Senior Paralegal Project Manager, Labor & Employment Law

Do you love challenges without precedent? Do you possess a passion for innovation and enjoy working in the legal field? As a part of our Legal group, you'll help uphold Apple's high ethical and corporate standards. You'll help provide legal support for the Labor and Employment Law team, working on a variety of legal matters, from claims and investigations to agency charges, mediations, arbitrations, and litigation. Together with your team, you'll provide the critical support needed across the US along with global support of systems, applications and tools.

Apple's Labor and Employment Law team is a global organization responsible for defending labor and employment law matters, with a strong proactive partnership with the People and Employee Relations teams. We handle a broad range of legal work, including managing civil third-party subpoenas, and are committed to innovation in technology, eDiscovery, and litigation management.

Description

In this role, you will collaborate with U.S. employment attorneys, litigation, and eDiscovery teams to support, collect, and manage data in a forensically sound manner. We are looking for a diligent, dedicated, and forward-thinking contributor who can drive process improvements, manage complex projects, and leverage technology to enhance litigation and legal operations.

Responsibilities:

Partner with employment attorneys and cross-functional teams to manage litigation, trial, and class action matters from inception through resolution.

Oversee and administer document management, matter management, and eBilling systems, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance

Lead and manage teams supporting eDiscovery, document review platforms, and document production workflows

Develop, contribute to, and write detailed specifications and requirements for legal systems and applications

Manage civil third-party subpoenas, ensuring timely and compliant responses in coordination with legal counsel

Utilize advanced spreadsheet tools to build formulas, tables, charts, and summaries to identify, quantify, and track litigation and claims data

Perform analysis, reporting, and claims data management to support litigation strategy and decision-making

Collaborate with leadership to develop and refine case management strategies and team support frameworks

Drive continuous improvement in processes, procedures, and technology adoption across the legal operations function

Preferred Qualifications

Paralegal Certificate or J.D.

Bachelor's Degree

Experience/ expertise in reporting and claims data management

Advanced ability to utilize spreadsheets (e.g., Excel, Google Sheets) with formulas, pivot tables, charts, and summaries to support class action analysis

Experience leading and managing teams supporting eDiscovery, document review platforms, and document production

Experience contributing to and writing specifications and requirements for legal systems and applications

Experience handling civil third-party subpoenas

Corporate in-house experience

Minimum Qualifications

12+ years of paralegal experience in employment law or litigation

8+ years of project management experience, preferably within a legal or corporate environment

Trial and class action experience

Proven experience managing projects, systems, applications, and tools, including system administration responsibilities

Advanced proficiency with document management, matter management, and eBilling systems

Ability to flex and support operations projects in partnership with cross-functional teams

Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences

Sound judgment, critical thinking, and strong interpersonal skills

Sense of humor

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,300 and $263,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.