Senior Paralegal

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

This position provides professional legal support primarily to the Legal Department’s compliance function, encompassing legal corporate compliance, data protection and information technology. Key responsibilities include drafting and editing legal documents, communications and contracts; conducting legal research; managing files, reports and processes related to compliance, data privacy and cybersecurity matters; and preparing legal documents, materials and training documents for legal-compliance attorneys.

*This is a hybrid role with the requirement of working onsite at our Mentor, OH Corporate HQ, 3 days a week. (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday).

What You'll do as a Senior Paralegal

• Assist attorneys with complex, confidential, or sensitive legal matters, including preparing significant legal documentation, interfacing with attorneys, outside counsel, and management, and organizing documents and maintaining files.
• Draft, review, and edit legal documents, contracts, and communications to ensure accuracy and compliance with relevant laws and regulations, under the direction of legal compliance attorneys.
• Conduct thorough legal research on compliance, data privacy, and cybersecurity matters to support the legal department's initiatives and decision-making processes. Monitor changes in relevant laws and regulations, providing updates and recommendations to the legal compliance function.
• Assist in the administration of files, reports, and processes related to corporate compliance, data privacy, and cybersecurity, ensuring all documentation is up-to-date and accurately maintained.
• Prepare legal briefs, materials, and training documents for legal compliance attorneys, ensuring all materials are well-organized and ready for presentation or review.
• Provide general administrative support to the legal compliance function, including scheduling meetings, managing calendars, and handling correspondence.
• Manage and organize case files, ensuring all relevant information is easily accessible and properly documented. Track deadlines and ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

Required:

• Associate's Degree in Paralegal Studies required.
• 5+ years experience as a paralegal in a private law firm or corporate legal department required.
• Experience working with compliance matters, technology contracts, data privacy agreements and business associate agreements.
• Broad knowledge of the basic principles of judicial and administrative process; knowledge of legal research procedures.
• Strong computer skills (MS Office 365, Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams) required, with knowledge of general office equipment.
• Ability to develop power point documents required.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting Compliance, Data Privacy & Information Technology teams is helpful.
• Global experience is helpful.

Skills:

• Superior organizational, analytic, verbal and writing skills necessary.
• Superior interpersonal skills; ability to work with various types of people at all levels of management.
• Good business judgment; ability to complete tasks under pressure and/or strict deadlines; detail oriented.
• Ability to be discreet and maintain confidential nature of sensitive Legal Department projects and information.

What STERIS Offers:

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being and financial future.

Here is a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market Competitive Pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off and (9) added Holidays
• Excellent Healthcare, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Long/Short Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) with a company match
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and continued education programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career

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Pay range for this opportunity is $75,250 - $110,275. This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.

STERIS is a leading provider of products and services that meet the needs of growth areas within Healthcare: procedures, devices, vaccines and biologics. We exist to fulfill our MISSION TO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD. STERIS is a $3B, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 18,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.