Senior Corporate Paralegal

OMRON is a global leader in the field of automation, an $8 billion global technology company celebrating more than 90 years of success.

OMRON’s business fields cover a broad spectrum, ranging from industrial automation and electronic components to social systems and healthcare.

OMRON Management Center of America, Inc. is the regional headquarters for OMRON in the Americas.

The Senior Corporate Paralegal position will work in the Company’s legal department to provide support to Omron Management Center of America, Inc.

and its affiliates (Omron) with legal, risk, compliance and related (LRC) matters and, therefore, must be adept in driving tasks to completion and demonstrate the ability to collect, edit, and synthesize information in responding to LRC matters.

This position reports to the Senior Corporate Counsel with dotted line reporting to the Associate General Counsel.

Our Commitment to Employees :

• Training and Career Development Program to give employees a learning path with the necessary tools and resources they need to help build their career at Omron.
• Great financial opportunities with competitive compensation, immediate 401k match with 100% vesting, profit sharing, and Blue Cross Blue Shield for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits.
• Community Awareness that includes activities with local non-profit organizations and a Matching Gift Program.
• Work-Life Balance with Flexible Work Arrangements, Flexible Work Hours, and Sick / Vacation / Holiday Pay.
• Wellness Activities such as Walking Contests, Nutritional Learning Sessions, On Site Flu shots and Health Screenings.

Responsibilities :

• Manage projects, schedule meetings, track deadlines, and support communication between internal teams.
• Maintain up to date corporate consents, minutes and other corporate records as well as required corporate filings.
• Prepare notices, minutes, presentations and other materials relating to corporate meetings.
• Support development and maintenance of contract templates, guidelines and processes to ensure they are accessible, up to date and efficient.
• Assist with the maintenance and use of the legal contract portal for contract related requests.
• Collaborate with the LRC team in the drafting, review and negotiation of contracts including intercompany agreements, sales agreements, vendor agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other agreements and assist in the overall management of contracts and related processes
• Process agreements and other documents through DocuSign for electronic signatures.
• Promote and maintain the LRC Record Centers and support general Omron records compliance.
• Support all requested aspects of Omron litigation and legal claims, including internal reporting, interacting with insurance brokers, carriers, outside counsel and witnesses and collecting and preparing discovery documents,.
• Support retention and management of outside counsel and other consultants, including management of budgets and Omron’s Billing and Engagement Guidelines.
• Provide timely and accurate support in compiling and responding to requests for records, including, subpoenas, audits, discovery, and other legal matters.
• Maintain legal billing system and facilitate processing and payment of legal bills.
• Support LRC department budget preparation and interaction with the finance and other departments and Omron Japan.
• Other duties and miscellaneous projects as needed.

Job Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree and / or paralegal certification or diploma and legal background required. Certified Paralegal (CP) designation preferred.
• 4-7 years of professional experience as a paralegal.
• Intermediate to advanced proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, SharePoint, Teams, One Drive, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker and DocuSign a plus.
• Professional level of written and verbal communication skills (foreign language skills a plus); critical thinking and research skills.
• Knowledge of corporate law and legal research techniques.
• Flexibility, and the ability to shift directions as needed
• Proactive approach to problem solving
• Ability to maintain absolute integrity of confidential information
• Exceptional attention to detail, and follow-up skills and highly organized

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.

At Omron we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.

You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Omron is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

In addition to federal law requirements, we comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.