Paralegal

With a career at HMSHost, you really benefit! We offer:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
• Holiday pay
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free parking and onsite fitness center
• Wellbeing Support Program
• Training and exciting career growth opportunities
• Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

Purpose The Paralegal is responsible for providing legal support within the Legal department and administering processes to assist with improving the efficiency of the department by performing a variety of paraprofessional duties. This position assists with legal and compliance matters and may combine generalist and paraprofessional legal knowledge.

Essential Functions

• Provides legal support in one or more of the following specialties: real estate, corporate, intellectual property, litigation, and employment law
• Maintains various legal documents
• Coordinates interdepartmental information and document gathering for various legal matters
• Maintains and leads coordination for one or more enterprise legal management systems within the department
• Composes correspondence and documents for review by attorney
• Conducts a wide variety of legal and compliance research as requested by in-house clients and attorneys
• Works independently with in-house clients and attorneys in legal department under general supervision of an attorney
• Resolves routine legal matters in area of responsibility with minimal supervision
• Assists with due diligence as needed for corporate transactions
• Works on projects as assigned and takes initiative as needed

Reporting Relationship The Paralegal reports into the Assistant General Counsel

Location Requires regular/hybrid attendance at F&B Center of Excellence in Bethesda

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment

Education and Experience

• The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 3 years:
• In a technical role: Requires 3 years of experience as a legal assistant
• A paralegal certificate from an ABA approved program can count for 1 of the 3-year requirement
• In the industry: 3 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience

Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits

• Extensive knowledge and experience with enterprise legal management software programs such as Legal Tracker, Agiloft, or CSC Matter Management

  • In-depth understanding of legal terminology
  • Exercise of professional judgment and discretion
  • Business acumen and also has the mindset required to understand the long-term implications of legal planning and to advance the organizations goals
  • Demonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population and individual circumstances
  • Location: Requires regular/hybrid attendance at F&B Center of Excellence in Bethesda

Disclaimer

All job requirements are subject to change to reflect the evolving position requirements or to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a threat or risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to which will be required in this position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor/manager (within guidelines and compliance with Federal and State Laws). Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Dufry, Hudson and HMSHost are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.