Senior Paralegal - Employment Law - Minneapolis, MN

POSITION OVERVIEW

General Mills is seeking a Senior Paralegal to primarily support our Employment Law Team. Under attorney supervision, the Senior Paralegal will partner with attorneys and human resources on various compliance matters and case management and consultation. The work is primarily in support of US clients, but may extend outside the US as the business requires.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role you will:

• Identify compliance priorities in areas such as EEO, OFCCP, wage and hour, hiring practices, restrictive covenants, disability and religious accommodations, leaves, privacy and AI, ethics, and employee policies; support projects to address those priorities.
• Stay current on changes to state and federal labor and employment laws, assess applicability to General Mills, and identify actions needed based on changes to law
• Partner with attorneys to educate clients regarding employment law matters and consult with clients on employee matters.
• Partner with internal Centers of Excellence in Human Resources, Employee Relations, Benefits, Health, Safety and Security. Serve on cross functional teams as needed.
• Be responsible for independent project management and client partnership.
• Develop and implement best practices and process improvements
• Maintain multiple resources and tools for clients, including SharePoint sites
• Provide support related to agency charges and litigation
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of five years of relevant experience
• Ability to identify and assess risks and escalate issues to in-house attorney, as needed.
• Ability to work well under pressure and thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and work streams to meet critical, short-term deadlines.
• Bachelor's Degree in Paralegal Studies or Legal Studies or a Bachelor's Degree and a Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-accredited program, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, sound judgment, thorough, and accurate with excellent attention to detail skills.
• Team player with a can-do attitude having the desire and initiative to develop and take ownership.
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite products, including Word, Excel, and Power Point, SharePoint and OneNote a plus).
• Strong experience supporting litigation matters, including e-discovery

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• In house experience a plus, or experience working closely with in-house counsel.
• Facility with data and analytics
• Facility with learning new software platforms

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.