralegal certificate from an accredited institution, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience. 5+ years of paralegal experience in a corporate legal department, law firm, or a combination of both. Experience with commercial contract review and administra